If anyone is going to Crime Fest let me know! Tickets on sale now, and if you are an author and would like to speak on a panel, I think the deadline is end of Jan...
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If anyone is going to Crime Fest let me know! Tickets on sale now, and if you are an author and would like to speak on a panel, I think the deadline is end of Jan...
Santa was very discerning over Christmas and brought me a book written by one of my favourite poets, Joy Harjo.
Harjo is a Muskogee Creek Nation poet, who caught my attention with her collection of poetry in ‘Conflict Resolution for Holy Beings’.
The older I become, the more I am at home with the po...
Expand postJust wanted to wish everyone in the lounge a happy New Year. Personally I shall be in my PJ's sipping whisky by 9pm, but if you are out and about have a great time and here's to new goals, staying happy and healthy, and a fresh start. My new fitness regime starts on Sunday... and as usual will probably be over by Monday ;-)
Julia Warren - Happy New Year!! Looking forward to a fun and successful 2023!! :)
Shellie Schmals Thank you! Same here ! :)
Hi William Schumpert - great to hear your 2023 has started off strong! And that looks like a super microphone!
Since watching ‘I Am Not Your Negro’, James Baldwin has claimed a place not only in my imagination, but also my heart.
He refused all classifications, labels of ‘gay’ or ‘socialist’ and settled on ‘writer’, believing that labels restrict your talent and your audience. What is meant for a wider audie...
Expand postThank you for this thread Geoff - Baldwin's words have that particular resonance for me. I guess I never understood what labels are and I don't want to. And you're right, it's a game we (writers) should not play.
Morgan Aitken maybe vegan, vegis, vegit? At least that would be personal pronouns, rather than impersonal (it it’s itself).
Robert Muyuwa Mulundika hey Robert, I’m glad you feel that you’ve found a place, a community here at Stage32.
I’m sorry to hear about your diagnosis and trust you’ll find a way to balance this with the...
Expand commentStephanie Munch when was the first time you read Baldwin’s work?
I think he was brave not to follow the peer pressure of his day, to following those labelling conventions. I love his tenacity, not to...
Expand commentI was in highschool (long ago) and to be honest I didn't even remember he was a black writer. Your post made me fall into it again - Sometimes it is good to remember the context and time in which a bo...
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So I have two ebooks (rights reverted), just sitting on my computer, and inspired by all of you, I'm going to self pub both of them.
I'm having them re-formatted, because I need to edit out the former publisher's details, and new covers, plus new titles. Total cost £350 per book.
They are already out...
Expand postThanks Debbie, yes all good and I have that letter of reversion super safe. Plus my agent has been through everything in case I missed any clauses. So many authors doing this now, and glad we can take our books another route if we want to!
Morgan Aitken Tis...
If so, I highly recommend this webinar hosted by Rebecca Windsor, the head of Warner Brothers’ Television Workshop. Here’s a link so you can check it out; https://www.stage32.com/webinars/How-To-Get-Into-Television-Fellowships...
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If you use a traditional publisher, this is what you can expect.
If you self-publish, you keep both the publisher and author cost, and if you distribute yourself, you keep the distributor costs. If you print and get your books in a bookstore, you don't always need a distributor, especially locally. I...
Expand postHey all, I had my first pitch session with Jason Piette of Disrupting Influence that was set up by a Stage 32 email. How do I find out if my pitch was an epic fail or if he had any interest? Did I lose my one shot?
Hi Sam Mannetti and to all of you … thank you for the responses!! I was nervous and I don’t feel I did a good job representing the work. I just hope it sounded like a great Thriller. Thank you all aga...
Expand commentHi Maurice Vaughan it was a verbal over the phone pitch
Ok, Candace Meredith. Never mind. Sam Mannetti answered your question perfectly. :)...
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Getting accepted into a TV writing fellowship is one of the best ways to pave a path into a writers room and a career as a television writer. This upcoming webinar on how to get into TV fellowships is a must watch if you want to apply - it’s competitive but absolutely achievable. Here’s a link so yo...
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