Bill Scheft

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BILL SCHEFT is a 15-time Emmy nominated writer for David Letterman and the author of three novels: THE RINGER, 2006 Thurber Prize finalist TIME WON'T LET ME and EVERYTHING HURTS, which will be in stores April 7.

May 20 he will be appearing at the 92nd Street Y
In Conversation with Susie Essman as part of their "Funny People" series.

In EVERYTHING HURTS, self-proclaimed “self-help fraud” Phil Camp, who accidentally achieved international acclaim writing under the pseudonym Marty Fleck, tries to seek relief from his unexplained chronic pain through the aid of another self-help guru, Dr. Samuel Abrun. Publishers Weekly raves: “Scheft skewers physical and emotional pain with a mercilessly comic touch and a bit of poignancy.” And Pulitzer Prize-winning author Richard Russo marvels, “How rare it is for a novel to be both hilarious and profoundly moving.”

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Dear Marty Fleck: Plus-8? I thought you said "Plus-date"

Posted June 5, 2009 | 06:51 PM (EST)

(Marty Fleck is a self-help guru, the author of the international bestseller Where Can I Stow My Baggage? and the syndicated column "Baggage Handling." He is also the pseudonymous protagonist of Bill Scheft's new novel Everything Hurts. He has generously agreed to answer questions from readers of the Huffington...

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You Want Crazy?

1 Comments | Posted May 25, 2009 | 04:04 PM (EST)

You got it. This time, it is me posting as me. I have decided to reproduce, in full, an email chain between myself and a man named Scott Thompson. But first, a little back story. Over two weeks ago, I went to Washington for a Writers Guild event. There was...

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Marty Fleck's Commencement Address

1 Comments | Posted May 15, 2009 | 12:07 AM (EST)

(Marty Fleck is a self-help guru, the author of the international bestseller Where Can I Stow My Baggage? and the syndicated column "Baggage Handling." He is also the pseudonymous protagonist of Bill Scheft's new novel Everything Hurts. Rather than answer questions from Huffington Post readers, he has generously agreed...

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