Writing
A Healthy Faith Journey
Posted Author, Children, Faith, Gabby Wells, Novel, WritingThe primary reason I am attracted to creating faith-based entertainment for young adults is because they have virtually no viable options that promote a healthy faith journey. Whether it be our Nikki & Babs DVD or our upcoming Gabby Wells novel series, I feel there is a growing need for young adult characters that are […]
Typecasting Tuesday – Ribbon Resurrection
Posted Author, Novel, WritingWant to turn your typewriter into your computer keyboard? Go here: http://www.usbtypewriter.com/
Marketing Plans
Posted Author, Gabby Wells, Marketing, Novel, WritingCreating an effective marketing campaign means you have to work backwards. For our first book, Gabby Wells: Water & Blood, Dorothea and I met and had a brainstorming session over lunch, discussing all of the things that have to happen between now and the release of the book. As you can imagine, such a list […]
Typecasting Tuesday – Intro
Posted Author, story telling, WritingWow. I have to do better next time. Incomplete thoughts, misspellings, etc. Practice makes perfect. Here are some pics of my typewriter and my fix to get it working again.
Publishing Options
Posted Faith, Gabby Wells, Novel, WritingOut of the plethora of publishing options available today, we’ve ranked three that fit the best. Our Gabby Wells novel series is about a teen sleuth who, along with solving mysteries, must also deal with the high demands of her faith. These stories are not written in a preachy sort of way. Though most people […]
Book Cover Photo Shoot
Posted Author, Gabby Wells, Marketing, Novel, WritingA few days ago we setup a green screen in my living room and shot some potential book cover shots for the five books in the Gabby Wells series. DC fooling around. I’m fortunate to have a photogenic daughter who also happens to have been instrumental in development of the Gabby Wells character. So, it […]
Writing Tips
Posted Author, Novel, story telling, WritingI’ve been writing in one form or another for almost 30 years. I’d like to share some tips that I use to help me get from the blank page to a finished story. Writers Write: Writers are compelled to write. So, if you want to be a writer, write. I’ve come across a lot of […]
Gabby Wells Trailer
Posted Gabby Wells, Marketing, Screenplay, WritingOne of the benefits of having worked in the entertainment industry in a variety of different positions is knowing how to create and edit a trailer. After mulling numerous ways to use a trailer to promote the first Gabby Wells book, we decided to use the hand-held camera/docu-drama approach. This should give it a sense […]
Editing in Reverse
Posted Novel, WritingOne of the best editing advices I’ve ever heard was this… Edit your story in reverse. What does that mean? Start with the last chapter and go backwards. The early chapters have invariably been reread and edited far more than the later chapters, but, in a good novel, ever chapter has to be good. So, […]
From Screenplay to Novel
Posted Author, Gabby Wells, Novel, Screenplay, story telling, WritingThe differences between a screenplay and a novel are equivalent to the differences between a blueprint and a finished building. Over time, screenplays have come to be structured in a very specific way so that each page equals approximately one minute of screen time. And the three act screenplay structure, where major events happen at […]
Capturing the Magic
Posted WritingThere is a real feeling of something special, unique and magical happening when a moment of inspiration sparks within you. Rarely can you garner the same creative sensation one feels when you create something out of nothing, when you turn a blank page into an outline, a storyboard, a script page or a chapter of […]
My Greatest Creative Asset
Posted Gabby Wells, WritingMy daughter, Dorothea, is my greatest creative asset. She has been by my side in the creative process since she was a young adult. She’s always been a heavy reader and a lover of movies. For example, when she was nine years old we watched Hitchcock’s The Birds. As soon as the movie was done, […]
Gabby Wells – Writing Backwards
Posted Gabby Wells, WritingMost of the time, television series or movies are based on novels. With Gabby Wells, it was the other way around. In 2008, we started a film company called Sonlight Pictures. As we formulated our business plan, we wanted to create a movie trilogy for the young adult audience about a teen sleuth struggling with the high […]
