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Transcript of our Q&A with Writer/Producer and Script Analyst Peter Myers

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Our Q&A with Writer/Producer and Script Analyst Peter Myers Transcript

What is a 'high concept' and how do we make sure to add it to our script?

WHAT DOES "HIGH CONCEPT" MEAN IN HOLLYWOOD?A high concept script has four key elements:A great title,a fascinating subject,a strong hook,and it appeals to a broad audience.In addition to these four elements, the story can be described in one short,simple sentence.But you don't "add it in" to your script. You START with it. As George Lucaspointed out, a film project lives or dies by its original conception. You haveto BUILD the script around a high concept. Not add it in. Build it from theground up with that.

How important is the formatting of the script? I'm still figuring all the rules out.

Formatting is pretty darned important. If they think you're a new writer, thescript reader, producer, whatever, may not even read the script. One of thefirst ways they determine this is flipping through the script pages looking athow long the script is and how the format looks. You will unfairly prejudicethem against you if your format is not standard. The script might go to thebottom of the "to read" pile, or not get read at all. Dave Trottier's book THE SCREENWRITER'S BIBLE is good for learning format. but also look at the scripts you admire online. google "read screenplays online" and check out those sites.

Is writing a script for television the same as writing a script for the theatres? or movie scripts?

Two very different crafts, due to various factors: time constraints, wanderingaudience attetion span in TV (they can change channels), sponsors in TV, etc.

But you should focus on which medium you, personally, enjoy the most. Basically,do what you love doing. If you can't get enough of television, write fortelevision. If you can't get enough of theatrical feature films, write those.

Once you pick your passion, read books about that specific craft. Read thescripts of shows or movies you admire and see how the writers put them together.

Join writers groups in that specific area- TV or film, etc.

I haven't written a script yet but I do have several books on it and have always wanted to get started. Before I do though I like to research the field and find out what type of genre I should consider.

Are there any type of scripts out there that's already overly done? I don't want to write something that'salready saturating the market. Any type of scripts producers are looking for right now?

Horror scripts have glutted the marketplace, so if you pick horror as a genre,make it very very unique.Other than that, producers are mainly looking for "great scripts". And how do you write a great script? Learn the craft and write from you passions, becausenot doing or, or the other, or both, will lessen the chances of it selling.

They can tell when your heart's not in a script, believe me. Trying to write "for the marketplace" is kind of a losing proposition, becauseby the time your movie gets made, the marketplace will have moved on from whereit was when you started writing your script.

I have several questions, my first is, do you have any script writing softwares you recommend? why/why not?

I recommend Screenwriter 6 by Moviemagic, the software company. It's simple touse.

Best,Peter

Hello again, I would like to study good scripts to see how the good writers wrote them.

Where can I find good scripts that have already been turned into a movie? Is there a resource online where I can get them for free?

Do you have any suggestions on how I should analyze the script?

I copied and pasted in some online sources for scripts from my database, but these are at least a couple of years old and may not exist anymore. If thesedon't pan out, just google "read screenplays online for free" or some such thingand the sites will come up. Or screenplays online. But they are definitely out there and that's the easiest way to access them.

As far as analyzing the script, do you mean analyzing it to see how it works? What made it successful? Well, the ideal scene for a screenplay, as painted bya number of good screenwriting books, would tell you that. If it's a goodscript, it should be in alignment with the better books on screenwriting.

The Writers Store in L.A. can recommend those to you, or see the postings herebecause I rattled off 4 books to one fo the writers, books I recommend to new screenwriters.

My final question is about taking classes. I feel I should take some scriptwriting classes.

Do you have any suggestions on a script writing class? Onlinewould be best for me and the cheaper the better.

I'm not familiar with the online classes. I always recommend UCLA, either themajor screenwriting program they have there, or the extension courses. I heargood things about both. Richard Walter is a professor in the screenwritingprogram and is a great guy. He can give you more info on that, as can UCLAExtension.

Online classes: go online and google "online screenwriting classes". You can google just about anything these days.

You should be reading good books about screenwriting and The Writers Store inLos Angeles can recommend the best ones to you.

What is selling right now? What's the best way to find out what's selling?

There is a publication which shows what's selling and I forget the name, BUT don't write based on what's selling, because by the time you're done developing and polishing your material, the fad will have changed.

I will tell you that it's now harder to sell a spec script than in previous years. Now, you must find a producer who packages in a director and star, inorder for it to sell. Just write what you're passionate about and learn the craft so that what you turn in is a really good script. Don't worry about the marketplace. If you're not writing your passion, it will show in the quality of the material and it won't sell.

I'm watching the news, like the Octomom event seem to catch people'sattention.

So, should I put someone like the Octomom in my script? How can weturn what is selling on TV and the news into something part of our script?

Be careful if you're putting someone's true life story in a script withoutgetting the rights from them to do that. If what you're using is ONLY public domain material, stuff you've seen on TV or in the papers, that's likely to besafe to use, but when you start using other things you're finding out about themwhich are not publicly known, you leave yourself open for an invasion of privacylawuit from the person you're writing about.

The bottom line is:Write what you're passionate about and learn your craft. If you just do thosetwo things, you stand a better chance of selling, than if you only do one, ornone, of those two things.So, at the end of the day, if you're passionate about some subject which hasreally caught the public's attention, and there are no rights issues you can'tdeal with, then you're ahead of the game by writing a script on that subjectmatter.

