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Simon & Schuster Presents: A Book Club Matinee featuring bestselling author Lisa Genova - video
Lisa Genova
Watch exclusive footage of Lisa Genova, bestselling author of Still Alice , in conversation with Leigh Haber, Books Editor at O , the Oprah Magazine, a part of Simon & Schuster’s Book Club Matinee at New York City’s historic Ed Sullivan Theater. ...
over 7 years ago
Fiction
Finding Your Voice
How to Sell Books With Social Media - article
Jeff Molander
Authors who self publish can actually move books with social media like Facebook and a blog. I am and so can you. So forget about buzzing, engaging and “being more human” on social media and learn how to sell with it. Here are 3 things you can do tomorrow...
over 8 years ago
Social Media
General
8 Questions with Award-Winning Author/ Writer/Director/Professor Alexis Krasilovsky
Author Learning Center
Alexis Krasilovsky is the author of Great Adaptations: Screenwriting and Global Storytelling (Routledge: NY/London) and the #MeToo novel Sex and the Cyborg Goddess (under the name Alexis Rafael), winner of the Irwin Award for “Best #MeToo Novel of the...
over 6 years ago
Book to Screen
Adaptations
What Authors Should Look Out For When Entering Into a Publishing Contract
Greg Victoroff, Esq.
There are considerations all authors should take when reviewing a contract, explains Greg Victoroff, Esq., partner at Greg Victoroff & Associates. What rights are being requested by the publisher? This may include where the book will be distributed,...
over 5 years ago
Legal
Contracts
What Hollywood Is Looking For In A Good Book to Make Into A Movie
Keith Ogorek
Hollywood is looking for books to adapt for the screen more than ever before, but what can you do to increase your chances for that to happen? Drawing from his experience working with traditional publishers and in Hollywood, Keith Ogorek, President...
over 2 years ago
Book to Screen
Adaptations
The First 3 Chapters: How to Start Your Book so that Agents and Editors will Read to the End
Derek Taylor Kent
The first three chapters are the most important part of your book for those who are looking to get published. Agents and editors usually request either the first chapter or the first three chapters and then determine if they want to read the complete...
over 4 years ago
Managing Your Writing Life
Education and Craft
How Evolving Entertainment Trends Can Provide Writing Opportunities
Devorah Cutler-Rubenstein
With so many writers in the market and so many avenues for them to publish content, how do authors get noticed? Believe it or not, the rapidly evolving entertainment trends create more of a market for writers, especially for those who write screenplays...
over 5 years ago
Book to Screen
Adaptations
How to Recognize a Publishing Scam and Avoid It - article
Keith Ogorek
Over the past few years, there have been an alarming number of misrepresentations and scams frequently targeting self-published authors. Bad actors are touting false and misleading claims and even going so far as impersonating publishing companies. Some...
over 4 years ago
Preparation
Choosing a Path
Casting a Film: Attracting Top Talent - video
Morris Ruskin
Are you considering adapting your book for film or television? Morris Ruskin, CEO of Shoreline Entertainment, discusses how Hollywood producers find the best cast for a movie and offers tips for casting a film for new directors. He says that when you...
over 8 years ago
Book to Screen
Companies
Casting a Film: Attracting Top Talent - podcast
Morris Ruskin
Are you considering adapting your book for film or television? Morris Ruskin, CEO of Shoreline Entertainment, discusses how Hollywood producers find the best cast for a movie and offers tips for casting a film for new directors. He says that when you...
over 8 years ago
Book to Screen
Companies
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