Seasons Greetings From Me to Thee

Being the master marketer of my own work that I am, I have chosen NOT to put in a hard sell for my books or plays this holiday season. I'll include a couple of links at the bottom, but that's about it.

Instead, I would like to direct you over to my other blog, Scott Cherney's Etc., for a look at a collection of my Xmas themed posts all collected on one page HAPPY HOLIDAZE. 

Included in this collection are some Christmas movie recommendations, a rant 'n rave about the supposed War on Christmas, some delightful anecdotes about the season as well an exciting action-adventure in a snowstorm. Top that off with a charming tale of a trip to see my family when I re-discover the true meaning of this greatest of all possible holidays.

Hope you enjoy them. While you're on the site, check out a few of my other posts as well. You might find something you like.

As I say every year at this time, no matter what holiday you acknowledge or even if you follow any at all, do yourself a big favor and celebrate something. Why the heck not? Be good to each other and for goodness sake, be good to yourselves. 

Happy Holidays from all of us to all of you

See you next year!

HAPPY HOLIDAZE PAGE

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Curtain Up!

Good evening (morning, afternoon, time is relative) everybody out there in virtual land and welcome to a brand new site by me, Scott Cherney, author of the long-running (yes, still) SCOTT CHERNEY'S ETC.

It's high time that I had a dedicated site for the plays I have been promoting forever and a day, those that I have written. These plays have been performed across the US of A from one coast to the other-East to West and vice versa and as far north as the Canadian border all the way down to where the stars at night are big and bright (clap clap clap clap) deep in the heart of Texas. The plays I will be referring to are of specific nature, falling into the genres of interactive murder mysteries and melodramas, all under the banner of comedy. 

I began my writing career co-authoring a melodrama with my best friend Edward Thorpe for a dinner theater in Stockton, California that produced melodrama and vaudeville shows. The Palace Showboat Dinner Theater at Pollardville was a great training ground for me, allowing me to write two other melodramas as well as a half-dozen vaudeville shows which I also directed. While my shows got a handful of productions early on, it wasn't until the Internet came along and sent me on my merry way to sort of fame and nowhere near fortune, but far more successful for which I am very grateful. As far as the murder mysteries go, I sort of fell into them face first. I was soliciting one of my melodramas to a theater group in Nashville called-ironically called Mel O'Drama Theater. Little did I know that they specialized in murder mysteries. However, the producer, Melanie Roady (she being the Mel of Mel O'Drama) asked if I would like to try my hand at penning one of her shows. Son of a gun, I done did it and thanks to Mel, I had a new avenue to pursue.

Interspersed within this here post are the various scripts in my catalog. Among them are:

My two murder mysteries DEAD TUESDAY and MURDER-THE FINAL FRONTIER as well as the melodramas LA RUES' RETURN (co-authored w/Edward Thorpe), SONG OF THE CANYON KID, LEGEND OF THE ROGUE and ROXANNE OF THE ISLANDS.

The posts that follow will focus more on the individual titles that are available. But for now, I will give you the basics. Performance rights are available for both professional and amateur theater productions including community groups, dinner shows, fundraising events, high school and college drama departments. Further information about these titles including obtaining perusal scripts may be directed to me at:

writtenbysc@gmail.com

 You can also discover more at my other website WRITTEN BY SCOTT CHERNEY

Abyssinia!