Best,Peter www.storylink.com/profile/peterdavidmyers

Peter,

I'm getting started a little late in life with my script writing but I feel its better late than never. I'm in my 60s with a lot of life experinces I can put into my characters.

I am writing a Dirty Harry script with an eye forClint Eastwood starring in it. I know its a long shot but I wrote somethingwhere I can imagine the lead character doing the actions.

What do you think I should look out for as I write it?

Any possible pitfalls you can think of? Any books you suggest I look at? Its my first script Ive ever worked on and I'mstill in the dark with a lot of things.

Better late than never!

Forget Dirty Harry. Clint doesn't want to do any moreof those. I checked a few years ago and was told that by his asassistant.

If you look at his work the last ten years you'll see he's on a completely different wavelength now.

Pitfalls? Don't write a bad script! How not to write a bad script? Write agood one! How to write a good one? Read the following books and apply what'sin them:

Inside Story: The Power of the Transformational Arc by Dara Marks

Save the Cat by Blake Snyder

Story by Robert McKee

The Art of Dramatic Writing by Lagos Egri.

And write what you're passionate about. If A TRIP TO BOUNTIFUL can get made,just about anything can get made if it has integrity and emotion.Now, if you need further help, I do consult screenwriters on an hourly basis,and I do analyze their material for them as they develop their projects from synopsis to treatment to script.

If you need further help, feel free to contact me at mailto:peterdavidmyers@gmail.com.

And have fun writing!

Peter,

Let's say you found a good book, it's a bestseller, it's a commercial successand you want to turn it into a script, how would you go about it? How do you adapt a book to a movie?

You would need to contact the writer's agent to see if film rights were includedin the publishing deal. Don't trust the publisher to tell you the truth! If thefilm rights still belong to the author, then you negotiate with the agent forthe rights. Agents are all about money, and are not going to be friendly tooffers of film rights options for $1.00 for a year, so, if you find out theauthor still has the film rights, try to find a way to go to the author direct,sell him/her on your vision for the film and get them to option it to you for abuck.However, the more successful the book is, the harder it will be to get a onedollar option. On a book that's a commercial success, be prepared to spend moneyto get the option. Unless you're a real good saleswoman!As for adapting books to movies. I had a director ask me that one time, and it's 2 phases.

1) decide what your take is on the book. Yes, you can bring YOUR OWN point of view to the adaptation, even if it varies slightly from the author's. I would only do this is the author wrote a book that is not eminentlyadaptable to the screen, but has something in it that attracts you to adaptingit. At that point, you're going to have to solve the problem the author of thebook gave you. And in doing that, you'll need to find out own vision within his/her vision. Let's say you've done that. Next, go through the book and pick out the parts of the book that conform to your vision of a film version of the book. You may only use half of the book. Don't worry. The author didn't give you something easilytranslatable to the screen. It's your job to fix that problem. Or if they did give you a very translatable book, you're in luck. Maybe most ofwhat's in the book belongs in the film. But remember, you've only got 120 pagesof script that the book has to fit in, so you may find yourself going through,picking and choosing anyway.Have fun with it. But don't spend a lot of time on such a project unless you'vesecured at LEAST a year option on the film rights to the book. Otherwise, youcould be wasting your time.Best,Peter

As I am writing my novel I sometimes use lyrics of songs. I use older songsfrom the early 2oth century (1940's or earlier), would there be a problem withthis? Would I have to pay for copyright? How do I check?>> I also mentioned stores like Kmart, banks like Bank of America and sometimesmake jokes (nothing horrible, only sarcastic jokes) about them. Is this okay?Or can they sue me?>>> What do I have to watch out for in terms of copyright?

Thanks, you too. Don't use those songs unless they're really critical as it's more headaches forthe publisher to negotiate the rights to use those lyrics. Make up some lyricsunless it's story-critical to use the ones you want.The publisher of the book will have to pay. Or in a film, the producer of thefilm pays. Speaking of which, don't give the film producer any extra headacheseither. He/she may want to hire a songwriter to make up a 40's style song fortwo grand, much cheaper than paying 50 grand for some Sinatra tune, or whatever.On your other question about mentioning stores, etc., that one you'd have tocheck with an attorney on. I have no idea where the boundaries are.Bottom line, don't give YOURSELF extra headaches. Only put things in like that if you really HAVE to. Best,Peter

Do you look for a book to turn into a movie?

I don't as I don't need the extra complication of dealing with film rights to abook. A producer is negotiating with my literary manager now about hiring me towrite a script from a book, but I don't go looking for books myself. I have abacklog of spec scripts I haven't gotten to because I keep getting hired byother people to write scripts they want written! Tough problem.If a writer is plumb out of ideas, certainly, he/she can go looking for a bookto adapt, but they have to make sure they own the film rights to it before theyspend any time writing the script! Otherwise, it can be wasted effort.

