http://www.publishersmarketplace.com/members/aei/ SELL YOUR STORY TO THE WORLD - Story Merchant coaches writers and sells sells stories ready for representation. The Writer's Lifeline (www.thewriterslifeline.com) makes stories ready for representation. AEI produces films and manages existing clients. en-us 2011-06-23T19:41:09+00:00 Publishers Marketplace Kenneth Atchity hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00:00+00:00 http://www.publishersmarketplace.com/images/PM_rssimg.gif http://www.publishersmarketplace.com/ http://www.publishersmarketplace.com/members/aei/index.html#20110329175900 Design Your Novel as a Film Novelists seeking representation complain that none of their books have been made into films. At any given moment, we have literally stacks of novels from New York publishers on our desks in Los Angeles. Going through them to find the ones that might make motion pictures or television movies, we—and other producers, managers, and agents--are constantly running into the same problems: “There’s no third act…it just trickles out.” “There are way too many characters ... Kenneth Atchity 2011-03-29T21:59:00+00:00 http://www.publishersmarketplace.com/members/aei/index.html#20070131065712 In today's competitive creative marketplace, the reality of selling your story - whether it is fiction or from life - takes more than just writing it down and waiting for someone to notice your genius. It takes a fully dedicated approach, a savvy business mind, and, more than anything, understanding exactly how the business you are trying to break into works. The fantasy of waking up one day and suddenly being on the best-seller list is unfortunately not the reality. Dan Brown was ... Kenneth Atchity 2007-01-31T11:57:12+00:00 http://www.publishersmarketplace.com/members/aei/index.html#20061004093112 Find out before investing your time or money with our affordable Quick Writing Analysis Service! Here’s what you’ll get: Commercial evaluation We'll let you know if your novel, screenplay, nonfiction book, or children's story is commercial in today's marketplace and, if not, why not. If it's fiction, we'll also tell you if it would be stronger as a book or a screenplay. Problem Areas We'll point out any specific flaws (a) in your story: character arc, plot, development, etc. - even the ... Kenneth Atchity 2006-10-04T13:31:12+00:00 http://www.publishersmarketplace.com/members/aei/index.html#20060810095944 AEI BookTrailers Hi Ken Atchity here from Atchity Entertainment. Just thought you’d like to see a new service from AEI—the AEI BookTrailer, the sample one showing David Angsten’s Dark Gold. You can also view it on www.davidangsten.com-- find and click the pink bikini! Promote Your Author's Books With AEI's BookTrailersWrite publicity@aeionline.com for pricing and more information. ABOUT AEI AEI is focused on developing and producing major franchises:Ripley's Believe It Or Not! Jim ... Kenneth Atchity 2006-08-10T13:59:44+00:00 http://www.publishersmarketplace.com/members/aei/index.html#20061231115140 Turning Books Into Film: Navigating the Industry by Ken Atchity Option/Sale vs.Packaging This column will explore various issues involved with the process by which books, fiction or nonfiction, published or otherwise, make their way to the big or little screen. Warning to the reader: There are exceptions to everything I'll be talking about here. I'm basing this advice on describing what most often happens in film and television, not on prescribing anything. Authors who've already made one ... Kenneth Atchity 2006-12-31T16:51:40+00:00 http://www.publishersmarketplace.com/members/aei/index.html#20060805160419 "My mission in life—and greatest pleasure--has always been making good stories better, and getting buyers to pay storytellers to get their stories in front of the widest possible audiences--helping storytellers to get their stories to the audiences that wait for them in print and screen format. Stories with the potential to reach millions are so valuable that an entire profession, known in the publishing and entertainment industries as “trackers,” was created to find unpublished stories ... Kenneth Atchity 2006-08-05T20:04:19+00:00