Stark Reflections on Writing and Publishing EP 232 - From Script Writer to Novelist with David Boito
Mark interviews David Boito, a screenwriter and novelist about his new novel VALLEY FLIERS, writing screenplays and scripts, and so much more.
Prior to the main content, Mark shares a personal update, and a word about this episode's sponsor.
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In their conversation, Mark and David talk about:
- What you call the role of a flyer
- The similarities with the way that a radio controlled model aircraft has with a full scale aircraft
- How David first got interested in RC controlled aircraft and the nearby Apollo 11 Flight field
- e inspiration to write a story based on this intriguing locale
- Initially beginning to write this novel in screenplay format and then later adapting it into a novel
- David's other script work, including writing an episode of the last 1980s TV sitcom Head of the Class starring Howard Hesseman
- How, once you have the screenplay you have a solid outline
- Making the decision to self publish and where David turned (Reedsy)
- How spying in the Hitchcock "Rear Window" era is significantly different with spying that can be done via modern drones
- The difference between flying a drone and flying an aviation model aircraft
- Advice David would offer to authors thinking of writing a novel or screenplay
- And more...
After the interview, Mark reflects on the craft skills and IP leverage that can come from creating a screenplay, as well as those manuscripts that stay locked in a drawer.
Links of Interest:
- David Boito
- Findaway Voices
- Write for the Win Storybundle
- TikTok FEAR AND LONGING IN LOS ANGELES Giveaway video
- The Canadian Mounted
- Patreon for Stark Reflections
- The Relaxed Author
- Publishing Pitfalls for Authors
- An Author's Guide to Working with Libraries & Bookstores
- Wide for the Win
- Mark's Canadian Werewolf Books
David Boito resides with his wife and son in the San Fernando Valley suburb of Los Angeles, near the miniature airfield that inspired Valley Fliers, his debut novel. He is a longtime fan of aviation and always looks to the sky as a plane goes by. David also works as a screenwriter and has authored short stories. He has been published in the UCLA literary journal, Westwind, among others.