movie rights

William Kennedy on Movie People

William Kennedy: On Hollywood Movie People

Novelist William Kennedy, author of Ironweed, once made the following point during an interview about his work. Hollywood people say no all the time. Very rarely do they say yes. The folks in Hollywood are in the business of not making movies. — William Kennedy He received a no on one of his novels. As […]

About John Kremer

John Kremer is author of 1001 Ways to Market Your Books, the Relationships Matter Marketing program, and many other books and reports on book marketing, Internet marketing, social media, and book publicity. -- .

Continue Reading

John Kremer’s Book Marketing Tip of the Day: February 4, 2014

John Kremer’s Book Marketing Tip of the Day February 4, 2014 – Tuesday’s Special News In this issue . . . – Your Book: A Hit Movie or TV Show? – One Sentence Can Make a Difference – Google HelpOuts Your Book: A Hit Movie or TV Show? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Recently, a high school teacher from […]

About John Kremer

John Kremer is author of 1001 Ways to Market Your Books, the Relationships Matter Marketing program, and many other books and reports on book marketing, Internet marketing, social media, and book publicity. -- .

Continue Reading

John Robert Marlow: 10 Things Hollywood Wants in Source Material Like Books

Here are 10 things that Hollywood producers and decision makers want in the source material they option – whether from books, screenplays, or pitches. Pitchable Concept – No one has time to read everything, so no one tries. Instead, they read 10-second pitches called loglines. Ten seconds means you have to pitch the concept, not […]

About John Kremer

John Kremer is author of 1001 Ways to Market Your Books, the Relationships Matter Marketing program, and many other books and reports on book marketing, Internet marketing, social media, and book publicity. -- .

Continue Reading