Book Soup hosts Robert Relyea on Sept. 10

Movie executive was assistant director on Jailhouse Rock

Producer Robert E. Relyea, a fifty-year veteran of the movie industry and assistant director on Elvis Presley's most iconic film, Jailhouse Rock, will appear at a world famous book store on the Sunset Strip this month to promote his new action-packed autobiography.

The two-hour signing will take place 7 p.m. Wednesday, September 10 at Book Soup, 8818 Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood. Relyea will be signing copies of Not So Quiet On The Set: My Life In Movies During Hollywood’s Macho Era, which promises to become a must read for anyone who yearns to know the “real” stories about the movies.

Co-authored by son Craig Relyea, Not So Quiet On The Set provides a fascinating behind-the-scenes, first person look into Hollywood’s movie-making landscape during the turbulent pre-and post-Kennedy years in America. The book also chronicles Relyea’s relationship with Elvis Presley on the set of Jailhouse Rock and Kid Gallahad.

Tidbits include:

• When Relyea rushed Presley from the MGM soundstage to Cedars-Sinai Hospital because the singer had swallowed a tooth cap.

• A behind-the-scenes look at the famous dance sequence that became Presley's most enduring image on celluloid.

• How Presley won over the film's veteran cast and crew with his polite manners and sincerity.

• Relyea's take on Presley's romance with co-star Judy Tyler, who died in a tragic automobile accident shortly after Jailhouse Rock was finished.

• Having fun with Presley and the Memphis Mafia on the set of Kid Gallahad.

The 348-page work includes candid photos of Relyea on the sets of epic films and presents rare insights into the mechanics and politics of film making, defining a dynamic period in motion picture history. A unique collaboration between father and son, Not So Quiet On The Set not only illustrates how the movie industry really works, but also provides a revealing portrait of Hollywood’s loss of innocence.

For more information, go to www.booksoup.com or www.NotSoQuietOnTheSet.com.

Marshall Terrill launches new Web venture

Best-selling author launches new Web venture

Celebrity biographer and best-selling author Marshall Terrill recently launched a new Web venture, www.marshallterrill.com, offering writing and editing services for full-length book manuscripts, proposals, review and manuscript editing.

Best-selling author Marshall Terrill, along with editor Cheryl Hosmer, offer a one-two literary punch with their combined talents, experience and enthusiasm. Those who have a unique or original concept for a non-fiction book or novel can now take the first step towards getting published. Or if you need help editing or proofreading a manuscript, proposal, synopsis, query letter or how to approach a publisher, they can lend a hand as well.

“For years I've been quite successful helping friends and associates get published either through my editing services and critiques,” Terrill said. “Now I'd like to offer those same services to those who are sincere in becoming published authors.”

Terrill is a veteran reporter, author, editor and public relations consultant. Of his dozen books, three are best-selling biographies on the lives of Steve McQueen, Elvis Presley and “Pistol” Pete Maravich. His books have been reviewed in USA Today, People, Vanity Fair, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, US Weekly, The London Times, The Chicago Tribune, The San Francisco Chronicle and OK Magazine.

His list of books include Steve McQueen: Portrait of an American Rebel (1994); Edd Byrnes: Kookie No More (1996); Flight of the Hawk: The Aaron Pryor Story (1997); Ken Norton: Going the Distance (2000); Earnie Shavers: Welcome to the Big Time (2002); Sergeant Presley (2002); The King, McQueen and the Love Machine (2002); Skywalker: The David Thompson Story (2003); Maravich (2006); Steve McQueen: The Last Mile (2007) and Elvis: Still Taking Care of Business (2007).

Terrill has also edited five books on several subjects: history, baseball and the film and music industry. Terrill also teaches a very successful college course, “How To Get Your Book Published” and has had remarkable success getting his students published.

Hosmer is the editor of the 2005 version of Steve McQueen: Portrait of An American Rebel; Elvis: Still Taking Care of Business; Maravich and Steve McQueen: The Last Mile. Hosmer is a former journalist specializing in community journalism and issues of poverty in the United States. She specializes in developmental editing, research, business consulting, marketing and website usability issues.

“There's nothing like taking an author's raw idea and working through it, watching it come to life," Hosmer said. "It doesn't matter if it's ghosting or editing fiction or nonfiction, creating business plans or a training and development module. Once you get that momentum and creativity up and running, it's exciting.

Marshall Terrill.com will also host monthly seminars, live Internet chats and offer updated tips on writing and editing.

For more information, go to www.marshallterrill.com.