Best, Peter

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You've plotted your story, developed your characters, and written a scene-by-scene outline of your story. Now you're ready to write it in professional screenplay format.
Keep in mind that a screenplay is visual and your characters' actions move the story forward from scene to scene. Actions show the audience what it needs to know. Your characters' dialogue supports the actions. Seeing a character do something is far more powerful than having him or her talk about it.
Think of a scene as a unit of action. In each scene, define who (character or characters), what (situation), when (time of day), where (place of action), and why (purpose of the action).
Scene Headings: Each time your characters move to a different setting, a new scene heading is required.
Scene headings are typed on one line with some words abbreviated and all words capitalized.
Authors Hillis R. Cole, Jr. and Judith H. Haag say in their book, "The Complete Guide To Standard Script Formats," that "the various elements of a scene heading must be arranged in a specific order."
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Reagan Rothe is a small-scale successful author and the creator of Black Rose Writing.

Black Rose Writing is an independent publishing house that doesn't guarantee endless money spent on promotion or false hopes, we work with our authors and develop a personal relationship. Owned by Reagan Rothe, a small-scale successful author, we have the experience from the author's view, knowing the trials and tribulations. We understand the rejection, frustration, and stress marketing and promoting a novel can be. We will do whatever we can within budget for our authors, as they reach success, so do we.

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In partnership with New York Film Group, Peter is producing the theatrical feature, VENGEANCE, from his own script. Principal photography: Winter 2008/2009. Director attached: Vahe Babaian, (After Freedom, winner, Audience Award, Method Fest). Budget $5 million. Distributor letter-of-interest: Artist View Entertainment. Seed money has been raised. Casting of major roles in progress.

Peter co-executive-produced "SPEAK TO THE WORLD," a pilot for an interview show for cable television. He also co-produced and co-wrote "DOUBLE CROSS," a half-hour suspense drama for cable, which was offered a worldwide distribution deal within a month of its completion.
Additionally, Peter was a founding partner and Senior Vice President of Creative Affairs of BlueSky Pictures, an Anglo-Dutch film company which, in concert with Creative Artists Agency, in Los Angeles, developed a motion picture package with Antonio Banderas attached to star, and Michael Cristofer attached to direct.

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Q&A with Larsen-Pomada Literary Agent Elizabeth Pomada Message #’s 595-625

About our featured guests:

Elizabeth Pomada and Michael Larsen worked for six major New Yorkpublishers before moving to San Francisco, where they started theiragency in 1972.

They have sold books to more than 100 publishers.And they have published 14 books including The Painted Lady Series and Michael's LITERARY AGENTS, HOW TO WRITE A BOOK PROPOSAL, andGUERRILLA MARKETING FOR WRITERS.

Recent & Forthcoming Books from Larsen/Pomada Literary Agents include:HOW TO SLEEP WITH A MOVIE STAR, a chick lit novel by Kristin Harmel (Warner, 2005)TO LOVE A THIEF by Julie Anne Long(Warner, 2005)

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Magical Charms and Wiccan Widsom for the WildRide of Youth by Francesca de Grandis (Kensington, 2004) Elizabeth Pomada is looking for submissions in Chick Lit, RomanticFiction, Women's Fiction, and Literary Fiction.

Please read their website, http://www.larsen-pomada.com/

Now, here's our SHALLA Q&A with http://www.larsen-pomada.com/ Literary Agency

hello Mr. Larsen, I met you at the San Diego Conference earlier thisyear and I am sure I will submit to you as soon as I finish mymanuscript.I'm a serious writer, serious about getting published and I like toknow if it is a good idea for a writer to have a website and/or ablog?Does this make a writer look more professional to you?
Re: Larsen-Pomada Question: having a website

Hi Angie,yes, all writers should have websites. And then they should learnhow to use them to connect with their audience. Michael's GUERRILLAMARKETING FOR WRITERS lists l9 ways for writers to use websites.Getting the word out is key in this day and age.Elizabeth

Greetings Mr. Larsen and Ms. Pomada,Is it okay to pitch more than one project at a time? Can I send youmore than one query at a time? When I pitch you a story, does themanuscript need to be complete? Or will you give the author time tofinish it?Will you take on a client if the manuscript is not yet complete butjust close to completion?I'm grateful for your feedback.

Re: Question: pitching more than one project

Please do not query on more than one book at a time. You should becommitted to the book you're pitching. And if it's fiction, thenovel should be finished and polished before you send a query to anagent. For nonfiction, agents like to see proposals and most of thetime, the book is not finished. I'll have to go back to your note tosee if I answered all your questions.Elizabeth

Ms. Pomada and Mr. Larsen, thanks for taking time to answer our questions. I'm wondering whether you do career planning with your author clients, and also if you suggest or request revisions before sending to editors.

Re: QUESTIONS Career Planning & Revisions

Absolutely, we are very concerned with our authors' careers. And yes,if we see it's necessary, we will either edit ourselves (more oftenwith proposals than novels) or suggest that the writer use a freelance editor.Cheers,Elizabeth

I'm wondering, if you reject a manuscript, if the author edits andpolishes it, can he/she submit it to you again? Should we specify onour Query letter that you have seen it's older version before?

Re: QUESTION: re-submitting?

Agents vary in how they work. If I reject something and someone reallyrevises and works with an editor, then I'm happy to reread. But youshould definitely be straight and tell us that we're already seen itonce. Some editors/agents would NOT want to reread.Elizabeth

hi Ms Pomada and Mr Larsen,My question is:Do you like first person POV's? I see it's becoming more and morepopular but it seems not all agents like them.

