Negotiation Success! Now What? (From Script)
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by Script Magazine
15h ago
In this week’s roundup brought to us by Script magazine, entertainment lawyer Christopher Schiller offers insight in what to consider after you’ve made a deal, and how certain things you don’t do or do wrongly can mess up even the best deal. Plus, read interviews with Arthur the King screenwriter Michael Brandt, Spaceman scribe Colby Day, and more! SELLING YOUR SCREENPLAY: Ep. 520 - The Legal Side of Screenwriting With Joshua Lastine Ashley Scott Meyers talks with Entertainment Lawyer Joshua Lastine about buying or optioning rights to books, the benefits of WGA registration or Copyright, and ..read more
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Alina Tysoe: On Writing About Unlikely Friendships
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by Robert Lee Brewer
19h ago
From the moment she was able to hold a pencil, Alina Tysoe was scribbling away and filling notebooks with doodles of dogs and comics about her family. Today, Alina is an illustrator, 2D animator, and author of What’s Up Beanie: Acutely Relatable Comics, a collection based on her popular webcomic by the same name, the picture book Emi Isn’t Scared of Monsters, and the graphic novel chapter book The Great Puptective. She lives in New Zealand with her husband, Mike, who makes regular appearances in her webcomic, and, infuriatingly, no dogs. Follow her on Facebook and Instagram. Alina Tysoe (illus ..read more
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6 Reasons We Love to Read, Write, and Watch Heist Stories
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by Parker Adams
2d ago
I have to confess: Heists are my favorite. When it comes to books, movies, even documentaries, give me a heist—successful or not—and I’m happy. (8 Tips for Plotting a Great Heist Novel.) It was that love of heist stories that led me to start writing The Lock Box while I was quarantined at home during the COVID lockdowns. But in publicizing and marketing the book, I have discovered my love of heists is anything but unique. Ask a group of readers who likes heist stories and invariably several hands shoot up. But that raises a significant question: Why do we like these stories so much? What is it ..read more
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Write Great Dialogue
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by The Editors of Writer's Digest
2d ago
Dialogue can be one of the most interesting parts of a book to read, but only if it is done right. Sharpen your writing skills and challenge yourself to craft engaging, yet believable dialogue that will keep your readers interested. When you take this online writing workshop you’ll discover how to write dialogue that advances your story’s plot. Plus, examine examples, formats, and tips for writing dialogue. Build your creative skills through weekly lectures, reading and writing assignments, and group critiques. You can also expect to read Write Great Fiction: Dialogue by Gloria Kempton. By th ..read more
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On Making the Unsexy, Sexy.
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by John Pabon
3d ago
Getting people to read about the end of the world’s a pretty tough sell. It’s not like readers don’t care. There’s just so much doom and gloom the last thing they want is another reason not to get out of bed in the morning. Add to that a million competing interests, that never-ending to-do list, and the fact anything related to sustainability is just…so…boring. Taking on such a Sisyphean task is something only the most ludicrous of authors would even consider. (5 Rules of Ethical Journalism.) I suppose that makes me the most ludicrous of all. When I began my career in public good nearly 20 yea ..read more
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Unagented: My Circuitous Ride to Traditional Publication
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by Anastasia Rubis
3d ago
I don’t have an agent, that magical, mystical being who we authors assume will automatically make our dreams come true, but my debut historical novel Oriana will be traditionally published March 19 by Delphinium Books, a literary imprint distributed by HarperCollins. In a stroke of good timing, our pub date coincides with women’s history month, during which I hope to introduce Oriana Fallaci, the legendary journalist who blazed a trail for women in the 1960s and 1970s, to a broader American audience. (17 Pros & Cons of Traditional Publishing vs. Self-Publishing.) How did I get publish ..read more
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Writing Fiction Based on a Real-Life Historical Figure
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by K.D. Alden
3d ago
When I began work on my historical novel Lady Codebreaker, the stack of research books on my desk was only nine inches tall. It was a manageable, reasonable pile. (Why We Must Embrace Reading and Writing Historical Fiction.) I was all set to inhale these books about Elizebeth Smith Friedman—one of the first female cryptanalysts to work for the U.S. government—and exhale my fictionalized heroine inspired by her, Grace Smith Feldman. How naïve I was! It had not occurred to me that I’d become so in awe of the real Elizebeth that I’d be intimidated, paralyzed even. How would I do justice to this r ..read more
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In Defense of Reading Slowly
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by Michael Woodson
4d ago
I was listening to a podcast the other day, and the host made a comment about how we’re in an age of being more connected than ever, but also lonelier than ever. The dichotomy between sharing everything also leads to us feeling like we’re missing everything. This can relate to anything—travel, career growth, friendships, romantic relationships—but it also made me think about the way we share our reading journeys, and the way reading and reading “successfully” has evolved over time, particularly in the age of social media. (Does This Query Taste Funny?) With the popularity of book and reading a ..read more
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Crying in the Johnny Cash Museum: An Author Discovers Nashville One Note at a Time
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by Caroline Frost
4d ago
A couple of years ago, I sold my second book The Last Verse, a novel set in the Nashville country music scene in 1977. The premise came to me all at once, fiery and alive: An aspiring songwriter pens a ballad that implicates her in a gruesome crime. When she hears her song on the radio—clearly stolen by someone—she must decide whether to claim it and risk prosecution, or let another artist get famous on her work.  (Can I Use Song Lyrics in My Manuscript?) I was so passionate about the idea of a stolen murder ballad and the setting, this gritty hub of country music in a post-Elvis landscap ..read more
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Why Historical Fiction Has Taken the Publishing World by Storm
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by Audrey Blake
4d ago
We haven’t developed warp engines that fly at the speed of light, but in dizzying ways we’ve already drawn level to the fabled technology of Star Trek. Our phones hold the library of human knowledge at the touch of a button. Our homes are on voice command. We change the temperature, the lighting, start our cars and pour a cup of coffee with an offhand remark. We are implanting chips into human brains for any multitude of reasons—epilepsy, deafness, because we can. We’ve heard the tantalizing promises of growing organs for transplants and a cure for cancer just at our fingertips. We are so unfa ..read more
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