Released on: September 4, 2007, 10:17 pm

Press Release Author: Brian Laesch

Industry: Entertainment

Press Release Summary: A former aspiring actor writes a hilarious novel, based
loosely on his experiences trying to start an acting career from scratch in
Hollywood.

Press Release Body: Los Angeles, California (Bluehost/PRWEB ) September 2, 2007 --
Brian Laesch, author of the new novel The Verge of Psychosis: An Aspiring Actor\'s
Journal, is not concerned about creating hard-hitting waves in Hollywood with his
new book. The former aspiring actor has written a fictional journal, based loosely
on his experiences milling around Hollywood for two years, trying to fit his
creative talent into the wrong outlet.

This sarcastic Hollywood satire chronicles the fictional life of delusional aspiring
actor Trott Felipe as he navigates through Hollywood\'s underbelly without a clue. As
told through Trott\'s own personal journal entries, it\'s a story of naivety,
unreality and ... revenge?

Trott\'s story begins like that of any other
aspiring-actor-moving-from-Iowa-to-Hollywood-type. You know ... stapling headshots
to trees in studio execs\' neighborhoods, attending mobile acting classes on short
school buses, getting assaulted for wearing camouflage and getting kicked out of
Lakers games. But what makes Trott stand out in a crowd? Well .. nothing really,
except for his mind, but not in a good way.

Trott\'s driven, yet clueless. He\'s outgoing, yet totally secluded. How do you become
secluded in Hollywood you ask? Trott finds a way, just as he does with everything in
life. But unfortunately, with all of the compromising, \"open-mindedness\", and
talking to inanimate objects, he doesn\'t realize he is slowly slipping into
psychosis ... and things could turn fatal ... for everybody

Laesch hails originally from Illinois. He has a B.A. in Broadcasting from Arizona
State and four years of living experience in Hollywood. He pursued acting for two
years in Hollywood, but decided to instead use it as material to write his first
novel. Laesch says, \"I know that this book could be taken the wrong way, and a lot
of actors and people in Hollywood may not appreciate it, but it\'s honest. When
you\'ve read it in its entirety, you\'ll get the message. I believe I\'ve captured the
current state of Hollywood -- in a ridiculous way -- for a lot of people. It\'s the
part you don\'t see Sunday evening on the popular HBO series, Entourage.\"

The Verge of Psychosis: An Aspiring Actor\'s Journal (ISBN 0-595-42225-X) was
published through iUniverse. It\'s 242 pages and currently available online for
$15.95 through iUnverse.com, Barnes & Noble, and Amazon.

Media Contact: http://www.brianlaesch.com - brian @ brianlaesch.com

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