Re: Larsen-Pomada Question: POV

Rachel, it depends on the writing. Some first person POV's can makethings very immediate and personal. Others simply sound like "I, I,I, I." Whining. If the "I's" get on my nerves, then it's not for me.Believe it or not, it's more difficult for first-time writers to dothis.Cheers,Elizabeth

Thank you very much for fielding questions from Shalla's floor.
Do you anticipate any trends regarding slipstream or cross-genrenovels that mix romance with other genres, such as sciencefiction/fantasy, horror, comedy or suspense?

Re: Larsen-Pomada Question:TRENDS

Definitely, all the romance editors are looking for cross-genrefiction--romances with paranormal twists, erotic romances, etc. thebigger the mix, the better.Both romance and mystery editors are looking for comedy. And everybook should have suspense, page-turnability.Elizabeth

As for my final question, if an agent from your agency rejects ourmanuscript, can we query the other one?

Re: Question: Querying again?

No, Michael and I have very different tastes and handle completelydifferent things, but if we see something that's possible, just notfor us, we will often share it with the other "in case." So considerthat we've both seen the project if you get one rejection. ElizabethCheers

I'd also like to know, do you offer representation for authors who gete-published? Why or Why not?

Re: Question: representation for e-published authors?

Janet, although we have doubts about people who e-publish (theyhaven't tried hard enough, their books will fail because they can'treach an audience, the books haven't been properly edited), we'realways open. If the book is wonderful, we'll handle it, regardless.Cheers,Elizabeth

Good morning Mr. Larsen and Miss Pomada, how are you?I hope you can help me with this. I'm writing a manuscript for the newHarlequin Imprint Epic Romance and I was thinking of submitting it tothe editors directly. If they decide they like to buy the manuscript,can I contact you and see if you'd like to be my Agent and handle thepaper/legal work?

Re: Question: submitting to editors first?

Yes, that would be fine. You should know that Harlequin rarelychanges contracts because you have an agent, but at the same time,things do come up--covers, promotion, etc.--where having an agent onyour side can come in very handy.Cheers,Elizabeth

Thank you Mr. Larsen and Ms. Pomada for helping today.I've read about the latest deals on Publisher's Market and it lookslike when a manuscript goes on bids, they can get sold for more money.As the agent, do you choose which manuscript goes on auction? Howabout selling it for movie rights, do you choose which one you'll sellfor movie/TV rights or do you just put the manuscript up for auctionand the buyers make the offer?

Re: Question: selling movie/TV rights?

Hi Ely, we are very careful about which manuscripts we'll put up forauction--we never want to "cry wolf" and one usually auctions onlymajor books. At the same time, we usually make multiple submissions,and if more than one editor wants a book--that can turn into anauction.Regarding movie rights, we usually focus on fiction and go overour lists regularly with movie agents. However, we recently sold apsychological self-help book by David Lieberman "Get Anyone to DoAnything" to a screen writer! He likes the title--and that will be amovie. So who can tell what will work--and when. All we can do iskeep trying.Cheers,Elizabeth

Is the historical romance market growing, dying or staying thesame? I've been told repeatedly how difficult it is to break intothe historical market and yet I've had at least 4 friends in thelast year get published in the genre. Your insights would begreatly appreciated.

Re: QUESTION:Future of Historical Romance?

Hi Rene,The historical romance market is getting more difficult and alsoeasier, depending on your book. Publishers do search for historicalnovels now. Everyone wants the next Philippa Gregory. And St.Martin's is having great fun with historicals. When it comes togenre historical romance, people don't want early American settingsor odd settings. But they do seem to want Scottish settings orBritish settings. So it really depends, as always, on your talentand what your book is about. Don't give up.Cheers,Elizabeth

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Thank you Ms. Pomada and Mr. Larsen for answering our questions. Wehope you can join us again.Our best wishes to you and to the Larsen-Pomada Literary Agency.

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Shalla

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"Learn the Publishing Business" by a former New York Publishing Executive, Jerry D. Simmons Registration is FREE at The ShalladeGuzman Writers Group

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Online Seminar: Sept 20, 2006, 11am PST to 12pm PST

"Learn the Publishing Business" by a former New York Publishing Executive, Jerry D. Simmons

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Ready to learn how to successfully publish?

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Who is Jerry?

Jerry D. Simmons, a former vice president at the former Time Warner Book Group in New York, now known as Hachetter Book Group USA, has more than 25 years experience in the publishing industry.
He is the author of INSIDE The Business of Publishing: What Writers Need to Know and the founder, president and CEO of the information web site for writers, WritersReaders.com

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Cynthia Alvarez
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Free Online Seminar: "Learn the Publishing Business"

2006-08-22T12:05:00.000-07:00

Join Us! Seminar with Jerry D. Simmons, a former New York Publishing Executive

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Are you a Serious Writer?

Ready to learn how to successfully publish?

Ready to market and sell your book?

Like to learn how the publishing world works?

Join Us!

Who is Jerry?

Jerry D. Simmons, a former vice president at the former Time Warner Book Group in New York, now known as Hachetter Book Group USA, has more than 25 years experience in the publishing industry. He is the author of INSIDE The Business of Publishing: What Writers Need to Know and the founder, president and CEO of the information web site for writers, WritersReaders.com

When is our Seminar?

