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Author Q&A: Tony Lee Moral, Alfred Hitchcock’s Movie Making Masterclass

May 14th, 2013 in Author Q&A by Debra Eckerling

Tweet Tony Lee Moral is the author of Alfred Hitchcock’s Movie Making Masterclass, as well as Hitchcock and the Making of Marnie and The Making of Hitchcock’s The Birds. A successful television producer, Moral has directed more than 100 hours of television for American and British networks. In this Q&A, Moral discusses his background, plus [...]

Author Q&A: Elan Barnehama, “Finding Bluefield”

April 30th, 2013 in Author Q&A by Debra Eckerling

Tweet Elan Barnehama is the author of Finding Bluefield. Spanning the years 1960-1983, Finding Bluefield chronicles the lives of two women who, by seeking a child and family, find themselves navigating unknown and dangerous territory during a pivotal time in U.S. history. Barnehama has taught writing and literature at several colleges, led community based writing workshops, been [...]

Author Q&A: Robert Grant, “Writing the Science Fiction Film”

April 23rd, 2013 in Author Q&A by Debra Eckerling

Tweet Robert Grant, author of Writing the Science Fiction Film, is a filmmaker, screenwriter, critic, and script consultant with a penchant for science fiction and fantasy. Based in London, he currently sits on the jury of the Arthur C. Clarke Award for Science Fiction Literature and serves as Literary Editor for SCI-FI-LONDON.com. Robert is also one [...]

Author Q&A: Harrison Demchick, “The Listeners”

April 16th, 2013 in Author Q&A by Debra Eckerling

Tweet Harrison Demchick’s The Listeners follows the coming of age adventure of a teenage boy, thrust into a dystopian world inhabited by zombies, corrupt policemen and the mysterious cult: The Listeners. Demchick is the Deputy Publisher at Baltimore based Bancroft Press, specializing in niche books from Pulitzer Prize winning authors to emerging authors. Also a [...]

Author Q&A: Peter Mehlman, “Mandela was Late”

April 2nd, 2013 in Author Q&A by Debra Eckerling

Tweet Seinfeld writer/co-executive producer Peter Mehlman recently published his short story collection: Mandela Was Late, which features his best and new stories about life in LA and NY. Mehlman, who coined such Seinfeld-isms as “Yada Yada,” “sponge worthy,” and “double-dipping,” has had a very active post-Seinfeld career. He directed and produced several of his own TV [...]

Author Q&A: Marilyn Anderson, “Never Kiss A Frog”

March 26th, 2013 in Author Q&A by Debra Eckerling

Tweet Marilyn Anderson, author of Never Kiss a Frog: A Girl’s Guide to Creatures from the Dating Swamp, which became a webseries on Mingle Media TV. An award-winning writer for film, television, and theater, Anderson is also the coauthor of MUTTweiler: An Autodogography. What inspired you to first start writing? In elementary school, I did [...]

Author Q&A: Gary Lennon, “A Family Thing”

March 19th, 2013 in Author Q&A by Debra Eckerling

Tweet Playwright Gary Lennon, “A Family Thing,” has a variety of experience in television, film, and plays. He is a writer/producer/director who has worked on television shows such as The Shield and Justified (on which Lennon was awarded a Peabody Award in 2010, and a Writers Guild Nomination and an AFI Award in 2011). Lennon’s [...]

Expert Q&A: Literary Agent David Boxerbaum, Paradigm

March 12th, 2013 in Author Q&A by Debra Eckerling

Tweet Now that award-season wrapped, and 2013 is in full-swing, we spoke with Los Angeles literary agent David Boxerbaum of Paradigm. Boxerbaum represents a myriad of motion picture and television writers, directors, and producers, including David Guggenheim, writer of Universal’s Safehouse and upcoming Safehouse 2; Ken Marino, writer/producer of Universal’s Wanderlust, writer of Universal’s Role [...]

Author Q&A: Jackie Collins, “The Power Trip”

March 5th, 2013 in Author Q&A by Debra Eckerling

Tweet Last month, New York Times Best Selling author Jackie Collins released her 29th book: The Power Trip. She is an engaging author and Hollywood mainstay. I was thrilled to interview Jackie at the West Hollywood Book Fair in 2011, and delighted to attend her book launch in February, where I had the opportunity to [...]

Panelist Q&A: Embracing Social Media

February 26th, 2013 in Author Q&A by Debra Eckerling

Tweet Tonight, I will be moderating the Social Media Club LA panel on Social Media and Dating Online, discussing principles can be applied when developing online communities. The event starts at 6:30pm at General Assembly in Santa Monica. The panelists are Julie Spira, author of The Perils of Cyber-Dating and editor-in-chief at CyberDatingExpert.com; Jennifer Kelton, [...]