'How did we ever get this far? I don't know.'
The Godfather
Many people have asked me how I came about to get this far with the writing. I love when people ask me that as if I'm polishing my Pulitzer Prize
for Literature already. The fact is, I know that this is going to be a long arduous journey. I know that I won't be published with the next month or even six months. Hell, it could be a year before I see any results Read more…
OK. So, I got my framework. I got an A-Z map of how to write this film in my 35 Steps. The only thing I don’t have is time. I’m sure it’s been said before, b
ut time is like gold to a writer. Read more…
Ok, I wrote a book last year “Just Like Starting Over”. I had this <a title="Self Publishing: A Good
Idea?” href=”http://getmewriting.com/getting-published/self-publishing-a-good-idea/”>self published through Lulu… see my other article for thoughts on that. Though this was a good way to create a buzz about the book, the actual selling of the book wasn’t at blockbuster Harry Potter levels or anything. Not that I expected that.
However, looking back on the book and one thing became clear. It did not have to die with this publication and using all the skills I have I could easily create a film from the material. Read more…
Writing comes with a Catch-22… no, not the book, though it is well recommended. As you may be aware there are lots of writers in this world (look in the library, lots of books, lots of writers wrote those books). Now, once you’ve written your book
or script or story or whatever, you think ‘right, I’ll just send this to (insert random publisher here)’. You think they will go ‘Perfect, get David on the phone we have a cheque for him.’ Read more…