Wednesday, September 20, 11am-12pm PST

(join now and receive free book excerpts)

Where?

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Cost?

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Here are the Reading Materials for our Seminar with former New York Publishing Executive, Jerry D. Simmons

1. Please read these before the seminar:

BEING SMART ABOUT GETTING

PUBLISHEDCONVERSATIONS WITH WRITERS ON WRITING

(Twenty Years of Writers Sharing the Secrets of Writing)

For all of Jerry D. Simmons Articles*http://shalladeguzman.blogspot.com/2006/08/join-us-seminar-with-jerry-d-simmons.html

All these articles are also posted at theShalladeGuzman Writers Group

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2. Then, on September 20, you can post any questions you have and former New York Publishing Executive, Jerry D. Simmons will answer them.

**Since Jerry D. Simmons will take the time to thoroughly answer your questions, you may receive your answer that day or the following day* ***

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Free Online Seminar: "Get Your Book On Oprah" with top media coach, Susan Harrow

2006-05-16T07:59:00.000-07:00

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Online Seminar: June 14, 2006, 11am PST to 12pm PST

"Get Your Book On Oprah" with top media coach, Susan Harrow

Registration is FREE at The ShalladeGuzman Writers Group

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Get Booked on Oprah

Find out how to Get a 6 Figure Book Advance

and more!

Still writing your novel?
It's never too early to learn the business of writing.

Moderator:

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Who is Susan Harrow?

Susan Harrow, founder of PRsecrets.com, is a top media coach and marketing expert, and author of the book, "Sell Yourself without Selling Your Soul," "The Ultimate Guide to Getting Booked on Oprah" and "Get a 6 Figure Book Advance."

Her clients have appeared on Oprah, 60 minutes, CNN, CBS, Good Morning America, Larry King Live and in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Time, People, Parade, and the most respected print publications nationwide.

For the past 16 years she has consulted with Fortune 500 CEOs, top coaches, successful entrepreneurs and best-selling authors-everyone from soccer moms to CEOs, rock star wives to reality TV stars. More than 10 of her clients have gotten a 6 figure book advance.

Also get lots of free audio downloads of teleclasses and information on how to promote yourself, your product, your service or your cause and how to make your book a bestseller.

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Cynthia Alvarez
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Join Us! Q&A with Publicist Theresa Meyers, May 17

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Join Us! Q&A with Publicist Theresa Meyers, May 17

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Online Seminar: May 17, 2006, 11 am PST to 12pm PST

"Learn the Business of Writing: Public Relations" by Theresa Meyers, President of Blue Moon Communications

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Develop your brand...

Get media training...

Learn to promote your book...

Find out how to do book tours and more!

Still writing your novel?

It's never too early to learn the business of writing.

Moderator:

Shalla de Guzman

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When? Wednesday, March 17

Where? Only at the ShalladeGuzman Writers Group

Who is Theresa Meyers?

She is the President of Bluemoon Communications, a Public Relations Consulting for Fiction Writers whose client includes New York Times Bestselling Author Brenda Joyce, bestselling author Linda Conrad and Michele Scott, author for Berkley Prime Crime.

My agency, Blue Moon Communications is probably best know for getting two of our clients, Carly Phillips and Vicki Lewis Thompson selected as picks for Kelly Ripa’s Book Club on LIVE! With Regis and Kelly.

We’ve also gotten clients in national magazines such as Cosmopolitan, Complete Woman and Publishers Weekly and on radio nationwide.
I work with New York Times bestsellers, new authors and many of the largest fiction publishers in New York including St. Martins Press, Warner Books, MIRA Books (Harlequin), NAL, Dorchester and others.

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Q&A with Michele Scott Author for Berkley Prime Crime, Feb. 1st

2006-01-21T12:06:00.000-08:00

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The ShalladeGuzman Writers Group, a non-profit, completely-free writer’s group, is pleased to announce our online Q&A with Michele Scott Author for Berkley Prime Crime, Feb. 1st, 2006

WORKSHOP: Free Online Q&A (Ask your questions and get answers)

Moderator:
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When? Wednesday, Feb. 1
Where? Only at the ShalladeGuzman Writers Group

Who is Michele Scott?

Author of the new Wine Lover’s Mystery Series and Quarter Horse Mystery Series for Berkley Prime Crime, Michele Scott started writing long before she published.

While her interest in writing spanned childhood and resulted in studying journalism at USC, it took eight complete manuscripts and 12 years for her to sell her debut novel, Murder Uncorked. Then, in ten months, she sold another five books, blending both her life-long love of horses and her experience in the wine distribution industry into two hot new series.

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Cynthia Alvarez
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Q&A with Firebrand Literary Agent, Nadia Cornier--Info here :)

2005-09-16T18:12:00.000-07:00

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The ShalladeGuzman Writers Group, a non-profit, completely-free writer’s group, is pleased to announce our online Q&A with Firebrand Literary Agent, Nadia Cornier, on Wednesday, October 26, 2005.

WORKSHOP: Free Online Q&A (Ask your questions and get answers)

Moderator:

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SHALLA Q&A Description: Ask our featured Literary Agent and get answers. Write YA, Literary Fiction, Science Fiction, Chick Lit, Fantasy, Romance, Historical, Children's, Non Fiction? Like to know more about Firebrand Literary Agency? Ask Nadia.

