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Paul Antonucci
New project discussion

I've recently completed a 98000 word novel manuscript for a military thriller called the eastern range which I'm hoping to traditionally publish by a literary agent. I was wondering if anyone out there knows any agents or film professionals that would be interested in such a project. I'd be happy to discuss it with anyone who's interested

Sam Sokolow

Sounds like an epic piece. Congratulations on such a big accomplishment!

Mark Huffman

Congrats on finishing the manuscript! It’s the hardest part, for sure. If you haven’t gone to agentquery.com, that’s where I would recommend starting. You can search for agents filtered by what genres they want, and their preferred methods of querying will all be listed.

Anthony McBride

Paul Antonucci I was in the U.S. Army and write military-themed projects. Let me know if you need help.

Maurice Vaughan

98,000 is a lot of words to write, Paul Antonucci! Congratulations on finishing your manuscript!

Anthony McBride

Paul Antonucci I'm in Koreatown.

Tracy Richardson Talent Agent
Copyright Process

This is part of the copyright process.

Tracy Richardson Talent Agent

Image of the receipt before the download process. You can see the application process on their website, this is just the process before pitching my completed outline to producers.

Leonardo Ramirez

Tracy Richardson Talent Agent This looks like a screenshot of the US Copyright office entry point. But to be clear, the Supreme Court ruled in 2019 that in order to file suit for the protection of cop...

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Tracy Richardson Talent Agent

Thank you for your statement, this is the form showing the amount paid. After you pay the fee then you upload the document.

Tracy Richardson Talent Agent

Just submitted in the writer's room. Thank you for joining my support group.

Ashley Renee Smith

Final Draft definitely makes things more convenient, Matthew Kelcourse!

Ashley Renee Smith
New Sherlock Holmes Adaptation!

CW is officially moving forward with a new Sherlock adaptation- "Sherlock & Daughter". What do you think community? Is it exciting to have another adaptation of this classic character, or do you feel that Sherlock has been too played out in recent years?

https://deadline.com/2024/02/cw-orders-drama-s...

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The CW Picks Up New Drama 'Sherlock & Daughter' Starring David Thewlis
The CW Picks Up New Drama 'Sherlock & Daughter' Starring David Thewlis
https://deadline.com/2024/02/cw-orders-drama-sherlock-and-daughter-david-thewlis-1235826677/
CW Picks Up New Drama 'Sherlock & Daughter' Starring David Thewlis
Maurice Vaughan

David Thewlis is a fantastic actor, Ashley Renee Smith! I just checked his IMDb page. He's also gonna be in a Sci-Fi Mystery movie called "Littlemouth."

Terrence Sellers

Mary Helen Norris Agreed. It's always Sherlock. I'm glad to see that Hercule Poirot gets a bit more attention these days, but that's indicative of the same problem. It's always gotta be a long establi...

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Dan MaxXx

Pass

Jenean McBrearty

Cheryl Locks Her Homes. Say No to the Mess.

Ashley Renee Smith

D.E. White, Enola Holmes is a really fun adaptation, I agree!

Leonardo Ramirez
Stage 32's upcoming FREE Webinar: How to Navigate the Cannes Film Festival Marche du Film

Hey, All!

You don't want to miss out on Stage 32's upcoming FREE Webinar on Wednesday, March 13th, about How to Navigate the Cannes Film Festival Marche du Film taught by the Executive Director of the Marché du Film of the Festival de Cannes, Guillaume Esmiol! Whether you're going to Cannes this year...

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Geoff Hall

Leonardo Ramirez I’ll try and be there, even though it’s at Midnight in the UK! :-(

Kenneth Adrian Ellis

Wonderful idea of a presentation!

Gregory Barone
Just wondering!

I just want to ask (I think I asked this) but can someone like myself post a part or a chapter of a story they are working on to get some critiques or is this more for scripts, summeries and longlines?

Gregory Barone

Sallie Olson sorry, I haven't sent it yet.

Sallie Olson

Gregory Barone Oh, okay. LOL! I'm going to run to the bank. I'll check my email when I return, so no rush. :)

Gregory Barone

Jenean McBrearty just to let you know I don't read any of Dickens's books. seen some of the movie adaptions of his stories. so I just look u up on FB with the same name as on here?...

