In addition to being a life-long professional musician and songwriter, R.M. Blankenhorn wrote a well-regarded weekly column for over a decade with a community newspaper chain owned...view moreIn addition to being a life-long professional musician and songwriter, R.M. Blankenhorn wrote a well-regarded weekly column for over a decade with a community newspaper chain owned by USA Today’s parent company, Gannett. He also has received numerous accolades for his screenwriting - including being a top-15 finalist in the Walt Disney Screenwriting Fellowship and winning the "Excellence in Screenwriting" award in the Monaco International Film Festival. R.M. has also placed as an award winner on two different years in the Hollywood Film Festival as well has having been a top semi-finalist in the Academy-Awards-sponsored Nichol Fellowship. Louie the Fourteenth is R.M. Blankenhorn’s first novel.view less