Archive for the ‘Industry’ Category
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Adaptations and are you coming to London Book Fair?
08 Mar 2024Do you hate watching movies and TV dramas based on novels? Or love them? Why do some adaptations work, while…
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Want help adapting a book for screen?
31 Jan 2024HELP ADAPTING This week I have two new resources for you if you want help adapting a book for film…
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Want help selling a book or film?
13 Apr 2023HELP SELLING A BOOK OR FILM No book or film reviews today. This week I’m talking about pitching a book…
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Oy veh! Jewface casting?
17 Dec 2021JEWFACE CASTING There was a massive fuss this autumn when a major Hollywood movie came out. A white actor played…
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Hallucinations at the Oscars
23 Apr 2021HALLUCINATIONS AT THE OSCARS Like staring into a fire, part of the fun of watching all the films submitted for…
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Is the rise of the topical novel killing literature?
11 Dec 2020THE RISE OF THE TOPICAL NOVEL In 2010, I took my then agent for a Chinese lunch. I pitched an…
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Why most people are crap at persuading
22 May 2020GETTING GOOD AT PERSUADING This message was intended solely for writers and film-makers, until I realised that pitching and persuading…
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Angry movies at the Baftas
29 Jan 2020ANGRY MOVIES AT THE BAFTAS We live in angry times, it seems. So I shouldn’t have been surprised when I…
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#IndieAuthorChat Nov 19 & book offer
14 Nov 2019Book offer Christmas is coming and the first presents are on their way. First, I’m hosting a free Twitter chat…
