Month: November 2022
Monday Funnies…
Sunday funnies
It had been a slow day at the pearly gates, and St. Peter was on the verge of nodding off when suddenly a man appeared. He was rumpled and tattered and not very steady on his feet. St. Peter looked him over skeptically.
“Have you ever done anything of particular merit?” he asked.
The man thought it over.
“Well, I can think of one thing,” he said. “I saw a bunch of punks who were harassing a young woman. I told them to leave her alone, but they wouldn’t listen to me, so I went up to the biggest one of them and busted him in the chops and yelled, ‘Now, back off!’”
“Impressive,” said St. Peter. “When did this happen?”
The man looked at his watch and said, “About five minutes ago.”
A Primer on TV & Film Adaptation for Writers (Where the Rules Change Often) – by Jeanne Veillette Bowerman…
on Jane Friedman site:
Hollywood is an odd place and ever-changing. If your literary agent or publisher wants to pitch your book to producers, managers or networks, they need to know the rules—or at least, the rules of the day.
But don’t get too stuck on them, because … you guessed it … they’ll change. Often.
Back in the day, an agent or publisher could pitch your book over the phone or mail a copy off for consideration. Now, the execs prefer a little more detail and insight before considering your story for an adaptation.
The million-dollar question: What does Hollywood want in a story?
Truth is, sometimes they don’t even know until they hear it. It’s a gut check of something that’s not only marketable, but also gives them tingles when they read the logline.
The elements of a great pitch package
Tom Gauld goes to the book of the year awards – cartoon…
Caturday funnies — basket case edition
Still more of the worst album covers ever
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