In 2010, I copy-edited How to Be Unique in a World of Eight Billion People: The Do's and Don'ts of Helping Yourself (or Your Product) Become a Media Sensation — a guide for writing highly effective press releases by Ilene Proctor.

As a top West Coast representative for progressive authors and producers, Ilene helped Barry Gordon and me book top guests for the talk shows we produced, including Vincent Bugliosi and Gore Vidal.

I learned a lot from Ilene’s manual and herself.