Tag Archives: writing plays

Towing the Line

Posted on July 2, 2021 by Tonette Joyce

“If one — and only one — of your stories would be adapted for the silver screen, which one would you select? Would you prefer to write the screenplay… or just watch from the sidelines while the studio uses whoever … Continue reading →

Posted in advice, author's life, big plans, Books, careers, characters, Characters based on real people, creating scenes, decisions, editing, experiences, fantasy, goals, imagination, inspiration, memories, Miscellaneous, novels, plots, Preparing for writing, Publishers, Random thoughts, research, Tonette Joyce, using talents, Validation, writers, writing from experiences | Tagged "Optioning " property for movies, "Writing Movies for Fun and Profit", adapting work for movies, Celtx, Converting novels to screenplays, converting stories to screenplays, Disney, Harry Potter, Having your books made into screenplays, Having your stories made into movies, KK Rowling, Mary Poppins, movie studios, Pamela Lyndon Travers, Robert Ben Garant, Studio writers, Thomas Lennon, writing plays, Writing screenplays | 8 Comments

Return of Author David Parmelee

Posted on April 28, 2017 by Tonette Joyce

Welcome Back, Writer/ Author David Parmelee! David was one of my first guests when I joined 4F, 1H. I asked him to join us because he had just had his first novel published. It is based on actual events during … Continue reading →

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A Moving Story

Posted on May 6, 2016 by Tonette Joyce

The question this week is: If we had one of our stories made into a movie, who would we like to see cast and who would we want to direct? Unfortunately, that is not a very realistic question because the … Continue reading →

Posted in big plans, characters, Fantasy vs Reality, inspiration, Life, movies, Tonette Joyce, writing | Tagged Apollo 13, Betty White, casting movies, Die Hard, Harry Potter, Jaclyn Smith, JK Rowling, John McTiernan, making your own movie, movie directors, movies, Nomads, plays, Rob Reiner, Ron Howard, Sandra Bullock, Sophia Loren, The Hunt For Red October, The Thomas Crown Affair, writing plays | 12 Comments

Out With the Old,In With the New

Posted on January 3, 2014 by Tonette Joyce

Here we are in the beginning of 2014… and how did THAT happen?! I once wrote in a poem: As years go past, they travel fast, Though days can seem so long. But gee, this year, not even the days … Continue reading →