On Hold..Again

So Nikki Hesse (of 92.3NOW) tells me that Nick's pitchline segment might come up again in a week or two. Maybe, when it does, they'll remember that I went that extra mile to get my pitch to them even when their voicemail box was full. I might have to step up my game even further. Gotta be careful, though. There's that fine line between getting someone's attention and being stalkerish, and I'm not trying to be branded as the latter.

Meanwhile, I'm still preparing for the oh-so-official release of my young adult novel K My Name Is Kendra. It was released with very limited distribution earlier this year, but the cover is soon to be re-done and the distribution will be global, so I'm looking forward to modest success with it. Planning the release party and a school tour even as we speak. Should be fun!

Random thought: wonder if Nick would be interested in Kendra for TeenNick? Hm...if I ever get his ear, you know I'll pitch it!

Dear Nick, Here's My Pitch

And it really is 30 seconds if you read it kinda fast and don't pause too long between sentences. I timed it.

Seriously.

So here goes:

This is Kamichi Jackson, I'm an author, and I'd like to pitch a live-action movie idea and book series called HyperLinc. It's the story of a 13-year-old African American boy named Lincoln J. Battle who suddenly develops the ability to leap through cyberspace and time after he is struck by lightning one day. In each installment of the story, he must use his streetsmarts and the things he's learned in the classroom to determine where he is in history/time, and solve mysteries that could threaten the course of history. It's a sort of Quantum Leap meets National Treasure meets The Famous Jett Jackson in that it's both fun and educational (read: kids will be learning without even realizing it).

P.S. And don't even get me started on the gaming possibilities for a character like this!

Vote Yes or No: Should Nick Cannon Hire KJ On-Air Friday?

That's the poll I wish Nick would run all day tomorrow and Friday morning at nickcannon.com, 923now.com, on Twitter, and on-air. Let the people vote. Should Nick Cannon hire me on-air by the end of his show to do some writing for TeenNick and Ncredible Entertainment. I know that if people saw my work, they'd vote yes.

But I can't get his attention no matter what I do. And that sucks because I have mad talent and could be such an asset to his company. And we could make some history on-air. Has any radio show host ever given someone a job live on the air before? I don't know.

So after Friday I give up. I admit, I'm defeated. This apparently wasn't meant to be. The whole Creative Minds of Nick and Kamichi just ain't gon happen...

My Pitch to Nick

It's 1:45am Sunday morning. Just got in a minute ago and I can already see it's going to be one of those nights of tossing and turning. So I figured I'd get up and make some notes here about The Big Pitch I would give to Nick if ever I get the chance.

So here goes:

Mr. Cannon, I would say (sure, I'm several years older than him, but I completely respect his ability to hire so I would call him "Mister" and really really mean it), you don't know this about me because you haven't yet come to know my work, but I'm an amazing talent that could bring so much to Ncredible Entertainment and TeenNick. I can help you brainstorm and conceptualize fresh and original storylines. You give me raw, half-ideas of little substance, and I can help you flesh them out into whole new fictional worlds. I can create and develop content, co-author your School Gyrls book series (I want a piece of that Simon & Schuster publishing deal, dagnabbit!), proofread, street team, et cetera. I believe I can be the asset to your company that you didn’t even know you wanted. Your creative secret weapon. I.am.just.that.talented.

And then, to prove that I have a way with words, I'd pull out my new book, a young adult novel entitled K My Name Is Kendra, and I'd read a scene to him aloud. I have lots of other ideas too, I'd say after that. If you'll just allow me a few more minutes of your time, I'd like to toss a few your way. Maybe you'll hear something you like?

Then I'd wow him with things I've pulled from my own files. Stuff I've written but never done anything with. Stuff that can be developed into the type of entertainment for which Ncredible wants to be known. He'd be so impressed that he'd hire me on the spot. I'd sign a multi-year contract worth six-figures (because, as I said earlier: i.am.just.that.talented. And so worth every penny). And we'd all live and work happily ever after. The end.

LOL. Well, at least maybe I can drop off to sleep now with these pleasant dreams on my mind...

Forget Diddy! I Want to Work for NICK CANNON.

In a nutshell, that's the reason for this blog. This is my attempt to get Nick's attention. To get him to become familiar with my work and someday hire me on as a Creative Consultant of some sort for his company Ncredible Entertainment. And since he's also doing the doggone thing over there at TeenNick as CEO, I hope that something I write complements some of the ideas he has for the popular channel and he brings me on for some work there as well.

So I plan to jot down a little something here every single day (probably in the mornings during his radio show) until the day comes when he checks out my work, realizes I am mad talented, and reaches out to me to bring me on board with his projects.

I know, I know. It's a long shot. But a girl's gotta have her dreams...