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Unedited: From Idea to Manuscript and Shelf to Screen

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Whether you're an aspiring writer, an established author, a story professional, or just a story junkie, Unedited is a behind-the-scenes trip into all facets of the global story economy. Join us for a discussion of all things story, from idea to manuscript and shelf to screen with the globe's best writers, book professionals, booksellers, and adaptation stakeholders. We’re going to keep it informed, unfiltered, and unedited—not a salon, think a bar, whatever your drink or genre of choice. Before he was published, Tom Clancy sold insurance. Stephen King worked in a laundromat. J.K. Rowling was...

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Scott Thomas: The Road from Coffeyville to LA, and KILL CREEK to MIDWESTERN GOTHIC 21.12.2024 1:55:51

Scott Thomas joins us for the sixth episode of Unedited: From Idea to Manuscript and Shelf to Screen. We discuss the road from smalltown Kansas to Beverly Hills, from family television to horror novels, and what Midwestern gothic means to him. As the earner of top praise from the New York Times to National Public Radio to Joyce Carol Oates, Scott also discusses the craft of writing and why writers...

Andy Lewis: From Writing Stephen King’s (Advance) Obit to the Rise of Fan Fiction 07.12.2024 1:11:27

We are pleased to welcome Andy Lewis of The Optionist to the fifth episode of Unedited: From Idea to Manuscript and Shelf to Screen. Having been the first-ever book editor at the Hollywood Reporter , Andy has had a first-row seat at the fifty-yard-line of the book-to-film game, something he continues today with his widely read newsletter covering adaptable books old and new. He joins us to talk ab...

Mark Vahradian: Producing Adaptations from A CIVIL ACTION to PET SEMATARY 26.11.2024 1:39:10

Mark Vahradian joins us on the fourth episode of Unedited: From Idea to Manuscript and Shelf to Screen . Mark has produced adaptations from some of the biggest names in literature, including Lee Child ( Jack Ryan starring Chris Pine), Stephen King (Paramount’s recent Pet Sematary features) and even William Shakespeare ( Ten Things I Hate About You , a loose adaptation of the Bard’s Taming of the S...

Sorcha Groundsell: From the Outer Hebrides to the BBC, and Why Actors Are Readers Too 16.11.2024 37:40

We welcome Sorcha Groundsell to the third episode of Unedited: From Idea to Manuscript and Shelf to Screen . Sorcha is a Scottish actor who has appeared in some of the biggest series on either side of the Atlantic, including His Dark Materials, Grantchester, and Shetland . She was the lead of Netflix’s 2018 series The Innocents and is the star of the BBC’s upcoming Gaelic-language series The Islan...

Bob Bookman: Fifty Years at the Top of Hollywood’s Book-to-Screen Game 09.11.2024 1:10:24

We are pleased to welcome Bob Bookman to the second episode of Unedited: From Idea to Manuscript and Shelf to Screen . Having represented marquee novels like Jurassic Park and The Silence of the Lambs , Bob joins us to discuss the evolving role of books in Hollywood over the past fifty years. In his half-century career, still ongoing, Bob has represented Michael Crichton, Tom Wolfe, Anne Rice, Gra...

J-F. Dubeau: From National Novel Writing Month to Horror Bestseller and Hollywood 31.10.2024 1:12:40

J-F. Dubeau joins us for the first episode of Unedited as we kick off on Halloween and kick into National Novel Writing Month. JF is a native of Montreal and the author of several books, including the bestseller A God in the Shed , which Barnes & Noble selected as one of the Best Horror Books of 2017—and which began its life in NaNoWriMo. A God in the Shed earned options from some of the most...