How I Sold My Novel
Last Friday morning, I received the call every writer dreams of answering. I’d been trading emails with a publisher over the previous month. This time the phon...
Author: Colin Holmes
Author, writer, adman, barbecue enthusiast, baseball fan, and collector of speeding tickets.
Writing the Novel
I recently had a publisher ask me to submit the manuscript of a novel I’ve been pitching. This book has been years in coming. It feels like I’ve worked on it fo...
Are You Still a Writer if You’re Not Writing?
I’ve had some personal issues over the last several months. Serious family and personal medical complications because, hey, you can’t go hang out at...
Just Copyright It
You’ve toiled for months writing and rewriting your screenplay. A trusted reader or two have given some quality notes, you’ve polished, tweaked and ...
It’s Always Halloween Online
One of my favorite websites for screenwriting is also one I dislike the most. Spooky, huh? It’s Done Deal Pro and to visit the forums there is to understand the...
Tips on Pitching at Austin
I recently attended the Austin Film Festival’s Screenwriter’s Conference which is also a mouthful to fit on a badge. Part of the fun of the AFF is t...
Austin Screenwriters Conference Recap
Man, I’m beat. Austin was good and bad. The Good – it’s always a great time, talking writing movies for 4 straight days, met some folks I only...