Dear Reader,

Hears another post for the day. these are links to some interesting articles that can help with with your script writing. They are from Script magazine.


Improvising Screenplays: The “All is Lost” Exercise - How to Sharpen Your Film Endings by Revealing Defeat
Writer and theatrical improviser Brett Wean reveals how to craft satisfying film endings by showing what your character's defeat could look like.
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Craft: Do I Need Screenwriting Software?
Dave Trottier explains how formatting is the language of the screenplay. See specific reasons why screenwriting software makes it easier to learn and communicate with other industry professionals.
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Double Your Odds of Success by Adapting Your Script Into a Novel with Tips in Our FREE Download!
If you haven’t considered adapting your screenplay to a novel, you might be missing out on another opportunity. Create another piece of valuable intellectual property for yourself with these novel writing tips.
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Why Spec Scripts Fail: Ignorance vs. Arrogance
Stewart Farquhar uses his expertise and shares industry standard expectations for spec scripts to discuss a writer's perspective: ignorance or arrogance.
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Screenwriting Website of the Week: Paul Zeidman's Maximun Z
ScriptMag is proud to announce Paul Zeidman's Maximum Z as our latest Screenwriting Website of the Week!
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Short Story Competition !!!

Hello, readers.

Have you written a short story?

Here is a chance to enter it into a content.

We'll keep this short.  Enter the Writer's Digest Short Short Story Competition for a chance at$3,000 and a trip to the 2015 Writer's Digest Conference, PLUS national exposure for your story! Click here to see the full prize list. Here's the bottom line. Keep your story under 1,500 words to qualify, and be sure to get your work to us by November 17!

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Critique :  $58.00 ( for scripts)

Query Letters :  $28.00 (scripts/books): 

Synopsis :  $38.00 (script/books): 

Edits/ Proofread for Books:  $90.00

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Resources for Publishing Your Novel

Hello, readers.

Today's post concerns book publishing. A lot of people are e book publishing now.  However I advise writers not to give up on traditional publishing. Traditional publishing has certain standards set that forces a writer to improve their writing. Where as self publishing and e-books do not.

below is are some free books from Blue Ash Publishing that can help you fine tune your book in preparing it for publishing.

GET STARTED     |     PRICING     |     RESOURCES      |     WHAT WE DO   Self-Publishing Made Easy Whether you’re writing your first book or you’re an old pro, Blue Ash Publishing’s Self Publishing 101: The Quick Start Guide for Writers is essential reading for authors looking to publish a book. This free guide goes beyond the basics, and is packed with info that will help you get your masterpiece to the marketplace. Topics include: Pricing strategies and tactics Choosing an editor How to keep 100% of your sales Cover design tips eBook conversion 101 And much more Free Writers Digest Resources:

Writing Horror Movies

Dear Reader,

Happy October!

Today I have a blog post about horror movies. Horror films a very popular with audiences and producers. Just this weekend we watched one on Chiller TV. When they are well written, they can grab the attention.

Following is an article on how to write a horror script. I got the article from an email sent by Script Magazine. Read the article if you're interested in trying your hand at horror script writing.
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Why Horror Movies Sell
	Jeanne Veillette Bowerman Online Editor ScriptMag.com

Unlike the victims in horror movies, horror is a hot genre that isn't going to die anytime soon. If you're trying to break into horror writing, don't miss Neal Marshall Stevens's webinar on Monday, October 20th on Horror Conventions: What Makes a Scary Movie, now ON SALE until October 17, 2014. 

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by Steve Kaire

The horror genre has been with us since the advent of silent films. There seems to be a strong, unexplainable and innate reason people want to be frightened. 

The reasons why horror films are so popular and successful at the box office are many. From the strictly budgetary point of view, horror movies are inexpensive to produce, compared to other genres. Few locales, unknown actors, and cut rate special effects make for cheap thrills. Several spectacular successes using that formula was The Blair Witch Project and Paranormal Activity. Think about it. Both those films had limited locations, no name casts, and relatively inexpensive special effects. 

Another reason horror films do well at the box office is that the genre has a loyal and dedicated audience following. Fans purchase tickets to whatever horror film is playing because they know what to expect. 

Another huge incentive to produce horror movies is... 

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Upcoming Literary Agent Conferences !

Would you like to meet with an agent personally and talk one on one?

Falling is a list of conferences that will occur across the country this year and the start of next year. If you live in an area where any of them will be held I highly advise you to attend.


Agent-Conference Opportunities

There are plenty of opportunities for writers to meet agents face to face at writers' conferences and pitch their work in 2014 and 2015. Remember: Meeting agents in person is a great way to get past the slush pile. If an agent is interested in your work and requests a sample or book proposal, you can write "Requested Material" on your submission, making sure it gets a fair read and consideration.

Know that there are two types of conferences. There are general writers' conferences, that address a variety of subjects, and then there are specialized conferences, which usually tend to focus on a single genre-such as western, romance, or mystery. You will find both kinds in this list below.

Atlanta Writers Conference, Oct. 24, 2014, Atlanta, GA 
Attending agents: Jennifer Udden (Donald Maass Literary); Beth Phelan (The Bent Agency); Elizabeth Kracht (Kimberley Cameron & Associates); Katie Grimm (Don Congdon Associates); and Nadeen Gayle (Serendipity Literary Agency).

Indiana Writing Workshop, Nov. 1, 2014, Indianapolis, IN
Attending agents: Jen Karsbaek (Foreword Literary); Whitley Abell (Inklings Literary); and Laura Crockett (Triada US). Also in attendance is editor Andrew Scott of Lacewing/Engine Books.

Windsor International Writers Conference, Nov. 13-16, 2014, Windsor, ON, Canada.
Attending agents: Nikki Terpilowski (Holloway Literary); and Christopher Rhodes (James Fitzgerald Agency).

