…is showing in this column by a writer who previously worked with OJ Simpson’s editor…
The editor who propelled Rush Limbaugh into the national spotlight, who claimed to have rewritten Howard Stern’s autobiography during one marathon weekend in his guesthouse, was offering me the key to the bestseller list if only I would listen and learn. I wouldn’t, so she kicked me over to a freelance editor and publishing obscurity. I could not have been more relieved.
I have never met anyone like Regan, before or since. The phrase “force of nature” could have been invented to describe her, although other phrases have been used, including “foul-mouthed tyrant” and “enfant terrible of American publishing.” She might be the most successful editor in history, if profits are the measure. Until now, everything she has touched has turned to gold, from Jose Canseco’s “Juiced” to Jenna Jameson’s “How to Make Love Like a Porn Star.”
This time, Regan’s instinct for the lowest common denominator failed her. She aimed too low.
Innnnnnteresting…
[tags] OJ, O. J., Simpson, Regan, Murdoch[/tags]
