Ben Boyd Jr.'s Lounge Discussions

I find that WGA Registry works great... and it's $20. https://www.wgawregistry.org/

I use WGA.

"There is no such thing as an “international copyright” that will automatically protect an author’s writings throughout the world." In the UK, the simple act of writing it gives you automatic copyright. And that copyright can be exercised throughout the world.

Same in the US. Government thing here is a registration. And used by the courts here.

Also it's now $50 just FYI. I highly recommend writing a completed script, polishing it, and then getting copyright on it. It takes anywhere from 4 to 8 months for it to come through. I submitted a script for copyright in February and received the certificate in June.

If you are writing an original TV Spec (not an episode of an existing IP) and you create a series bible, include that in the copyright submission (as the same document. Script + Series Bible).

Check out my novel - Wall of Souls (Amazon),. I'm working on the screenplay now.

I could use a good agent. My first nine novels are self-published and like many indie authors, I'm tired of spending more time on the promotion stuff than the creation side. I am a writer, not a marketing guru. My second series, an extension into the dystopian 'what ifs' has begun. The Fall of the Americas, Series Two, will begin with 'The Return", which deals with life after the catastrophic events that happened in Valle Crucis. If you are interested we should talk.

Thanks Ben!

Yes Vincent that sounds great!

Good luck Laura. I'm an author who writes true stories. Anyway, great to hook up.

Would love to hear them some time! Thanks for the connection.

Great to have you back, Laura! Hope you'll get more involved!

If you're their friend, you might be embarrassed, wincing, or sympathetic. If you're their enemy, you might be glib. If you were pursuing them romantically, maybe you're mortified.

Good question. I would call it posing only because they admitted to the lie and told you their reason for lying. Hope this helps. I don't have any characters in my work that are posers. I have several that tell lies.

Perhaps dumbfounded, perplexed, insulted the person had to lie and not be honest. Just my two cents.

That really depends on the emotion you want your character to have and it could range anywhere from anger to elation, everyone is different, but don't tell us, show us what they are feeling through their subsequent actions.

I like both David's and Pierre's take. Why? Because as a writer, I depend on people thinking about what I want them to think. As a screenwriter, I want them to see what I am thinking about . Maybe I am just naïve. And we are indeed all different. Celebrate the differences in your art.

Hi Ray. I am a former Central Texan and former Mayor of Pflugerville, TX. Ben Boyd, Jr. is my stage name and my real name. I am an author and screen writer. Being elected Mayor required a significant amount of acting. I should have written a book on some of that stuff. Glad to meet you.

Thanks for posting, Ray. Your passion certainly shines through!

Hi Ray - I am a DP and originally from Houston, TX and I still have a lot of filmmaker contacts there and elsewhere in the state. Since 1990 I have been based in Los Angeles, CA, though I have been back to Houston to shoot two features and several commercials since. Are you a member of these Texas-based filmmaker organizations? http://txmpa.org/ and http://swamp.org/

​Do you have a profile on the Texas Production Directory? http://www.governor.state.tx.us/film/directory ​

Do you use the website Backstage? They have listings for auditions by location and there are links for Houston, Dallas and Austin. Also you can subscribe to an email with casting notices. http://www.backstage.com/news/auditions-location-type/

Hi Don, Nice to meet you. I'm and actor, comedian, and author. My wife and I just signed with a publiser to publish our first book.

Welcome, Don.

Hi Don, pleasure to meet another country mouse like myself. I live near Maryville, TN. I am an indie author and just finished and published my third novel. I also put all three in a Holiday Package and published them on CreateSpace for paperback and Amazon for digital. The Fall of the Americas is the name. I am working on adapting the story now, but editing and publishing the books always come first.

Thank you Noelle.

Welcome to the network! Would live to bounce some ideas around with you!

Thank you Gyvon. Working on the screenplay adaption. When I have something to talk about, that would be the time to get the ideas flowing. Love the hat!

Yes we do. Best if luck with your venture. I don't have an agent and am working on self publishing my 7 novels. I have one published , AZ2016 NEO, and one set to go Aug 30. The multiple locations, massive special effects requirements, multiple foreign actor requirements does not lend this project to be a "budget" movie, however, each book can stand on its own. So I am going to do one screenplay for all 7 and one for this next release set for Aug 30

This pales in comparison to your announcement, Timothy, but since we're sharing.... :-) I'm happy to have just finished my 43rd children's animated short for Scholastic! Thank God for loyal clients! Now to go find more....

Scholastic is huge and client retention like that is unheard of with what we do! HUGE congrats to you, Scotty! What is the series? You know, kids are truly the best audience. They get it all for the right reasons.

This one is part of the Scaredy Squirrel series. Not the TV show, but the book-to-film adaptation.

Great job. It's nice to hear some positive news!

Thanks Andrew! Appreciate the good energy ("energy" sounds so "California" LOL but honestly, it is a good word in this case). I am currently working on 4 projects but this one is the biggest fish and really rewarding because I get to play with a lot of sound design elements alongside scoring!

I'm on hold for my screen writing project for three weeks with the launch of book two, "The Qixi Virus" on August 25. It is next in my series, "The Fall of the Americas". You can see a sample on Smashwords.com when you get some time...maybe next year. :-)

Hi Ben and welcome to the site. I am an author myself and I know it is a hard job getting noticed and turn your story into a movie. Good luck and all the best :)

Hi Annaluisa - thank you for the well wishes. Best of luck with your work also. Have you published any novels available in the U.S.?

Not yet, I hope soon :)

OK. Keep me posted.