Most writers dream of seeing their books on the big screen, but how to make that happen is often a mystery.
Screenwriter Sharon Y. Cobb will help unravel the mystery in her presentation, “Selling Your Books to Hollywood,” at the Ponte Vedra Writers meeting at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 24, at the Ponte Vedra Beach Branch Library.
Here are some of the questions she will answer: How do authors sell film rights to Hollywood producers? How can authors track books that are being sold for film adaptations? What’s the newest way to get your books noticed by film producers?
Cobb is a member of Writers Guild of America. Her feature thriller, “The Man in the White Van,” co-written with director Warren Skeels, enjoyed a 500-venue theatrical release last December and is now streaming.
Other features she’s written, like “June” and “Lighthouse Hill,” have been released, and her TBS movie, “On Hostile Ground,” premiered to high ratings.
She is also the author of the books “False Confessions of a True Hollywood Screenwriter” and “Secrets to Writing a Killer 48-Hour Film Project Screenplay.”
The Ponte Vedra Writers group is part of the Florida Writers Association, a statewide membership organization supporting aspiring and published writers in any genre. The May 24 meeting is free and open to members and nonmembers alike.
For information on FWA, go to floridawriters.org.
