Author Notes
The Making of a TV Show from the Ground Up, Part 6
What takes so long to make a movie or TV show once the book is optioned and sold? It seems like it takes forever once someone says there’s going to be a movie for it to finally come out?
The Making of a TV Show from the Ground Up, Part 5
What are some (surprising) things I’ve learned about the TV/film industry since this whole journey of selling a TV show started? Who actually makes the sale happen?
My Notes on Medusa’s Sheikh
AUTHOR NOTES ON MEDUSA’S SHEIKH So there’s a story to how this book came about… I read a book, which shall remain nameless, from my publisher that included a belly dancer in it…and the book was a terrible and inaccurate depiction of Middle…
The Making of a TV Show from the Ground Up, Part 4
So what about my book? What about it made it sell for a TV show? What is its hook (and what’s a hook)? What is SECOND SHOT’s logline (and what’s a logline)?
The Making of a TV Show from the Ground Up, Part 3
What are the sorts of things in books that make for a good movie or TV show? I know this GREAT book that I think would be an amazing movie…am I actually right about that?
The Making of a TV Show from the Ground Up, Part 2
What’s the difference between an option and a shopping deal? How many books that get optioned actually become a movie or TV show? How much do they cost to make? And the one I always get asked…how much money do authors who sell their books for TV and film get paid, anyway?
The Making of a TV Show from the Ground Up, Part 1
How on earth did I sell a TV show without knowing a thing about the TV/film industry? What’s a TV bible and how did you learn what one was? What's a shopping deal?