Colorado Writing Workshops, Boulder, CO (Nov. 14) and Denver, CO (Nov. 15) 
Attending agents: Rachelle Gardner (Books & Such Literary); Sarah Freese (Wordserve Literary); Shannon Hassan (Marsal Lyon Literary); Alex Barba (Inklings Literary); Sara Megibow (Nelson Literary); Sandra Bond (Bond Literary); Renee Nyen (KT Literary); Erin Buterbaugh (MacGregor Literary). 

Arizona Writing Workshops, Phoenix, AZ (Nov. 21, 2014) and Tucson, AZ (Nov. 22, 2014) 
Attending agents: Adrianna Ranta (Wolf Literary); Steve Laube (The Steve Laube Agency); and Claire Gerus (Claire Gerus Literary). The two workshops are identical, with the same schedule and faculty.

Eckerd College Writers' Conference, Jan. 17-25, 2015, St. Petersburg, FL
Attending agents: Bill Contardi (Brandt & Hochman); Lisa Gallagher (Sanford J. Greenburger Associates).

SDSU Writers' Conference, Jan. 23-25, 2015, San Diego, CA 
Attending agents: This event hasn't posted its exact faculty yet, but has 10-25 agents in attendance each year.

The Kentucky Writers Conference, Feb. 6, 2015, Louisville, KY
Attending agents: Victoria Lea (Aponte Literary); Natalia Aponte (Aponte Literary); Brent Taylor (Triada US); and Alice Speilburg (Speilburg Literary). 

Tennessee Writers Conference, Feb. 7, 2015, Nashville, TN 
Attending agents: Greg Daniel (Daniel Literary); Lauren MacLeod (Strothman Agency); Brent Taylor (Triada US); Julie Gwinn (The Seymour Agency); and Cate Hart (Corvisiero Literary). 

San Francisco Writers Conference, Feb. 12-15, 2015, San Francisco, CA
Attending agents: There are already about 20 agents confirmed. You can see them all on the conference faculty page on the site.

Portland Writers Workshop, Feb. 20, 2015, Portland, OR 
Attending agents: Sandra Bishop (Transatlantic Agency); Adam O'Connor Rodriguez (Hawthorne Books). 

The Seattle Writing Workshop, Feb. 21, 2015, Seattle, WA
Attending agents: Kathleen Ortiz (New Leaf Literary); Kristin Vincent (D4EO Literary); Genevieve Nine (Andrea Hurst & Associates); and Fleetwood Robbins (Waxman Leavell Literary).

Writer's Digest Conference East, late summer 2015, New York, NY
Exact dates coming when available, but this conference usually happens somewhere in late July or early August over the course of one weekend. 

Creating A hooking Plot

Here something else to interest. This was also sent to me in an email from GUIDE TO LITERARY AGENTS.

Create an Awesome Plot That Grabs Agents & Readers -- Check Out this Month's Webinar and Agent One-on-One Boot Camp

Like I mentioned in the editor's letter, now is an amazing time to check out upcoming WD instruction if you are having trouble laying out your plot.

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First of all, tomorrow's (Thursday's) webinar is taught by "The Plot Whisperer" Martha Alderson. It's called "How to Pre-Plot & Complete a Novel or Memoir in a Month," and it all starts at 1 p.m., EST, on Oct. 9. All registrants of this webinar will receive the ebook The Plot Whisperer Book of Writing Prompts by Martha Alderson.

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN:

    -- How to structure your story in preparation of writing a fast draft
    -- How to pre-plot the dramatic action plot and the character emotional development plot 
    -- The benefits of writing a fast draft from beginning to end
    -- The importance of reaching the end before beginning again
    -- Why pre-plotting ensures you'll finish your story in the allotted time
    -- The best use of your time to reach your goal
    -- The plot items you'll need to begin your one-month writing challenge
    -- How to use the one-month deadline to your advantage

There's much more to know about the webinar. Check out the official page here.

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Secondly, later this month, the agents at Talcott Notch Literary are teaching an Agent One-on-One Boot Camp called "Plot Perfect." It starts on Oct. 24. After hearing from agent Paula Munier on how to play out a superior plot, you will talk with the agent instructors on Blackboard and ask them questions; and then you will turn in your entire plot framework (similar to a synopsis) for a full critique from one of the Talcott Notch agents.

Find out all details of the Oct. 24 boot camp here on the sign-up page.

Check out both resources to help your plot.

$ New Literary Agents 10 / 9 / 2015

Back again.

I've been busy. I just completed the 7th draft for my novel. So I've been busy. Now I'm doing a reread.

In today's post I have names of two new literary agents you may be interested in contacting. I got their names and info from an email sent by GUIDE TO LITERARY AGENTS.

2 New Agents Seeking Clients & Queries NOW

Click on any name below to see the full mini-profile on the GLA Blog (with submission instructions). Good luck querying!  

1. Patricia Nelson of Marsal Lyon Literary Agency

She is seeking: Patricia represents adult and young adult fiction, and is actively looking to build her list. On the adult side, she is interested in literary fiction and commercial fiction in the New Adult, women's fiction, and romance genres. For YA, she is looking for contemporary/realistic fiction as well YA mystery/thriller, horror, magical realism, science fiction and fantasy. She is also interested in finding exciting multicultural and LGBTQ fiction, both YA and adult. In general, Patricia loves stories with complex characters that jump off the page and thoughtfully drawn, believable relationships - along with writing that makes her feel completely pulled into these characters' lives and worlds.

2. Julie Gwinn of The Seymour Agency

She is seeking: Christian and Inspirational Fiction and Nonfiction, Women's fiction (contemporary and historical), New Adult, Southern Fiction, Literary Fiction and Young Adult.