Who’s Nadia Cornier?

Nadia Cornier formed Firebrand Literary in September 2005 after leaving the Creative Media Agency. Prior to working as an agent, she began Cornier & Associates, LLC a small marketing firm specializing in author services that still runs in conjunction with her agency. Her experience with marketing has led her to develop “campaigns” to market her authors’ projects to publishers and beyond instead of simply selling them. Nadia is also the co-author of How to Write and Sell the Young Adult Novel, to be released by Writer’s Digest in December 2006.
For more on Firebrand Literary: www.firebrandliterary.com

Cost of each SHALLA Q&A is: FREE

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Q&A with Merrick Literary Agent, Robert Brown--Info here :)

2005-09-15T12:21:00.000-07:00

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The ShalladeGuzman Writers Group, a non-profit, completely-free writer’s group, is pleased to announce our online Q&A with Wylie-Merrick Literary Agent, Robert Brown, on September 28, 2005.

WORKSHOP: Free Online Q&A (Ask your questions and get answers)

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SHALLA Q&A Description: Ask our featured Literary Agent and get answers. Write young adult, mysteries and commercial nonfiction? Like to know more about Wylie-Merrick Literary Agency? Ask Robert.

Who’s Robert Brown?

Robert Brown, co-founder of the Wylie-Merrick Literary Agency, represents young adult books as well as mainstream, women's fiction, mysteries, and selected commercial nonfiction projects. He holds a degree from Indiana University in English.

He teaches workshops and consults on manuscripts at conferences throughout the U.S. and Canada and has co-authored several articles on writing, including Fiction Tips for Writers, published in May 2005 in The Writer. His clients include Heather Sharfeddin, whose debut mainstream novel, Blackbelly, is due out in October and is earning rave reviews in Publishers Weekly, Kirkus, and Library Journal, and Nina L. Wright, whose mystery, Whiskey on the Rocks, will be released also be released this fall and is garnering a very strong reviews.

Wylie-Merrick Literary Agency
http://www.wylie-merrick.com/

Cost of each SHALLA Q&A is: FREE

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Cynthia Alvarez

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Q&A with Producer/Writer/ former HBO Development Consultant Taylor Van Arsdale

2005-09-15T12:13:00.000-07:00

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The ShalladeGuzman Writers Group, a non-profit, completely-free writer’s group, is pleased to announce our online Q&A with Producer/ Writer/ former HBO Development Consultant Taylor Van Arsdale, on September 21, 2005.

WORKSHOP: Free Online Q&A (Ask your questions and get answers)

Moderator:

Shalla de Guzman
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SHALLA Q&A Description:

Ask our featured Literary Agent and get answers. Write screenplays? Like to know more about "Script Development - Making a Good Script Great"? "The Archetype and Descriptive Character Analogies"? and "First Act Foibles and How to Fix Them”? Ask Taylor.

Who’s Taylor Van Arsdale?

Taylor Van Arsdale - is an independent screenwriter/producer and scriptconsultant. She spent several years at HBO Pictures, where she developed such projects as Don King: Only in America, GIA, and Introducing Dorothy Dandridge before branching out as a writer/producer with her own company, Tailfish Productions.

Within six months of launching Tailfish Productions, she optioned action-adventure feature The Second Agenda to Davis Classics, and partnered with producer James Gibb (Circus, Darkness Falls) to develop true-life story The Boys Club for Showtime, with Ian Biederman (Crossing Jordan) set to write the script and Arvin Brown (Just Ask My Children) to direct. Their projects in development include: Bloodwork written by Emmy-nominated writer Scott Abbott (Dorothy Dandridge, Queen of the Damned) at USA Cable with Tim Matheson attached to direct.

Most recently, she joined forces with Ksana Golod (president of Intercom Entertainment) to develop and package properties. The slate includes Marla Young's Earthbound and Nick Souza's The Diamond Kings. As an industry veteran, she has assembled a broad list of contacts within the production communities, working with writers from Endeavor, CAA, and William Morris. She teaches a "Feature Development Intensive" at Loyola Marymount University.

Under her tutelage, writer Jeff Wilber sold a one-hour spec, The Strip to HBO Original Programming, another student sold a treatment to Village Roadshow Pictures, and Tom O'Connor won the 2004 Austin Film Festival's Screenwriting Competition. She has guest lectured at both UCLA and for the International MBA Program at LMU on "How to Market Your Film".

In 2003, she conducted an eight-week screenwriting workshop sponsored by the Film Actors Boot Camp, the educational arm of the Laurelgrove Theatre Company (a nonprofit organization) where writers showcased their work for industry professionals.

She holds a B.A. in Screenwriting and Communication Arts from Loyola Marymount University, graduated magna cum laude, and was the recipient of the Screenwriting Award for the class of 2001. Her original screenplay, Death of a Tennis Star, has garnered her several writing assignments including the rewrite of Heart Beats Left, a German action-adventure, which takes place during the fall of the Berlin Wall, and The Bachelor Portraits, a commissioned adaptation of the novel by James I. Kruger.
Tailfish Productions

http://tailfish.net/

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Cynthia Alvarez

SHALLA Q&A Assistant

Plus-Size News! SHALLA MINGLES with screenwriter Shoe Schuster

2005-08-16T13:07:00.000-07:00

Remember Shoe Schuster?

