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CONTACT

Let's do some business

LITERARY AGENT

Christopher Schelling, founder of Selectric Artists, is one of the sharpest literary agents in the game. If you're down to do some business, give him a shout.

Email: christopher@selectricartists.com

Voicemail: 347-668-5426

MEDIA INTERVIEWS

I'm a natural talker and can wax poetic on the following topics:

  • The Craft of Fiction Writing: I love delving into the process of developing characters, creating fictional worlds, plotting and pacing narratives, building tension and suspense, drawing inspiration from the real world, and more.
  • The Business of Publishing: As a scumbag former finance guy with an MBA, I'm uniquely qualified to discuss the process of querying and securing a literary agent, partnering with a Big Five publisher, embracing publicity, navigating social media, analyzing the financial realities of being an artist, and more.
  • The Craft of Comedy: As a naturally funny guy, I can tell you how to write funny, how to talk funny, how to perform funny, and, in general, how to be funny.
  • The Myriad Problems with Wall Street and Corporate America: With ten-plus years of experience in the corporate trenches, I can speak about the evolution and ultimate failure of the neoliberal consensus, the myth that the market knows all, the big con known as trickle-down economics, the perverse incentives to cheat on Wall Street, the perverse incentives to cut corners in Corporate America, the slavish yet self-defeating devotion to "shareholder value," and other economic grotesqueries.
  • Pop Culture: I love movies, comic books, sports, podcasts, and television shows and can dive deep on the art and business of each enterprise.
  • Identity Issues: With my dysfunctional childhood and unusual upbringing, I bring a fresh perspective to discussions concerning race and gender dynamics and I can speak calmly and intelligibly about culture and politics without devolving into partisan hackery.

If you'd like to discuss any or all of the above topics, please email me at contact@amrangowani.com.

BOOK CLUB

If your book club has read Leverage (unlikely) and would like to speak to the maniac behind the madness (even less likely), please send a formal request to contact@amrangowani.com.

I kindly ask that your club include at least five members and everyone reads—or listens to—the novel in advance. With those stipulations in mind, I'll happily address your group via video or teleconference for up to 45 minutes.

Looking forward to talking Leverage!