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Jaws in Space Pitching Workbook
Adaptation Workbook
Laughing in the Dark
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The Cupboard
SEVEN DARK AND UNUSUAL STORIES
Step into a world of mystery and dark humour with bestselling author Charles Harris.
From a disappearing magician to a suspicious husband, each story in this collection will leave you on the edge of your seat, waiting for the twist.
And just when you think you’ve seen it all, satirical SF novella The Procedure will take you on a journey to a distant galaxy, where even the rescue procedure holds secrets.
But don’t take our word for it. Find out for yourself when you join a sleeper agent living in fear, a cat-lover caught in a love affair, and a dog with a potentially disastrous name as they navigate through the surreal and unpredictable worlds created by Harris.
If you like dry humour, off-beat characters and a twisty style you’ll love this collection of short short stories and a bonus novella by an award-winning film-maker.
So why wait? Open up The Cupboard and experience a new way of looking at the world. Trust us, you’ll want to read to the very end.
Reader Reviews:
***** Constantly surprising
***** Fascinating and gripping… Easy to pick up, hard to put down!
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Jaws in Space Pitching Workbook
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Two screenwriters once walked into a Hollywood producer’s office and said three words ‘Jaws in space.’ That three-word pitch won them the contract for the blockbuster movie Alien.
The ability to pitch well is essential for all authors and screenwriters. Strong pitching skills will accelerate your career. Not only helping you sell your books and screenplays, but also develop them in the first place.
Based on his bestselling book Jaws in Space, used by university MA courses, this workbook takes you through the essentials, with questions and exercises to help you develop a strong pitch or log-line for fiction or non-fiction, stand-alone or series, book, movie or TV.
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Adaptation Workbook
So, you’re thinking of writing an adaptation. Maybe a screen version of one of your own books. Or a novelisation of a movie you admire. Or even a stage play based on a true story.
Adaptations bring many advantages. But there are many elephant traps along the way that can sabotage the best work.
Done well, adaptations provide reassurance for producers and publishers that the story has already worked in another medium. According to one survey, half of all Oscar-winning movies have been adaptations.
Adaptations provide material and ideas, saving work researching and developing characters and plot (but by no means saving all the work, as will be seen below).
And if chosen well, they can bring a ready-made audience who are already interested in the story and/or characters involved.
But make sure you avoid the pitfalls, or you’ll waste months, maybe years, of work. In Harris’ years of working with writers, directors and producers in the industry, he’s seen far too many fail for lack of knowing the basics of the field.
In this workbook, he points out the most important issues you’ll need to be aware of, and many ideas for tackling them.
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Laughing in the Dark
DOWNLOAD THIS BOOK ON SATIRE FOR FREE AND GET 80 MORE FREE BOOKS INCLUDED.
Harris searched out links to the greatest works of satire online, from the very earliest to the very latest, from world-famous novels and plays to TV scripts.
Explore classics and best-sellers you’ve always meant to read, and discover exciting new works for free. (Plus a few that you may have to pay for, but are well worth the price if you can afford them).
With an introductory chapter describing the history of satire, and a few extra surprises along the way.
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