Mick Foley

name=Mick Foley

Author

Having experienced much during his long career, Foley, a graduate of the State University of New York at Cortland in Cortland, New York, developed a desire to tell his story both to wrestling fans and non-fans alike as he became more popular in the late-1990s. Throughout most of 1998, Foley wrote out his autobiography, by himself, in over 800 pages of longhand (claiming his manual typewriter broke), as opposed to the easier ghostwriter method employed by most celebrities. The published book, Have a Nice Day!, became a huge success, topping the New York Times' nonfiction bestseller list for several weeks. Many book reviews refused to review his book because it was written by a professional wrestler. Foley followed the book with another bestselling autobiography, Foley Is Good (2001), three children's books, Mick Foley's Halloween Hijinx, Mick Foley's Christmas Chaos, and more recently Tales from Wrescal Lane (2004). Foley has also written Tietam Brown (2003), a coming-of-age type story aimed at young adults all of which have received favorable reviews. Despite his autobiographies going to number 1 in the American bestsellers list, many reviewers still refused to review his novel. Foley's next novel, Scooter, was released in August of 2005. Foley's seemingly unlikely emergence as a gifted author has allowed him to start a new career, both as author, and motivational speaker.

Related Topics:
State University of New York at Cortland - Cortland, New York - 1990s - 1998 - Ghostwriter - New York Times - 2001 - 2004 - Tietam Brown - 2003 - August - 2005

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