Todd Klick
Todd Klick | |
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Klick at The Great American PitchFest, Los Angeles, CA, June 1, 2013. | |
Born |
Todd Klick Lebanon, Pennsylvania |
Nationality | U.S. |
Occupation | Writer, Screenwriter, Producer, Director |
Known for | Author of Something Startling Happens: The 120 Story Beats Every Writer Needs To Know |
Todd Klick is an American author, screenwriter, director and producer based in Los Angeles. His book, Something Startling Happens: The 120 Story Beats Every Writer Needs To Know became a #1 bestseller on Amazon.com for Screenwriting and Writing Skills.[1][2] It is also a bestseller for his publisher, Michael Wiese Publications.[3] Klick is also the author of the eBook The Screenwriter's Fairy: The Universal Story Within All Movie Stories (a very brief fable), which has also been #1 on Amazon for Screenwriting.,[4][5] and is a contributing author for the #1 bestselling Tarcher-Penguin book, Now Write! Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror: Speculative Genre Exercises from Today’s Best Writers and Teachers.[6] Klick leads seminars at screenwriting conferences and symposiums[7][8] and is a contributor to The Huffington Post[9] and MovieMaker Magazine.[10]
Early life
Klick grew up in rural Pennsylvania, which he writes about in his Huffington Post article, Goodbye Ray Bradbury, My Friend.[11]
Something Startling Happens Writing Manual
The non-fiction book Something Startling Happens: The 120 Story Beat Every Writer Needs To Know is a minute-by-minute analysis of successful movies and what their stories share in common each minute. It reached #1 on Amazon for Screenwriting and Writing Skills in December 2011 after its October 2011 release, and has been a consistent best-seller in that genre.[12]
The book was inspired by Blake Snyder's book on screenwriting, Save The Cat! The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need.[13]
The Screenwriter's Fairy Tale Writing Manual
The nonfiction ebook The Screenwriter's Fairy Tale: The Universal Story Within All Movie Stories (a very brief fable) is a 13-page ebook fable that shows how archetypal story patterns work in each act of a screenplay.[14]
Filmography
- Rough Cut: The Murder of Randi Trimble (2009)[15]
Bibliography
- Something Startling Happens: The 120 Story Beats Every Writer Needs To Know (2011)[16][17]
- The Screenwriter's Fairy Tale: The Universal Story Within All Movie Stories (2012)[18]
- Screamin' Willie & The Lynchin' Tree (2013)[19]
Articles
- How Spielberg And Shakespeare Found Their Groove, Huffington Post (2012)[20]
- Something Startling Happens (The Missing Chapter), The Writer's Store (2012)[21]
- Goodbye Ray Bradbury, My Friend, Huffington Post (2012)[22]
- 10 Beats To A Better Beginning, MovieMaker Magazine (2012)[23]
References
- ↑ http://www.toddklick.com/something-startling-happens-1-on-amazon/
- ↑ "Something Something Happens". Amazon. Retrieved 1 Oct 2011.
- ↑ "MWP homepage".
- ↑ http://www.toddklick.com/the-screenwriters-fairy-tale-1-bestseller-on-amazon/
- ↑ "The Screenwriter's Fairy Tale". Amazon.
- ↑ http:??www.toddklick.com/now-write-1-on-amazon/
- ↑ "Great American Pitchfest Speakers". The Great American Pitchfest.
- ↑ "Screenwriters World Conference Schedule". Screenwriters World Conference.
- ↑ "Huffington Post Writers". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 14 June 2012.
- ↑ "10 Beats To A Better Beginning". MovieMaker Magazine: 18–19. October 2011.
- ↑ "Goodbye Ray Bradbury, My Friend". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 14 June 2012.
- ↑ "Something Startling Happens: The 120 Story Beats Every Writer Needs To Know". Amazon. Retrieved 1 Oct 2011.
- ↑ "Blake, Todd and Something Startling Happens". blakesnyder.com. Retrieved 7 Oct 2011.
- ↑ "The Screenwriter's Fairy Tale: The Universal Story Within All Movie Stories". eBook. Amazon. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
- ↑ "Documentary". Internet Movie Database.
- ↑ "Something Startling Happens: The 120 Story Beats". Book. MWP (Michael Wiese Publications. Retrieved 1 Oct 2011.
- ↑ "Something Startling Happens: The 120 Story Beats". Book. Amazon. Retrieved 1 Oct 2011.
- ↑ "The Screenwriter's Fairy Tale: The Universal Story Within All Movie Stories". eBook. Amazon. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
- ↑ "Screamin' Willie & The Lynchin' Tree". Short Story eBook. Amazon. Retrieved 13 Feb 2013.
- ↑ "How Spielberg And Shakespeare Found Their Groove". Article. The Huffington Post. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
- ↑ "Something Startling Happens (The Missing Chapter)". article. writersstore.com. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
- ↑ "Goodbye Ray Bradbury, My Friend". Article. The Huffington Post. Retrieved 14 June 2012.
- ↑ Klick, Todd (October 2011). "10 Beats To A Better Beginning". MovieMaker Magazine: 18–19.
External links
- http://www.toddklick.com
- http://somethingstartlinghappens.blogspot.com
- Todd Klick featured on blakesnyder.com
- Interview with Todd Klick on Connie Martinson Talks Books
- Interview with Todd Klick on Film School Rejects Podcast
- Interview with Todd Klick from OnlyGoodMovies.com
- Todd Klick interviewed by shockya.com
- Todd Klick interview by Gemini Adams at finishyourbooknow.com
- Todd Klick at the Internet Movie Database