Read a Good Book Lately?

Jeff Schimmel tells screenwriters things that others don't discuss, and he does it in such an interesting and straight forward way that is both entertaining and easy to read. The title may claim 25 questions answered, but it's really far more than that! Just another book that I'm glad to add to my screenwriting book collection!

You can find it on Amazon, but here's the link to make it easier for you to check it out:
https://smile.amazon.com/Maximum-Screenwriting-Commonly-Questions-Straig...

Any fans of his? If you haven't read this guy, you're missing out. His books are short, almost like a collection of vignettes. Marigold is probably my favorite book ever. It's about a suicidal floral salesman searching for reasons to keep living.

Currently reading "Turning Pro" by Steven Pressfield - the follow up to his highly successful "The War of Art". I like how the chapters/sections are a page or less, allowing me to dip and out when I need to :)

Tonight I can write the saddest lines. Write, for example,'The night is shattered and the blue stars shiver in the distance.' The night wind revolves in the sky and sings. Tonight I can write the saddest lines. I loved her, and sometimes she loved me too. Through nights like this one I held her in my arms I kissed her again and again under the endless sky. She loved me sometimes, and I loved her too. How could one not have loved her great still eyes.

My team and I are working on an option for a recently released novel by first time author Jeff South."Kilroy Was Here" - it is currently on Amazon and is a fun, cinematic read. https://www.amazon.com/Kilroy-was-Here-Jeff-South-ebook/dp/B079TPM59B/re... Also,  I would like to suggest that anyone who loves to read, check out author Wiley Cash.  I believe he is one of the great American authors writing at this time.  The novels are set in the Carolinas, and his most recent novel, "The Last Ballad" is based on some real events.  Prose like poetry, Cash is the first author since Cormac McCarthy, that I have read, who inspires a real "you are there" feel in every scene, character, and story arc.   He us nuanced, efficient as a storyteller, and you will not forget his novels long after you have finished reading them. 

My personal favorite so far is "A Land More Kind Than Home".

I am currently reading Richard Botto's 'Crowdsourcing For FilmMakers'.

Brilliant information in an enjoyable read!

I have been hitting Social Media for years, in the hope of building an interested 'Crowd'.
A lot of rethinking and targeting to be done, methinks. :-)

Highly recommended:

https://www.amazon.com/Crowdsourcing-Filmmakers-American-Market-Presents...

Grittiest portrait of World War 2 I have ever read. Very graphic too. Perfect stuff for a mini-series.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/19497217-the-sven-hassel-collection

Has anyone here read this book? https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/318565.Walk_Through_Cold_Fire

As many of you already know, Francis Ford Coppola started out with The Godfather by reading the book. He then took that book and created his own prompt book filled with notes. He basically said he relied more so on that than he did when writing the actual screenplay. This notebook showed me so much when it comes to getting the best details out of your own script. Or, if you're a writer wanting to see a favorite book of yours being made into a film, step up to the plate and practice your craft and vision (Make sure you have the rights!) I think it's helped me break down my scenes, characters, and sub plots. It's also given me a chance to rely on this if I'm looking at wanting to write a book to film adaptation. It's a great book! It's pricey, but it's worth buying.

The jungle. “Chicago will be ours.” The last sentence in the book.

I am a recent graduate and fan of Kayelle Allen SciFi Romance books. I have been working on her social media and would like to see her book(s) made into movies. What steps do I take?