"I Really Oughta Be in Pictures"

When I saw the 2003 remake of “Cheaper by the Dozen,” I couldn’t stop laughing. Not at the antics of Steve Martin, but at the—to me—unbelievably ludicrous idea that the Bonnie Hunt character could sell her first manuscript and then be sent on a BOOK TOUR a couple of weeks later. Reality check: it takes a minimum of a year for a book to go from manuscript to being in stores and there’s no point going on tour until then. More»