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Ask the Author: David Saperstein

“It's out there (Hollywood) now. I have some of my books made into movies. It's a long process - but it can happen. Let's hope.” David Saperstein

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I read your new book SNATCHED and enjoyed it. Its definitely a 'Good Read. Any chance you'll make it into a movie or TV series?
David Saperstein I wrote the script. Waiting for COVID to pass and see the business return.
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There was a tv series in the uk called Boomers very funny and down to earth every day retirees would be great to have a series in the USA, we did see Cacoon we are in our 80 s now , hope you find time to write a script for seniors, watch Boomers ., I am sure there are a lot of stories out there to get ideas from.?
David Saperstein Cocoon is a trilogy - book 2 - Metamorphosis, book 3 - Tomorrow's Children
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Hello, David. I've been approached by redskypresents about my books. What can you tell me about them and your experience with them? Thank you, Tim
David Saperstein Red Sky Presents - Good People - I recommend them.
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What mystery in your own life could be a plot for a book?
David Saperstein I wrote that book two years ago. It's a sequel to my novel, FATAL REUNION - published by Bantam ISBN0-553-26709-4. It's currently titled, THE ENEMIES OF AWE (Air, Water, earth) - and eco-thriller built around my experiences as a documentary filmmaker (before I was a Novelist, Screenwriter and Director)
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I believed that "Butterfly" completed the "Cocoon" Trilogy. Which is the sequel to "The Return?" "Metamorphosis" or "Butterfly?" Why are disappointed with "The Return?" I believe it, like "Cocoon," is brilliant. "Cocoon" gave my late husband a reason to get up in the morning. It inspired him to write his own books. Thank you.
David Saperstein Thank you. I had nothing to do with the movie 'The Return". Fox studios decided NOT to use the remaining two books of the Cocoon Trilogy, Metamorphosis and Butterfly. The story they made up was NOT mine. I felt it was negative and demeaning of growing old in America - the opposite of what I was writing about. Te truth is that after the success of Cocoon, the studio did not want to pay me, and Ron Howard, for the success that Cocoon earned for them. Cocoon was always a trilogy - an uplifting story. The Return was a downer and nothing to do with my trilogy. But stay tuned because shortly I will get the film and TV rights back to Cocoon and then you will see the REAL story told properly, uplifting and with the spirit with which it was intended.
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Were you as disappointed with Cocoon The Return as I was? Also, what inspired you to write Cocoon and its sequel Metamorphosis?
David Saperstein More than disappointed. But after spending much time in "Hollywood" I was not surprised. I wrote the story for the movie, Cocoon. It had great reviews, millions went to see it, two academy awards and it still plays around the world. The novel was a best seller here and internationally. The producers and studio knew that Cocoon was the first book of a trilogy. They had the manuscript for Metamorphosis. They told me they had "a better story", and went ahead and made that terrible film - a complete downer after the uplifting/feel-good Cocoon. That was their loss.
But it's gone away into the dustbin of film-trash.
After having the first novel in the Internet (1998), I held back publishing the third book, Butterfly: Tomorrow's Children, anticipating what became Kindle, Nook, iPad, ETC. E-books. The complete trilogy was published last year by Skyhorse Books. More news will be out later this year about the future of the complete trilogy. Cocoon is now a brand.
I am a professional writer. Inspiration for my original work - novels, screenplays, librettos, lyrics comes from a variety of sources, experiences, passions and, I guess, serendipity. It's hard to zero in on a specific inspiration.
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What are you currently working on?
David Saperstein A musical based on one of my novels that was also a movie.
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What’s your advice for aspiring writers?
David Saperstein Just do it. Don't talk about it. Develop your craft.
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What’s the best thing about being a writer?
David Saperstein I'm doing what I love - telling stories as novel, movies, plays, songs...I joke and say, "I'm trying to avoid work..."
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How do you deal with writer’s block?
David Saperstein Happily, I never had it. I am a professional writer. That means working every day.
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How do you get inspired to write?
David Saperstein Something just catches me, and if it stays with me I begin to make notes and research. It takes time to germinate - sometimes years. Then, in the process, I decide if the story might be a book or movie or TV or a song...
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Where did you get the idea for your most recent book?
David Saperstein Just finished a new novel based on extended families affected by suicide bombers.
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