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Now a screenplay
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‘HENRI AND THE ALIEN’
Henrietta’s life is different to that of her school pals – her purpose is to serve her unloving parents as a dutiful daughter by cooking their meals, washing up and carrying out all the household chores.
One day, Henri’s life is turned upside down with the discovery that her grumpy dad and her pampered mum are not her real parents… and are thinking of sending her away to a home.
That’s when her tears of sadness are picked up on a supersound receiver by Eanie Meanie – a green, tentacled alien and together they embark on a strange and perilous adventure which takes them far away from the Earth!
This is a hilarious book that follows Henri's magical adventures through time and space.
Animation Production Companies have recently shown interest.
I have been beavering away for a few months now producing a screenplay script for this story. It is about time I picked up again on negotiations. The film version is similar to "Time Bandits / Alice in Wonderland" with animated backgrounds and characters to get around the fantasy scenes and characters. This is one of those unique films like Star Wars and Lord of the Rings. If it gets the go ahead it should in three years be a feature at Christmas time.
Henri and the Alien
Barnes and Noble
Bookfellas UK
‘HENRI AND THE ALIEN’
Henrietta’s life is different to that of her school pals – her purpose is to serve her unloving parents as a dutiful daughter by cooking their meals, washing up and carrying out all the household chores.
One day, Henri’s life is turned upside down with the discovery that her grumpy dad and her pampered mum are not her real parents… and are thinking of sending her away to a home.
That’s when her tears of sadness are picked up on a supersound receiver by Eanie Meanie – a green, tentacled alien and together they embark on a strange and perilous adventure which takes them far away from the Earth!
This is a hilarious book that follows Henri's magical adventures through time and space.
Animation Production Companies have recently shown interest.
I have been beavering away for a few months now producing a screenplay script for this story. It is about time I picked up again on negotiations. The film version is similar to "Time Bandits / Alice in Wonderland" with animated backgrounds and characters to get around the fantasy scenes and characters. This is one of those unique films like Star Wars and Lord of the Rings. If it gets the go ahead it should in three years be a feature at Christmas time.
Henri and the Alien
Barnes and Noble
Bookfellas UK
Taking great stories to the audience
Children from the Sea
This has been optioned under the same name as a screenplay in Hollywood.
Mihte's Quest: Kids in the Underworld
There are two more books in the series to be published soon. They are Mihte's Challenge: Can Jack defeat the Dread Lord of Anihilation and Mihte's Return: Arthur unmasked This has been optioned as a screen play in Hollywood. A sequel children's television cartoon is in production most likely called Mihte: Lugh the Shining One.
Henri and the Alien
This has been optioned as Henrietta's Odyssey as a screenplay in Hollywood. A sequel children's television cartoon is in production most likely called Henrietta.
This has been optioned under the same name as a screenplay in Hollywood.
Mihte's Quest: Kids in the Underworld
There are two more books in the series to be published soon. They are Mihte's Challenge: Can Jack defeat the Dread Lord of Anihilation and Mihte's Return: Arthur unmasked This has been optioned as a screen play in Hollywood. A sequel children's television cartoon is in production most likely called Mihte: Lugh the Shining One.
Henri and the Alien
This has been optioned as Henrietta's Odyssey as a screenplay in Hollywood. A sequel children's television cartoon is in production most likely called Henrietta.
MIPCOM / MIPJunior 2010 - the end of the book
I have just returned from MIPjunior and MIPCOM the worlds largest media festival for kids entertainment and largest television distribution market. Things are looking gloomy for the book in the future: I heard publishers, pundits and new content speakers talking about the book. It seems as adult books move to become ebooks, kids books are going to turn into games. This is not a market that many traditional children's, tween and young adult authors can easily penetrate.
Whereas in the past an $11k investment was required for a new book this will go up to $50k at least, and may mean writing may become exclusively a professional career path from university rather than an author sitting at home in front of a word processor hoping to be discovered. I was amused to here from one speaker that they sit down a group of geeky authors and geeky techis in a room and get great material back. These new interactive books will be more computer game that book with edutainment built in. Users will be able to see with new technology images projected in real space and there own appearance changed in the mirror. This id only the beginning.
Whereas in the past an $11k investment was required for a new book this will go up to $50k at least, and may mean writing may become exclusively a professional career path from university rather than an author sitting at home in front of a word processor hoping to be discovered. I was amused to here from one speaker that they sit down a group of geeky authors and geeky techis in a room and get great material back. These new interactive books will be more computer game that book with edutainment built in. Users will be able to see with new technology images projected in real space and there own appearance changed in the mirror. This id only the beginning.
