An hour ago I received an email from a friend. “Just heard about Harvey. I’m so so sorry, Malice. Damn.” Tense, I checked the Wikipedia to find out that my mentor, my biographer and my friend Harvey Pekar had passed away.

We’ve all read how-to articles that promise results but deliver very little. Despite one writer’s promise, it’s been 10 minutes and I still don’t have buns of steel. Well, not this time! Finally, here is some advice that is 100% guaranteed to achieve the stated goal: How not to break into media. Trust me, this will work: If you follow these simple steps, you will never ever ever work in any form of media.