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Experiential Interactive Entertainment Books
Created by Frank Harlan

​​​At this time I am actively releasing hardback books as an Author. However, my books are not of my writing but created for others to write in. Popular titles include my Circulating Guest Books, an interactive activity disguised as a guest book for Wedding Receptions and 50th Birthday Celebrations. Other popular titles include THANKS COACH! A TEAM,FAMILY & FANS TRIBUTE Book created as an End of the Season Gift created for coaches of sport's teams that currently includes Women's Flag Football and Softball, and Men's and Women's Soccer and Basketball.

Another seasonal title is MY SUMMER INTENSIVE a 5-Week Interactive Dancer's Journal.

 

My Sports Fanatic Autograph Book and Experience Journal. has started to be noticed too. Please use the dropdown menu to see more or visit my Author's Page on Amazon to see the complete and current catalog of my books.​​​​​

"My  books are not of my writing
but created for others to write in."

Hi. My name is Frank. I'm a Creative with an extensive history in interactive comedy entertainment, event planning, public speaking and party motivation specialist. This eclectic fusion of skillsets and experience has proven to be successful for experimenting with current print on demand (POD) opportunities. And creating interactive gift books and seasonal journals.

 

My approach to interacting with the written word is all about engagement, connecting with the spirit of the occasion. I guess have a different POV about how that works because of my history as a comedic entertainer, educator and event planner. For most of my life my primary role has been to create those moments and memories for, and with, others.

 

As with all the books I have created, I want them to celebrate a shared experience where a participant’s ink becomes an artifact that defines a moment in time. My books were created to celebrate Annual Events (The Circulating Guest Books) and New Beginnings (My Summer Intensive) and Seasonal Endings (Thanks Coach! A Team, Family & Fans Tribute books). For the receivers and keepers of these books, they are more than keepsakes. They are destined to be heirloom records of humanity handwritten on paper.

 

IMHO, I see handwriting becoming a lost art. Cursive is not taught in schools anymore. However, I believe that making lists, journaling and doodling to be a way of life, and representative of an active mind, a curiosity. That being said, among my various POD projects, I've created a library participatory interactive novelty books. These books are not of my writing but created to engage and inspire others to write in.

 

My series of what one might call "Autograph Books" or "Memory Journals" are not a bunch of blank or simple lined pages; they go much deeper in generating content from the people answering the prompts and filling in the blanks that helps to tell the stories about their experiences.

"My Guest Book is like no other. It will be a hit with all of your guests. The magic of subtlety and creative imagination."

​​​Another POD Project I love is creating for my virtual Apparel and Gift Store I call it Last Door On The Left. Click Here to enter the LastDoorOnTheLeft.com
 

A brief history to catch you up...10 years prior to the COVID-19 Pandemic, I had been doing marketing for a non-profit performance arts organization and marrying secular couples of all genders as a certified Humanist Celebrant with the Humanist Society. When the lock-down was implemented in 2020, live performances and weddings were cancelled... Basically, everything I was involved in came to a screeching halt.

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I used the down time to digitize a television series I produced in the 80’s, Bombshelter Videos (1984-93) and scan into a PDF format WARNING Fanzine, an underground music fanzine I had published from 1982-85. And, since retiring the TV series (pre-email) it began to be rediscovered on YouTube by old fans and the next generation of fans. People started asking for merch. I tracked down some old graphics and thanks to the current technology I created a print on demand apparel store. It was inspiring it currently has more than 400 designs listed under more than a dozen different collections of graphic concepts. Lucha Libra, Flag Football, Make Art Not War and Due to the demand, merch was expanded to adding my graphics on skateboard decks, greeting cards and stickers.

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© 1982 to Present  FranMo LLC
Frank Harlan, MMP | Seattle, Washington

Frank Harlan Creator of POD Books, Merch and Apparel

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