the Cuban Missile Crisis and
the early years of the Viet-
nam War.

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“Some of my younger
associates think that I start-
ed practicing law with Abra-
ham Lincoln,” Remick said.

“[Since I started practicing,] the
evolution of sports and the music
world and entertainment has become
much more sophisticated with managers and agents and large
corporations. ... What has really changed the whole music world
is the evolution of technology. Whereas, when you were younger,
you went out and bought a CD, now you go on iTunes or CD
Baby or Spotify, and it’s changed the whole world and the way
you have to approach things.”
Remick noted that his life shares enough similarities with the
novel’s protagonist for readers to make the assumption that his
own life inspired Two Times Platinum, but he stressed that the
book is fictional.

“Let’s just say that the book is a fictionalized account and
that there are some, obviously, elements I have experienced but
not, am I, disclosing any particular clients or anything,” Remick
said. “There’s a whole side of the entertainment, music and sports
world about how deals get done, and I have portrayed some of
that in my book.”
Remick has been published before — law review articles, con-
tract books and even a book of poetry. But Two Times Platinum
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is much different.

Several years ago, he started to put the novel together. For
about nine months, Monday through Friday, he worked on it
from midnight to exactly 3 a.m. He chose to write during those
hours because he found he had uninterrupted time and was able
to concentrate fully.

He said he had to teach himself to better use a computer to write
it. At one point, he accidentally deleted an entire night’s work.

After letting the book sit for a while, Remick sought a publish-
er, eventually signing with Austin Macauley Publishers.

“Once the editorial board learned of [Remick’s] background,
they were quickly intrigued by how these experiences would
translate into his writing, and they were not disappointed,” said
Cassidy Colarik, marketing assistant at Austin Macauley. “Two
Times Platinum takes its readers on a glamorous and thrilling
adventure intertwining the posh lifestyles of celebrities and the
dark underbelly of organized crime, which we believe would
appeal to a wide variety of readers.”
Remick wanted to find a publisher that would allow the book to
not only include exciting illicitness, but also offer readers lessons
on ethics and philosophy — a nod to his teaching background.

“Those who are young lawyers, and especially those who are
interested in the entertainment and sports field, can learn a great
deal,” Remick said. “There is a lot of teaching woven within the
fabric of this storyline, but what I tried to do is implant some
form of philosophy.”
One example is a theme throughout Two Times Platinum, that
the practice of law is fraught with peril. Remick said this serves
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