Turtle Rock

As a matter of fact, there was a biography entitled “Twice Delivered – One Woman’s Enduring Journey To Find The Brother She Never Knew Thousands Of Miles And A Lifetime Away,” co-authored by my sister and myself. While enjoying limited success, we were fortunate enough to attend a “Pitch-fest” in Hollywood where a select number of authors were invited to pitch their books to Hollywood studios. Much to our surprise, it was our story that was the “talk of the town,” if you will, during the 2-day event.

Robert Kosberg, producer and writer of films such as 12 Monkeys and Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Commando, and quite possibly better known throughout Hollywood as The King of Pitch, got wind of our story and requested a personal interview with us. With great enthusiasm and without knowing the title of our book, he told us that he had already imagined promoting a film entitled, “Looking For Teddy,” based on the fact that my sister had personalized license plates made with that message after learning my name.

Tolmach Productions (Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse) expressed an interest, but we couldn’t agree on the terms and ultimately told me that they would keep it in their system for future possibilities.

Unhappy with the original publication, I have totally rewritten it and given it the title, “The Secret of Berry Mountain.” Written several years after our book was published, it was meant to not only be a better read, but update those who read the original book. Not unlike a mystery novel, it reveals a dark secret that was hardly mentioned in the original publication and honestly, one that we have never discussed outside our family. I even redesigned the cover to give it a mysterious feel, described by others as “spooky.”

One incident that keeps coming to mind was the time my sister and I were standing in line for a copy of my birth certificate while researching for our book. We struck a conversation with two ladies in front of us and and like so many other times before, we ultimately began telling them our story. They were very inquisitive and as we reached the end, nearly everyone in the room was listening with wonderment.

We’ve found that our remarkable story is always an ear-bender wherever we go. As they say, you can’t make this stuff up! My sister and I never grow tired of telling our story to those who care to listen, even participating in a few speaking engagements. Regardless of who we speak to, the one comment we most often hear is, “it sounds like a movie!”