Folks ask about the photo at the top of the Writers Pitch Book website home page. Some think the picture is from a stock photo library, but it’s not.
I’ve been a writer since the late 80s and always envisioned writing my screenplays and novels in a special room overlooking the ocean. I haven’t found that room yet. Maybe you have a writing room with a spectacular view and understand my desire.
When my husband and I decided to retire to New Zealand in a few years, I started taking pictures of landscapes in New Zealand during our visits. My husband is from New Zealand’s North Island and we visit his family about every three years. What you’ve heard about NZ is true; it’s an amazingly scenic country, going from beautiful white sand beaches to bright white glaciers in one day’s trip.
The photos at the top of the Writers Pitch Book home page are my idea of a great vista from my writer’s room when we retire to NZ. I’ll keep sharing the inspirational views as I change the photo from time to time.
I would love to see the view from your writer’s window…or a picture you’ve taken on a trip that may be your dream view. I’ll make a gallery of your pictures if you email me one. Just add a note about your name, where in the world the photo was taken and if it’s really the view from your window, or if you would like it to be.
Email your Writer’s Room View to: Sharon@WritersPitchBook.com.
SKY ON FIRE
The current sunset photo at the top of the Writers Pitch Book website home page was captured in the small town of Franz Josef on the South Island of New Zealand in March 2005. My husband and I had just had an invigorating hike to the edge of the Franz Josef Glacier and then a helicopter ride to the top of the ice. Walking to dinner at one of the local pubs, this stunning sunset lit the sky on fire and we captured a few shots. People began coming out into the streets to witness the biblical-looking sight. Click here, if you want to see additional photos of the extraordinary event.
Hi Sharon,
It was nice learning about you over the internet these past few minutes. I had a non-fiction book published by Simon and Schuster a while back titled THERE’S A FLYING SQUIRREL IN MY COFFEE. Before that, wrote another book titled THE LUCKIEST UNLUCKY MAN ALIVE. Sharon, the reason I am contacting you is that I have three spec screenplays I’ve written through the years that I’d like to discuss with you over lunch sometime, if you’re up for it. They’ve never been pitched. The first, BACHELOR BOY, is about a romantic adventure comedy about a dedicated bachelor airline pilot/U.S. Navy Reserve fighter pilot with the Navy pilot callsign: BACHELOR BOY. It’s like the inverse of the Forty Year Virgin meets TOPGUN. (I am a former U.S. Navy pilot and my son Brian is presently in Pensacola in the middle of Navy pilot training, so I am familiar with the subject area.) The second screenplay is an adaptation of my first book, THE LUCKIEST UNLUCKY MAN ALIVE. The third is titled THE PHANTOM OF RODEO DRIVE, which is about the young heiress, the eco-movement and modern day falconry, all coming together in a very bizarre way. Anyway, if any of this interests you, Sharon, I do live on Fleming Island southwest of Jacksonville, and I do like to eat lunch. Let me know! Bill Goss
Hi Bill, I’ll contact you via email. You may want to consider submitting your pitches for your scripts to the next Writers Pitch Book going out in April 2012.