As you may have noticed we’ve been doing a few comedy challenges on our Twitter page lately, and we just love reading the hilarious responses we’ve been getting. The latest challenge was to think of a spoof book title that has the name of a drink in it, e.g. The Last of the Mojitos. Here are some of our favourite entries:
@DaveJBurnham - Tequila Mockingbird
@redzed333 - Gone with the Wine
@mockwriter - The Cognac Of Monte Cristo
We’re going to be doing to be doing loads more throughout the year so be sure to take part by following us on Twitter.
The shortlist for the storyworld competition has been announced! Congratulations to the following writers for making it onto the shortlist - each of these writers has put a lot of love and sweat into building a complex storyworld that operates across different media devices and platforms:
Felicity by Michael Colman
The Sultan’s Shadow by Tim Crooks
Dogspace by Colin Rowsell
Purgatory by Richard Caroll
Adam Frankenstein by niirunoridozu
Gateway by Adam Page
Young Earth by Martin Kreuch & Ilja Rautsi
‘Blackout’ by Laura Grace and Elizabeth McGuane
After the interview stage, one of these will go on to win the £6k development fund and get their storyworld produced! So good luck to you all.
The Immersive team have also very kindly made sure that everyone who entered the competition will get some feedback on their script. The feedback will not be posted publicly so if you would like to receive your feedback please email julian(at)portalentertainment.com with the name of your script.
We’re super excited to be hosting a crime fiction writing competition with LBA, one of the UK’s top literary agencies. Here are five tips from LBA on getting your crime fiction novel published.
Getting Your Crime Novel Published
1) Open your novel in scene. The first 2-3 pages of your novel are key, not just for getting a literary agent but for your readers as well, so make sure that you open with immediacy, in the middle of the action.
2) For a crime fiction writer, plot is everything. You can write the most polished prose in the world but if you haven’t got a good plot then forget it.
3) A novel must be true to itself. If it’s a crime fiction novel then it must be a crime fiction novel all the way through, and not suddenly become a romance novel for 50 pages in the middle.
4) Short chapters are good. (enough said)
5) Most agents are looking for writers that are prepared to accept editorial advice from their literary agent and their editor. Since the majority of editing now happens with your literary agent rather than with your publishing house, finding an agent that you’re prepared to work with is very important. Most novelists have worked on their novels from 2-5 years so accepting significant re-writes can be difficult - but it is necessary.
Check out our brand new forums: http://www.circalit.com/groups
Congratulations to the following scripts which have been shortlisted for our competition with 2B Pictures!
Armour
The Shy Russian
5, 4, 3, 2, 1
Melmoth
Black Mirror
ZerOne Twone
Congratulations to the following:
The overall winner will be announced shortly.
…Teresa Hamilton with her novel Love, Suzi x - Diary of a Longhaul Stewardess Do give it a read!
Rosa Rankin-Gee for London! Read her fantastic winning short story here: http://www.circalit.com/5619f00ec0f1ba5d67ee4b208d389fee/projects/project_1328105031
Today we launched our new site. Please tell us what you think (and if you find any strange bugs!). Drop us an email info@circalit.com
Congratulations to… A Pumpkin in the Scatter Zone a great story written by Neil A. Edwards
Congratulations to Caroline Coxon who won our Advance Films competition, with her script The Melting
