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Jonathan David Kranz

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Often influenced, sometimes under the influence.

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May 2013


After 20 years of marketing copywriting, I'm complementing one kind of make-believe with another, closer to the soul: fiction. Please watch this space for news about my upcoming YA novel, Our Brothers at the Bottom of the Bottom of the Sea, to be published by Henry Holt. It's set on the Jersey shore and features burning amusement parks, hidden luncheonettes, and a heroine with an appetite for shoplifting -- in another words, everything we love. ...more

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Inside track on roller coasters

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Courtesy of the A. V. Club, here’s a link to a fascinating interview with a ride manager for a major chain of amusement parks. A few of the insights:



Park operators treat major rides like “anchor” stores at malls: as a way to attract customers and to direct traffic throughout the property;
Old-fashioned, classic rides like the “Flying Eagle” (which sounds remarkably like Our Brothers’ “M Read more of this blog post »
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