Experiential Interactive Entertainment Books
by Frank Harlan
"My books are not of my writing
but created for others to write in."
Like many others exploring the opportunities available through various "print on demand" (POD) platforms, self-publishing has delivered me to a place that allows me to create new ways of bringing people together in a creative and engaging way. With all the technology used daily, interactive activities force people to unplug and have a moment that only comes from putting a writing implement to the page.
Hi, my name is Frank and NO-BUDGET PRODUCTIONS was a brand I started back in my starving artist 20's and have continued to create projects and productions under that brand for nearly 5 decades. It represents my body of work and current creative activities. My history in the 80’s underground music scene is historical, it’s what continues to drive me and allows me, as a creative, to continue exploring current technology and hands-on mediums. Never falling into the same old same old.
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. 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.
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.
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.