But somebody needs to carve it out. And he died short shortly there after and oxford turned to me and said, how would you like to be the guy to carve it out. Thats how i got involve in this project. How much did you have to write yourself . About 20 of the book. He had 250,000 words. My job, all they wanted was 150,000. I boiled it down to 120,000 of his words and added 30,000 of my own words as well as, what, 1400 footnotes and extensive bibliography and, you know, i knew what i was getting into for three years down the road. And, indeed, its been every bit as challenging as i thought it would be. Great fun and very satisfying. Give us a specific on something that you thought had to be changed . Overall, writer for 30 years for Time Magazine. He had kind of a Time Magazine style. Some inverted sentences. Things that really didnt ring terribly well in a general book of this nature. So throughout, ive been out throughout the book, i went and kind of changed that a bit. And other than th
Freeman Klopott is a vice president at Marino PR, but spent two decades as a journalist and then a spokesperson for the two government agencies currently overseeing NY’s cannabis rollout.
The full-day event will feature a mediated conversation working through roadblocks holding up licensing across NYS, free business consultations and conference-style breakout sessions.
The full-day event will feature a mediated conversation working through roadblocks holding up licensing across NYS, free business consultations and conference-style breakout sessions.