He’s one of the writers competing in Bravo’s latest reality TV show, Situation Comedy. Yeah, from the Sperm Donor team.

--Guess what? We didn't chat, we mingled…
SHALLA MINGLES with screenwriter Shoe Schuster, get it on
SHALLA GOES HOLLYWOOD this August, coming soon!

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2005-07-21T15:00:00.000-07:00

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SHALLA Q&A with Manus & Associates Lit Agent Stephanie Lee, Aug 24

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The ShalladeGuzman Writers Group, a non-profit, completely-free writer’s group, is pleased to announce our online Q&A with Manus & Associates Literary Agent, Stephanie Lee, on August 24, 2005.

WORKSHOP: Online Q&A (Ask your questions and get answers)

Moderator:

Shalla de Guzman
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SHALLA Q&A Description: Ask our featured Literary Agent and get answers. Write non-fiction? Chick Lit? Multi-cultural? Commercial Literary? Like to know more about Manus & Associates Literary Agency? Ask Stephanie.

Who’s Stephanie Lee?

Stephanie Lee has been with Manus & Associates Literary Agency, www.ManusLit.com -- a national firm representing authors for over 20 years from offices in New York and the San Francisco Bay Area -- since 1997. She brings to the agency and her clients the benefits of extensive studies in the craft of writing. She holds a B.A. in literature and creative writing (fiction) from Stanford University, has studied poetry and fiction at Oxford University, and has been selected for writing workshops with some of New York’s top editors. She is considered to be an editorial agent, actively involved in the development and marketing of her clients’ work.

Stephanie's list includes prescriptive nonfiction including women’s issues, GenX/GenY issues, dating/relationships, and self-help served with humor, and narrative non-fiction, intriguing memoirs, popular science, and popular culture. Her fiction interests include commercial literary fiction, women's fiction, chick-lit, multi-cultural fiction, and new voices. Examples of her clients and projects: “Tales from the Scale: Real Women Weigh in on Thunder Thighs, Cheese Fries, and Feeling Good…At Any Size” (Adams Media), edited by popular blogger Erin J. Shea; “Avoiding Prison and Other Noble Vacation Goals: Adventures in Love and Danger” (Three Rivers), a memoir by Wendy Dale; “Love Like That” (Red Dress Ink), a novel by Amanda Hill; “I Can’t Believe I’m Buying This Book: A Commonsense Guide to Successful Internet Dating” (Ten Speed Press) by Evan Marc Katz, whose second book co-written with TelevisionWithoutPity.com writer Linda Holmes, “Why You’re Still Single,” will be out with Plume next year.

Cost of each SHALLA Q&A is: FREE

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SHALLA Q&A with Writers House Lit Agent Daniel Lazar, July 20

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SHALLA Q&A with Treble Heart author Jean Adams

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Online Q&A with chick lit author Lauren Baratz-Logsted

2005-06-20T10:46:00.000-07:00

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The ShalladeGuzman Writers Group, a non-profit, completely-free writer’s group, is pleased to announce our online Q&A with chick lit author and freelance editor, Lauren Baratz-Logsted, on July 12, 2005.

WORKSHOP: Online Q&A (Ask your questions and get answers)

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SHALLA Q&A Description: Ask our featured chick lit author and freelance editor Lauren Baratz-Logsted and get answers. Write comedy, chick lit? Get tips. Like to know about Red Dress Ink? Ask Lauren.

Who’s Lauren Baratz-Logsted?

Lauren Baratz-Logsted worked as a buyer and seller for an independent bookstore in Westport, CT, for 11 years before leaving in 1994 to take a chance on herself as a novelist. Over the next eight years, as she waited for her writing ship to come in, she paid the mortgage by taking jobs as a reviewer (she reviewed 292 books for Publishers Weekly), a freelance editor (she edited nealy 100 books, one of which was a finalist for a small-press book award at BEA in 1998 and one of which she got the authors a two-day gig on Good Morning America), a freelance writer (she wrote many reader's companions for publishers before they became common and publishers started going in-house for that kind of work), a sort-of librarian (Bethel Public Library created a job where she led monthly book discussions, arranged adult programming including authors' visits and led a biweekly writing workshop, all for four years), and a window-washer (she's arguably the only person who ever hosted a signing party for the late Robert Ludlum and washed his windows).

In 2002, Red Dress Ink called with the offer of a two-book contract, the first book of which was THE THIN PINK LINE, a dark comedy set in London about a woman who fakes an entire pregnancy. Before that book was even published, RDI offered her a subsequent three-book contract. Her second novel, inspired by popular demand, was a sequel, CROSSING THE LINE. Her third book, A LITTLE CHANGE OF FACE, about an attractive CT librarian who alters her looks for the worse, was published on June 28, 2005. Her fourth, HOW NANCY DREW SAVED MY LIFE, will be published in July 2006. Lauren is keeping the world in suspense about Book 5. Lauren also has an essay in the forthcoming collection of stories and essays, FLIRTING WITH PRIDE & PREJUDICE, which will be published by BenBella Books on Sept 1 and has been edited by Jennifer Crusie.

Lauren lives in Danbury, CT, with her husband, five-year-old daughter and fifteen-year-old niece. She writes full time.

