DIRECT YOUR BOOK! Theatrical Techniques to a Blockbuster Novel
LIGHTS! LAPTOP! ACTION!
Approach your novel writing in a unique way…
In theatre, there are many roles to play. Director, producer, cinematographer, actor, audience member, costume crafter, set designer and many more. Each role provides a different perspective and is crucial to the overall production. When pieced together, they provide an immersive, seamless experience – entertainment at its finest.
What if you take these roles and adapt them as you craft your novel?
You can!
Let Leanna Renee Hieber take you through the various roles as she uses her theatre background to break down your manuscript theatrically to see and create your book. A Cinematographer sets up the shot, the Director makes choices about POV, movement and structure, and an Actor “gets into” character and delivers dialogue. These roles snap into a perfect mosaic. You, as the writer, must take on each. Looking at setting, structure, world-building and character in a whole new way gives you a 360 degree approach to writing a rich, engaging, character-driven novel.
Are you ready to Direct Your Book?
AUTHOR BIO
Actress, playwright and author Leanna Renee Hieber is the award-winning, bestselling author of Gothic Victorian Fantasy novels for adults and teens. Her Strangely Beautiful saga won 3 Prism awards for excellence in the genre of Fantasy Romance, hit Barnes and Noble’s and Borders bestseller lists and garnered numerous regional genre awards. This currently out-of-print series will reissue in new and revised editions from Tor/Forge in early 2015. The Strangely Beautiful saga is also being adapted into a musical theatre production. Leanna’s Magic Most Foul saga began with DARKER STILL, an Indie Next List pick and a Scholastic Book Club “Highly Recommended” title and the trilogy is now complete. Her new Gaslamp Fantasy saga, The ETERNA FILES begins early 2015 from Tor/Forge. Her short fiction has appeared in numerous anthologies, including QUEEN VICTORIA’S BOOK OF SPELLS (Tor), which has been named a Kirkus “Best Book of 2013”. She is a proud member of performers unions Actors Equity and SAG-AFTRA and works often in film and television on shows like Boardwalk Empire. A perky Goth girl with more corsets than is reasonable, Leanna is a die-hard Slytherin and Narcissa Malfoy cosplayer, enjoys long walks through graveyards in full Victorian regalia and really loves a good ghost story. She lives in New York City with her husband and their beloved rescued lab rabbit. Visit Leanna at:
http://leannareneehieber.com – http://twitter.com/leannarenee – http://facebook.com/lrhieber