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Sallie Olson

Gregory Barone Notes/comments sent to your email inbox a few minutes ago! Let me know if you have any questions! :)

Jenean McBrearty

Yep. I use the same name.

Geoff Hall
A Brief Interview with Frank Herbert

Here’s a snippet of an interview with Frank Herbert, author of the “Dune” books.

He really tells us where Villeneuve’s Dune trilogy will end, as he sees that good leaders are eventually corrupted by power.

Are you a fan of the Dune books? Do you think it will ever be syndicated into a TV/Streamer seri...

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Suzanne Bronson
March Stage 32 In Person Phoenix Meetup

https://www.stage32.com/meetups/1963

Leonardo Ramirez
Check out the March Education Schedule!

Thanks a ton to the education team for putting these together and to Ashley Smith for sharing with us. There's a lot of great stuff here. Check out the blog link for details: https://www.stage32.com/blog/stage-32s-march-2024-education-schedule-3654...

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Sam Sokolow
Breaking down the ANATOMY OF A FALL screenplay

In an exclusive Stage 32 Deconstructing the Oscar-Nominated Script Webinar, Oscar-nominated screenwriter Alec Sokolow will break down the script for ANATOMY OF A FALL to shed light on the intricacies of the script that make it so compelling and provide you with a thorough assessment of of the piece...

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Gregory Barone

are you two related??

Sam Rivera
EILEEN Film Adaptation

I recently had the pleasure of finally watching the film adaptation of EILEEN based of Ottessa Moshfegh's book which I loved when I read it, I'm curious to see if anyone else has read the book and watch the film?

This makes me more excited for her adaptation of MY YEAR OF REST AND RELAXATION with Yorgos Lanthimos!

Pat Alexander

beautifully shot by Ari Wegner too, who's credits are stacked with wonderful-looking pictures

Tracy Richardson Talent Agent
Logline for project

Can you please give me some feedback on this logline and summary. HTTPs://www.stage32.com/loglines/55972

Marion Landan

I am not a professional screenwriter. My name means nothing in Hollywood. I also have not read your screenplay, nor do I have time to collaborate. However, you might be able to get a real professional...

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Tracy Richardson Talent Agent

Thank you for the logline, your credit will remain and when we get an interested party, you will be compensated accordingly.

David Santo

In the heart of 1990s NYC, journalist Patricia Richardson, shaped by her own homeless upbringing, uncovers a sinister conspiracy while trying to rescue two extraordinary brothers living beneath the city, pitting her against a corrupt mayor and risking everything for justice.

Tracy Richardson Talent Agent

I would like to thank everybody that participated in this post. I will take your support and good spirit into the pitch meeting; everyone wishes me luck. I will keep this community informed as much as possible.

Maurice Vaughan

Hope the pitch meeting goes great, Tracy Richardson Talent Agent!

Suzanne Corso
Ask Me Anything (AMA) Wednesday 2/21 to Thursday 2/22- Nailing Your Book Proposals & Query Letters

I'm a NYT Bestselling author and my trilogy is published with Simon & Schuster. My first novel Brooklyn Story is being made into a feature film and I had the honor of penning the script for the adaptation.

I'm here to answer all of your questions about how to nail your book proposals and query lett...

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Suzanne Corso

Geoff Hall You are most welcome. We know the golden rule is to write from the heart and from what One knows. So, don't worry about investors at this moment. Write a great query letter filled with subs...

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Maurice Vaughan

Thanks again for hosting this AMA, Suzanne Corso! Congratulations on all your success! Glad to hear "Brooklyn Story" is being made into a feature and you wrote the script!

Leonardo Ramirez

Here's the link to the lab that Suzanne Corso taught: "Write your Book Proposal: Query, Synopsis & Outline" : https://www.stage32.com/education?p=8948626817331 Great AMA!...

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Suzanne Corso

thank you D.E. White

Pamela Jaye Smith

Thanks, Suzanne, for all the helpful information. One thing we've been included in most of our query in a sentence or two and in our proposals with a paragraph a more, some with links -- Market Appeal...

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