Good afternoon, I’d like to get some feedback from the group about taking my suspense novel to a screenplay. What avenues would you suggest?
Thank you,
Stacy Leicht
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AMA with Grace Duah, Screenwriter/Producer/Actor on Wednesday, March 20th!
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Grace Duah, Screenwriter, Producer, Professional Actress (GOSSIP GIRL REBOOT), & Stage 32 Thought Leader, will be hosting a free 24-Hour Ask Me Anything ("AMA") from Wednesday 3/20 to Thursday 3/21 in the Acting Lounge, focused on "Becoming a Professional Actor".
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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
- 2 months ago
Sounds like an epic piece. Congratulations on such a big accomplishment!
Mark Huffman
- 2 months ago
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
- 2 months ago
Paul Antonucci I was in the U.S. Army and write military-themed projects. Let me know if you need help.
Maurice Vaughan
- 2 months ago
98,000 is a lot of words to write, Paul Antonucci! Congratulations on finishing your manuscript!
Anthony McBride
- 2 months ago
Paul Antonucci I'm in Koreatown.
Copyright Process
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Tracy Richardson Talent Agent
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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.
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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
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Tracy Richardson Talent Agent
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Final Draft definitely makes things more convenient, Matthew Kelcourse!
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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Maurice Vaughan
- 3 months ago
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
- 2 months ago
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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Cheryl Locks Her Homes. Say No to the Mess.
Ashley Renee Smith
- 2 months ago
D.E. White, Enola Holmes is a really fun adaptation, I agree!
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
- 2 months ago
Leonardo Ramirez I’ll try and be there, even though it’s at Midnight in the UK! :-(
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
- 2 months ago
Sallie Olson sorry, I haven't sent it yet.
Sallie Olson
- 2 months ago
Gregory Barone Oh, okay. LOL! I'm going to run to the bank. I'll check my email when I return, so no rush. :)
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
- 2 months ago
Gregory Barone Notes/comments sent to your email inbox a few minutes ago! Let me know if you have any questions! :)
Jenean McBrearty
- 2 months ago
Yep. I use the same name.
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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Check out the March Education Schedule!
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Breaking down the ANATOMY OF A FALL screenplay
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are you two related??
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
- 3 months ago
beautifully shot by Ari Wegner too, who's credits are stacked with wonderful-looking pictures
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I don't know much about screenplays but there are experts in our Stage32 community that know all! Welcome!
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Hello Stacy. I echo what DE White said. It depends if you’re looking to adapt it yourself or have somebody else do it. Screenwriting is a very different skill but many authors have done it.
I don't have a background with screenwriting so I’d need an agent to help. Thanks everyone!
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Hi Stacy! I do this kind of work all the time. Here's an article I wrote about a few of the unique challenges :)
https://www.ghostwords.com/adapting-a-book-into-a-screenplay/...
Expand commentHi Stacy! I do this kind of work all the time. Here's an article I wrote about a few of the unique challenges :)
https://www.ghostwords.com/adapting-a-book-into-a-screenplay/
Hi Stacy Leicht - I'd also recommend this Stage 32 webinar on the adaptation journey from book to film/TV. Micky Levy gives great advice: https://www.stage32.com/education?p=8944891724083...
Expand commentHi Stacy Leicht - I'd also recommend this Stage 32 webinar on the adaptation journey from book to film/TV. Micky Levy gives great advice: https://www.stage32.com/education?p=8944891724083