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SHALLA Q&A with Midnight Hour radio host and Author Sally Painter

2005-06-19T12:18:00.000-07:00

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The ShalladeGuzman Writers Group, a non-profit, completely-free writer’s group, is pleased to announce our online Q&A with vampire, sci fi/futuristic author and paranormal radio talk show host, Sally Painter, on July 14, 2005.

WORKSHOP: Online Q&A (Ask your questions and get answers)

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SHALLA Q&A Description: Ask our featured author and Midnight Hour host Sally Painter and get answers. Write time travel, paranormals? Get tips. Like to know about Ellora’s Cave? Ask Sally.

Who’s Sally Painter?

Sally Painter is published with Ellora's Cave and Midnight Showcase.

She has held online paranormal workshops for the past two years and recently was offered her own paranormal talk radio show, Midnight Hour.

She is co-owner of World Romance Writers, (www.worldromancewriters.com ), an all inclusive writers group founded in 1999. A former RWA member, she was a founding member of From The Heart Chapter and served 2 terms as President and Vice-President. These days she focuses her attention on writing, WRW and her new radio show.

Her 'other world' encounters began as a child. In 1987, she started one of the most exciting adventures in her life when she participated as a subject in a three-year paranormal research study of various subjects, including psychometry, past life regressions and future life progressions.

As a published author, in Romantica™ and romance erotica, she writes vampire, time travel and scifi/futuristic. Currently, she is working on an urban fantasy for the new Cerridwen Press, an offshoot of Ellora's Cave and a new Romantica™ vampire tale.

Sally uses her paranormal experiences to bring authenticity and depth to her stories and is working on a book series which reflects the influences of her Celtic seer heritage.Her radio show, Midnight Hour, will air via the Internet, every Wednesday night at 12 Midnight, USA EST beginning July 6th.

www.sallysmidnighthour.com

You can visit Sally and learn about her books at www.sallypainter.com

Her recent books: Ellora's Cave:LOVE ME TOMORROW, Fated Mates AnthologyALL I WANT - Highlander meets Madame Curé in medieval Scotland time travel.ALL I NEED - Vampire - 4 1/2 Stars Romantic Times. DREAM LOVERS OF GARGOYLE CASTLE, Things That Go Bump in the Night Anthology,October, 2006 Midnight ShowcaseVAMPIRE BEACH RESORT, Erotic-ahh DigestCost of each

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Like to Know the Latest ShalladeGuzman Writers Group News? Read on...

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hi all, this is Shalla and I've just created the first ShalladeGuzman Message Board http://www.voy.com/194426

Like to Know the Latest ShalladeGuzman Writers Group News? Read on...

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WHO IS SHALLA?

Shalla de Guzman writes multicultural, fantasy and paranormal novels with a chick lit tone. A former writer and producer of a health and fitness cable show, Shalla now concentrates on publishing her multi-culti chick lit. She is a member of Chick Lit Writers RWA Chapter and FF&P.

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Anyway, I'm just having fun, hope you are too :)

Write, write, write with passion!
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SHALLA Q&A with top Literary Agents Michael Larsen and Elizabeth Pomada

2005-05-01T15:29:00.000-07:00

Are you interested in meeting/chatting with Editors and Agents or other Pubbed Writers?

We invite you to join our ShalladeGuzman Writers Group. If you’d like to see Agents and Editors Interviewed so far:

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And it’s free. We’re just writers helping writers. Join Us.

(And if you’re already published, we welcome you to chat with us and promote your latest work)

Coming Soon!

April 27 Q&A with Suspense, Mystery and Adventure author Billie Williams

June 21 Q&A with Literary Agents Michael Larsen and Elizabeth Pomada of the Larsen-Pomada Literary Agency only on SHALLA Q&A

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ShalladeGuzman You may recognize Michael Larsen as the author of Guerrilla Marketing for Writers : 100 Weapons to Help You Sell Your Work For a list of their recent sales:

www.larsen-pomada.com

(one of their latest is a chick lit, HOW TO SLEEP WITH A MOVIE STAR, by Kristin Harlem (Warners 2005)

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Writers, Editors, Agents, Publishers helping each other :)

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... Like to ask best-selling authors, questions? JOIN US. .

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As a member, get notified of our latest SHALLA CHATS (interviews with Editors, Agents, Publishers, etc). . Ask your questions & get answers. .

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Write Chick Lit? Write Hen Lit? Paranormals? Fantasy? Futuristic? Write Screen Plays? YA? Romance? WELCOME.

Let's share the latest Market News. JOIN US. . . .

COMING SOON! (On SHALLA CHATS, our recently finished interviews) .

MAY 7 An interview with Literary Agent Scott Eagan from the Greyhaus
Literary Agency .

JUNE 7 SHALLA CHATS with Natasha Panza about acquiring chick lit novels for Tor/Forge .

JULY 15 SHALLA CHATS with Editorial Director Nikki Read about “TRANSITA: Great books for Grown Women” .

Read more: http://www.shalladeguzman.com/ .

WHO IS SHALLA? . Shalla de Guzman writes multicultural, fantasy and paranormal novels with a chick lit tone. A former writer and producer of a health and fitness cable show, Shalla now concentrates on publishing her multi-culti chick lit. She is a member of Chick Lit Writers RWA Chapter and FF&P.Thanks!

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