Former freelance writer and mediabistro.com founder Laurel Touby needed a way to connect with magazine editors. She built a bridge that she and others would cross to reach them. It made her millionaire and helped […]
The Thriving Writer | Turning thoughts into Matter
Tag: writing
This Page Unintentionally Left Blank
You read right, I didn’t want a blank page. I just didn’t know what to write. I’d wake up with a message some entity whispered in my ear. Today, I got nothing. Well, that’s not […]
Playing the Long Game
I love it when a good plan comes together. Many who are dazzled by the media and may have missed the plot. We must remember, we’re a civilization rooted in story-telling. We share information filled with iconic imagery, […]
One Thing
#TBT Sometimes when I write, I hear music. This time, in particular, I got the chance to put my words to the music of famed saxophone player (“Blow, Danny” – Super Freak) and music producer extraordinaire […]
Have You Heard about Copyright Office Changes?
The Register of Copyrights Bill (H.R. 1695 Register of Copyrights Selection and Accountability Act of 2017) had its second roll call in the senate moving it closer to a reality. Currently the Director (Registers […]
Content Producers
SHORT LIST A writer is a storyteller. Someone who creates content that contains a plot and has a beginning, middle and ending. The story can have 6 words or 60,000 in which the writer shares […]
Styles of the Decades | Voices inside my head
…asked for a description of fashion and style during the last century. At first I wasn’t sure who was doing the asking or why it was important but I tend to be an obedient scribe. […]
Character Building
It all begins with the character. The story has its genesis in the character. Without the character – there is no story. Having a problem with writing your novel? Return to the protagonist. If she’s […]
Help Desk: 3 steps to decide if “Write what you know” is best
Maybe it’s the lure of the internet; or a desire to write novels or maybe it’s your vocation. No matter how you’ve found yourself in the world’s second oldest profession; you, like most writers, probably […]
Writer’s Hack – Turn your screenplay into a novel. Your odds increase exponentially in landing a book agent (New York/East Coast). Those agents represent fiction and non-fiction writers. Once you find an agent and get your book placed with a trade book publisher – there’s a chance your book can be optioned to film.
NOTE: Do not sign away all your subsidiary rights!
Source: Help Desk: Agent Needed
Help Desk: Agent Needed
Found on the AALBC.com discussion board “Agent Needed” Please visit the link for the complete question, but here’s a synopsis: “The screenplay writer is from the Caribbean and can’t find a literary agent for […]
