Ken Atchity is a professional Story Merchant. His decades well spent in the world of stories prompted the telling of his own. MY OBIT: Daddy Holding Me, Volume 1 Story Merchant Ken Atchity is a writer, editor, professor, producer, and literary manager who’s spent his life in the world of stories. Then he decided to tell his own in these pages. He’s written over 20 books, produced more than 30 films for television and theater, and made hundreds of Hollywood and traditional publishing deals for his writer clients – including nearly 20 New York Times bestsellers. “At the prompting of a marketing friend, I was advised to title this book, My Intensely Madcap, Lebanese/Cajun, Jesuit-Schizoid, Terminally Narcissistic, Food-Focused, East Coast/West Coast, Georgetown/Yale, Career-Changing, Cross-Dressing, Runaway Catholic Italophile, Paradoxically Dramatic, Linguistically Neurotic, Hollywood Academic, ADD-Overcompensating, Niche-Abhorring, Jocoserious Obit. But when my designer pointed out that the title wouldn’t fit on the spine, much less on any public display list, I changed my mind. Again! The story of my life. This is at least the first volume. I hope it makes you laugh, spares you some of my grief, and leads you to insist on telling your story to anyone who will listen,” shared Ken.
