Hey - I Wrote a Book
So first off, clearly I need to post more. Apologies. It's been a long two years, for many reasons.
Touching Blue is still in development at Amazon. I did a couple of passes, and then they brought in another writer. But last I heard, they are still throwing money at it, which is good. If it's ever made, I get a big chunk of cash, which would be nice.
In the meantime, I wrote a couple of other scripts that are currently out getting eyeballs on them (hopefully).
And just for fun, I also wrote a book. The link is here.
I was contacted by a publisher in New Hampshire, who had the idea of doing lightly novelized versions of unproduced screenplays. So I novelized one of mine, which is literally just taking a screenplay and retyping it into prose form.
The only thing I added was a few "he says" and "she replies". It's all in present-tense, and very lean. It's meant to be read in about the time it takes to watch a movie - perfect to read on a plane flight.
It was an interesting experience, and I'm happy with the result. And the result is sort of eye-opening - it's definitely miles more readable to the kind of non-industry people (like my parents) whose brain hurts when they try to read a screenplay.
And hey, I wrote a book. It's on Amazon. And it didn't cost me anything.
So now that's crossed off my bucket list. And if you happen to pick up a copy, and say a few nice words about it on Amazon... Thanks :-)
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Any way you can post a sample chapter or two to give us a taste of what the book is like?
Oh-- and welcome back. We miss your movie reviews....
If you click on the book on the Amazon site, it shows you the first chunk of pages.
Can't wait to read the book. Hope "Touching Blue" gets made, and you get paid.
Good to have ya back, Scott!
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