How can you get on a TV talk show? I just received a fax inviting me to go to Orlando Florida to "Get away from life." This got me thinking: there is no "getting away" from life - what we're really looking for is a version of life that is exciting, vibrant and romantic.

Producers, too, want you to give them an enhanced bit of that imagined life - some heightened reality, some myth that speaks to the best of what life is, intense moments of joy and sadness. It's a story of humble beginnings, huge success, tragic flaw and violent death. His story is a mythic drama. While your life or story doesn't have to be as dramatic as Pollock's, look to the aspects of what you're speaking about and pick out the big painterly moments, the startling elements. Give us something that won't have us thinking about flicking that remote or getting up to grab a bag of potato chips. For more great tips on how to make sure that you're the one being interviewed on a TV talk show, read "Secrets to Get TV Talk Show Hosts to Book You As Their Guest."