Fiction author Robin Brande talks about writing, reading, and other vital matters

Finally! I haven’t wanted to announce it until it’s official, but I guess since it’s in today’s Publisher’s Weekly, that makes it official:
This week in Page to Screen—PW’s column tracking film rights circulating and sold in Hollywood—a Brokeback Mountain producer nabs a YA backlister, and an Amazon Breakthrough Novel winner gets looks in Hollywood.
Proving [...]

SO excited!! Last night our 48 Hour Film Project entry for this year, “Please Forward,” won the Audience Award at the “Best of D.C.” screening. THANK YOU, D.C. AUDIENCE!!!
For your further enjoyment, check out the shorts that won for Best Film and Best Directing.
Congratulations to all!
coughlan48hfp films to see: Best film: http://bit.ly/fTEMK Best [...]

Yay! I can finally show you the result of our speed-filmmaking project. Before you watch, let me remind you of the “required elements” we had to work into our 8-minute film:
Genre: Holiday movie
Character: Ivan Pagoda, coach
Prop: ID card
Line: “We’re hoping things will change.”
We found out those required elements on [...]

Last Friday I was the screenwriter for the speed creativity contest known as the 48 Hour Film Project.
The producer on the project was Pam Coughlan, aka Mother Reader. The director was her husband Bill Coughlan of Tohubohu Productions. Here’s Pam’s report on how those 48 hours went for the people involved in the [...]