Hollywood vs. The Author
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Overview
Stephen Jay Schwartz has sat on both sides of that desk—first as the Director of Development for film director Wolfgang Petersen, then as a screenwriter and author pitching his work to the film and television industry. He’s seen all sides of what is known in this small community as “Development Hell.” The process is both amusing and heartbreaking. Most authors whose work contains a modicum of commercial potential eventually find themselves in “the room” taking a shot at seeing their creations re-visualized by agents, producers or development executives. What they often discover is that their audience is younger and less worldly as themselves. What passes for “story notes” is often a mishmash of vaguely connected ideas intended to put the producer’s personal stamp on the project.
Hollywood Versus The Author is a collection of non-fiction anecdotes by authors who’ve had the pleasure of experiencing the development room firsthand—some who have successfully managed to straddle the two worlds, seeing their works morph into the kinds of feature films and TV shows that make them proud, and others who stepped blindsided into that room after selling their first or second novels. All the stories in this collection illustrate the great divide between the world of literature and the big or small screen. They underscore the insanity of every crazy thing you’ve ever heard about Hollywood. For insiders and outsiders alike, Hollywood Versus The Author delivers the goods.
With contributions by Michael Connelly, Lawrence Block, Max Allan Collins, Alan Jacobson, Andrew Kaplan, Tess Gerritsen, James Brown, Peter James, Rob Roberge, Lee Goldberg, Naomi Hirahara, T. Jefferson Parker, Diana Gould, Joshua Corin, and Alexandra Sokoloff
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9781945572869 |
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Publisher: | Rare Bird Books |
Publication date: | 11/13/2018 |
Pages: | 280 |
Product dimensions: | 5.40(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.80(d) |
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Table of Contents
Introduction Stephen Jay Schwatrz 9
Betting on Bosch Michael Connelly 19
The Burglar on the Screen Lawrence Block 27
This Time it's Personal Max Allan Collins 39
The Seductress Alan Jacobson 47
Writing Homeland or How Living with Bipolar in Hollywood is Redundant Andrew Kaplan 59
Swing Hollywood Tess Gerritsen 71
On Selling a Novel to Hollywood From His Memoir The Los Angeles Diaries James Brown 85
Tales of Woe in Glittertown Stephen Jay Schwartz 93
An Interview with Jonathan Keller man 103
Where the Author Fits in the Movie Food Chain Peter James 119
What Not to do to Make it in Hollywood Rob Roberge 127
Does it Have to be an Earthquake Lee Goldberg 137
Independent Will Naomi Hirahara 147
Jeff Parker Goes to Hollywood T. Jefferson Parker 155
Detour Takes a Detour Diana Gould 159
Goliath Beats David (Often) Joshua Corin 169
An Interview with Gregg Hurwitz 175
A Woman Wouldn't Do That Alexandra Sokoloff 191
Acknowledgments 203