Wis-Dumb of The Aged

If'n lips was beaks, I'd have a foul mouth.

Stevie Rey- From The Upcoming Book, "Wis-Dumb of The Aged"

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Squawk The Line: Hillbilly Marketing

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Wis-Dumb of The Aged

Askin' God fer a sign is kinda like askin' 'eem fer a pertater chip. One ain't never enough.

- Stevie Rey, from the upcoming book Wis-Dumb of the Aged

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Hillbilly Marketing

I have an aggressive ad campaign going on right now on both Myspace and Facebook. The Hillbilly Blog is one of the top religion blogs on Myspace and usually ranks in the top 10. I've had as many as 800 hits per day in the past year.

Not to brag or nuthin' y'all, but this is a great book and a great franchise that is poised to explode within the next year. Email if yer interested at stevierey@gmail.com. I need an agent and a publisher. The book is on lulu.com but it's hard to get it into brick and mortar stores right now because it is not returnable. I would be willing to pull it off lulu for the right deal. I need a traditional publisher.

Grace and Peace and Cornbread to Y'all!
Stevie Rey

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Hillbilly Vision

Finding my voice was probably the hardest thing I have done yet in the field of writing. For years I sought after a way of expression that was creative, enjoyable to myself, and fun for the reader. The hillbilly voice of Stevie Rey is the product of that search.

Now, a little over a year after beginning my first book, The Hillbilly Bible, in the voice of Stevie Rey, it's gratifying to say I still enjoy being Stevie as much as ever. In "hillbilly" I found not only a writing voice, but something of a new identity- the product of my Mississippi roots, my limited training in theology, and my love for all things humorous. Stevie Rey, to me, has become what Mark Twain was to Samuel Clemens (please excuse the comparison to such a literary giant).

My vision for The Hillbilly Bible is to continue the series with successive versions of other books of the Bible. I believe that an audio version of the book would be wildly successful, possibly starring the likes of Jeff Foxworthy or Larry the Cable Guy. A movie, The Hillbilly King, starring Billy Bob Thornton as Peter is also on my radar.

I'm looking for an agent and a publisher with a vision to take the greatest story ever told to the world in a most unique way-the language of the south.

It ain't never been done that way before, y'all. I'm lookin' fer good folks to join me in this here adventure. It promises to be a wild ride.

All my Best to y'all,
Stevie Rey

"Fer the Good Lord commenced to hankerin' after the world somethin' fierce and up and give 'ees only boy so's whoever took a notion to believe in 'eem ort not die, but just go on on livin' with 'eem in heaven forever n'ever." (John 3:16, The Hillbilly Bible)

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"This book is the greatest! Stevie Rey is a talented author. The Hillbilly Bible is a humorous, yet comforting, rendition of the Book of John. Once you begin to read, you won't be able to put the book down until you have finished it - cover to cover! This would make a wonderful gift for anyone from teens to the elderly, men or women. Or you can just add to your home library. I love this book!"

- Darlene, Florida (Review From Amazon.com)

HiDee Y'all!
This here's Stevie Rey- preacher school dropout, rock star wannabe. I done wrote this here book "The Hillbilly Bible" and published it myownself on account a nobody wooden do it fer me. The Hillbilly Bible is the gospel a John in southern dialect. It's climbin' the charts slowly, but surely and some folks really like it. Some folks reckon I ort to up my meds.

I'm currently workin' on my next books, "Dear High Falutin' Atheists" and "Wis-dumb of The Aged". Anyway, yeah, I need a agent and a publisher and I'd love to hear from y'all sometime...even if just to say HiDee.

Grace and Peace and Cornbread to Y'all!
Stevie Rey
The Hillbilly Bible