John Whitaker

John Whitaker might have had a promising career as an author after selling his first short story to The New Yorker in the early 60s. However, royalties were too far down the road, and needs were immediate. He managed a few pieces over the years, but too infrequently to find his writing "stride" or excite a busy literary agent.

An avid horse player since the late 50s, he wrote a screenplay in 1977 titled, "The Hayday Matter" which was sold by the Glyn Kennedy Agency. Contract terms required production to begin within two years; when it did not, ownership of the work was reclaimed by the author.

In 1980, the Jane Rotrosen Agency praised "Hayday" (renamed "The Hayday Conspiracy"), and after one unsuccessful attempt to sell Hollywood, suggested the author do a novel version. A brief attempt was made, but again, time did not permit and Hayday was put aside.

Owning a computerized research company in the 80s allowed John another opportunity to write; this time, a description of one project related to thoroughbred horseracing. Titled "Handicapping Trainers", it was published in 1990 and remains the first, and most authoritative work on the unique science of handicapping the thoroughbred trainer's performance to secure profit from racing, instead of the conventional methods that handicap the horse.

In 2001, John fell in love with a two-year-old girl who had great spirit, but poor prospects owing not only to parental difficulties, but a seeming chaos spreading over the planet. Hoping for the best, and with no family of his own, he made the child his sole heir and upon doing so, realized how little he could leave behind; a bequest of more trouble than worth.

Realizing his last chance to provide the child with something of value lay in the potential of his writing, he retired immediately from computer programming to pursue those ends exclusively. Since retiring in January of 2002, he completed the following:

_A novel version of "The Hayday Conspiracy" published in 2004.

_A second novel titled "Forever's Kiss", a love story of forbidden romance. (Awaiting representation)

_A bio-fictional account of the goddess "Inanna," whose activities were described in six-thousand year old clay tablets left behind by the Sumerians. 93,700 words, "Inanna/Ishtar" is his favorite work.

_A non-fiction collection of essays on 29 topics titled "All You Need to Know About..." for college-age and twentysomethings, scheduled for release in April 2013.

An essay titled "Bashing" indicting the legal community for 75% of the problems U.S. citizens must deal with every day including the inexorable decay of their quality of life. Included is the author's claim what must be done to harness these rampaging parasites.

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