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Hi all, should've made this post sooner but wanted to let you all know about an incredible resource that's about to drop and is available for preorder..."Get Signed!" by Lucinda Halpern, who runs her own NYC lit agency and has extensive experience working for publishers too. She's the real deal and...
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Thanks for sharing! This begs the question: has anyone used AI for 'help'? What were your experiences? I used ChatGPT once to slim down a Logline. The result wasn't great, but it helped me get to the core a lot faster :)
Jaap Ruurd Feitsma, I also think as a tool, it's great for checking and compiling research quickly. If you're writing and in a flow, but you need to switch over to fact-check something, you can easily...
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I agree with Ashley Renee Smith in that it can be used as a research tool...especially with my short attention span. SQUIRREL!
But on a serious note, I once had a professor tell me that when you write...
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Hahaha, glad to know I'm not alone in... SQUIRREL!
AI is definitely terrible over any sort of long form writing. I'll use it sometimes for location descriptions of places I've never been with a simple prompt like: "Describe 1820s London in 3 sentences." Which will output something smart looking and pithy that I can play around with.
Hey, All!
Don't miss out on tomorrow’s fantastic AMA with Suzanne Corso, NYT Bestselling Author, Journalist, and TV/Film Correspondent to THE TODAY SHOW in the Authoring Lounge! Suzanne is sharing her time with us to answer YOUR questions about "Nailing Your Book Proposals & Query Letters".
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Stage 32 is excited to welcome back Suzanne Cross for her upcoming lab.
In this exclusive Stage 32 8-part lab, you will create your persuasive book proposal so you can get the attention of major commercial book publishers. To work with you one-on-one for your journey is NYT best selling author Suzann...
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I've known Suzanne for a while and hold her in the highest regard. She's a great person, writer and educator. This is going to be an amazing lab!
Cannot wait!!!!
Sam you are the best and I thank you! Sam Sokolow
Thank you for your kind words. @D.E.White
This January, you'll have the chance to learn from knowledgeable industry executives, music supervisors, showrunner assistants, commercial directors, stunt professionals, actors, showrunners, directors, acclaimed producers, screenwriters, distributors, and representatives. Thanks Ashley, Sam, Sydney...
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Thanks for sharing, Leonardo Ramirez! It's an exciting month and a chance for everyone in the community to kick off 2024 by working with, and learning from, some of the top people in the industry.
If I...
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Thanks so much Sam Sokolow. Here's to an amazingly creative 2024!
Thanks for getting the word out, Leonardo Ramirez!
You're not alone Andrew Russ! They are pretty awesome.
In this new exclusive Stage 32 8-part Stage 32 lab, you will create your persuasive book proposal so you can get the attention of major commercial book publishers. To work with you one-on-one for your journey is NYT best selling author Suzanne Corso, who is hailed as one of USA Today’s New Voices fo...
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Hey, All!
Don't miss out on tomorrow’s fantastic AMA in the Writer’s Room Lounge! Victoria Davis, Script Editor & Development Consultant (DISCLAIMER, THE GREAT, MAN VS BEE) is sharing her time with us to answer YOUR questions about "How a Script Editor Can Help Get You Out of the Woods and Onto the S...
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Today, we published chapter 13 of my sci-fi novel Xtreme Saga. This is one of my favorite chapters in the first book, because it, better than most of the other chapters, exemplifies what I will refer to as "Marketing Integrated Fiction Writing". When I was first hired to write Xtreme Saga, which did...
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Thats a really interesting approach, Terrence Sellers! I'm glad that the company was open to that, instead of awkwardly forcing products that wouldn't really make sense in the context of the world you...
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Love the approach and the integration of the products into the story, Terrence Sellers. It's really out-of-the-box thinking!
Congratulations on chapter 13 being published, Terrence Sellers!
"I do not claim that this is the only way to do it, but the way I have done it is by examining the products and applying their names in...
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Always good to learn all aspects of filmmaking! With that in mind, check out tomorrow's AMA (Wednesday, February 7th) in the Post-Production Lounge- Kenneth Lui, Filmmaker, Editor, and Professional VFX Artist (BATMAN V. SUPERMAN, CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR, GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY) will be answering...
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This February, you'll have the chance to learn from knowledgeable industry executives, actors, award-winning screenwriters, producers, directors, and representatives.
Check out the impressive list here:
https://www.stage32.com/blog/stage-32s-february-2024-education-schedule-......
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After reading a number of different resources, blog posts, and sample letters, I finally finished a novel query letter that I'm happy with. Mostly, I'm happy that I was able to keep it within the word count lol. A resource that really helped me was Jane Friedman's Blog Post about Query Letters.
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Thats great, Terrence Sellers! Thank you for sharing this resource with everyone! We'll also be having an Ask Me Anything in February with a best-selling author, here in the Authoring Lounge, focused...
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Congratulations on finishing your query letter, Terrence Sellers!
Great share! I knew 0% about writing a query letter for a novel before reading this article.
Jane said in the article, "Novelists and mo...
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Maurice Vaughan I've never even considered sending out a query letter for an unfinished project. In fact, I've had people advise me to, and I flat out ignored them. The entire idea of leaving myself i...
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Great recommendation. Thank you for sharing Jonathan
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Thats so interesting, Jonathan Jordan! Thank you for sharing this resource with the community!
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Smart! "How to get signed?" One of the most asked questions here on Stage32..Will sell like hell! I wonder how many writers having read the book will have an agent within a year? There's no guaranteed ticket to heaven.
Thank you for the recommendation!