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Wednesday, August 6, 2008
By Fronnie Lewis Wednesday, August 6, 2008
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Screenplay deals

Another superhero project is on the fast track to the Big Screen. Recently, Adam Jay Epstein and Andrew Jacobson sold a pitch called, “The Transplants” to Walt Disney Pictures for mid-six against high-six figures. The action-adventure comedy focuses on four superheroes. I know, the logline is lacking in details, but this very brief description of the story is all that is […]
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Monday, August 4, 2008
By Fronnie Lewis Monday, August 4, 2008
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Cracking the computer keys again

The Golden Gate Bridge a San Francisco landmark I’m back after several days in the gorgeous City by the Bay, San Francisco. I joined more than two thousand folks for the 28th Annual National Romance Writers of America Conference. The soft economy has some markets in publishing struggling; not romance, which is keeping the cash registers humming. Here are some quick statistics. […]
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Tuesday, July 29, 2008
By Fronnie Lewis Tuesday, July 29, 2008
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A blogging time out

I love this little bench from www.benches.com   This is a very busy week for me. I’m attending a writers’ conference and will be away from the computer for a while. I will be back blogging in a few days.
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Tuesday, July 22, 2008
By Fronnie Lewis Tuesday, July 22, 2008
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Stephen King to judge book trailer contest

Calling all amateur and professional filmmakers! Dorchester Publishing and book trailer producer Circle of Seven Productions are looking for some top-notch book trailers based on novels in the Shomi series. The book series is Dorchester’s line of speculative romances. According to Dorchester executive Brooke Borneman, the Shomi books have received comparisons to films like “Blade Runner” and “The Matrix.” Best-selling […]
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Friday, July 18, 2008
By Fronnie Lewis Friday, July 18, 2008
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Murder Abroad

Mystery author Bruce Cook with a fan at a book signing. Love mysteries and exotic locales, then check out this event tomorrow, July 19, at the Buena Vista Branch Library in Burbank from 2-4 p.m. A panel of mystery authors will discuss their books, as well as the fun and problems of setting their plots and crime scenes in far […]
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Thursday, July 17, 2008
Clapboard entertainment - Hollywood
By Fronnie Lewis Thursday, July 17, 2008
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Big day in Hollywood

The Primetime TV Emmy nominations were announced this morning. The biggest surprise — a very impressive showing by basic cable programmers. In fact, the HBO presidential series “John Adams” received the most nominations of any program, with 23. Also, up for best drama series two first-year cable shows, AMC’s “Mad Men,” and FX’s “Damages.” This is the first time cable […]
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Wednesday, July 16, 2008
By Fronnie Lewis Wednesday, July 16, 2008
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Another deal for screenwriter Diablo Cody

             Google Images Oscar-winning screenwriter Diablo Cody has sealed another script deal with movie mogul, Steven Spielberg. Cody is the blogger, former ad agency typist, ex-stripper, and ex-phone sex worker who wrote the screenplay for the movie, “Juno.” It was Cody’s first script. “Juno” won the gold statuette for best original screenplay at the 80th Annual Academy Awards ceremony back in March. Since […]
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Wednesday, July 16, 2008
By Fronnie Lewis Wednesday, July 16, 2008
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Coffee & Conversation

Photo courtesy Sheila Lowe Handwriting expert and book author Sheila Lowe will be joining a panel discussion title “A Slight Case of Murder,” on Saturday, August 2 in Burbank. This event is presented by Sisters in Crime/LA, a local mystery writers’ group. Lowe has parlayed 30 plus years of experience in the handwriting field into a very successful business with […]
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Monday, July 14, 2008
By Fronnie Lewis Monday, July 14, 2008
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The world’s oldest blogger dies at 108

An elderly Australian woman who began blogging in February of 2007 and gained an international audience died on Saturday, according to a news story on Reuters today. Olive Riley lived about 50 miles north of Sydney. Riley blogged about living through two world wars, raising three children on her own, and working as a station cook in the outback. The […]
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