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The Storyboarder: Fizzy Days and Plastic Monkeys: From Crewe to Malibu
“Memoirs that authors never intended to write” is not a well-known genre. However, it has an impressive pedigree. Stephen King never intended to write a memoir, but fate intervened, life took a path he hadn’t anticipated, and On Writing became a compelling blend of practical writing advice with glimpses into his personal life, that resonated with readers across the spectrum, and became a runaway bestseller.
Fizzy Days and Plastic Monkeys: From Crewe to Malibu by Mark Millicent comes from the same stock.
It’s not so much that Mark (Mil) Millicent never intended to write this book, it’s more that it was never intended as a memoir in the way it turned out. It was to be the story of his film — an add-on project once the film was complete, in the can, and playing to packed cinemas.
