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| The Book of Zev Book Tour |
Name: Marilyn Ida Horowitz
Book Title: The Book Of Zev
Genre: Thriller
Publisher: Koehler Books
Thank you for your time in answering our questions
about getting published. Let’s begin by having you explain to us why you
decided to become an author and pen this book?
Marilyn:
I have been writing my whole life—plays, screenplays, books, and articles—and for
the last fifteen years at New York University, I have been teaching people how to
use my trademarked writing system to write screenplays and novels. I met a man
on a train, a religious Jew having a crisis of faith, and our conversation
inspired me to write The Book of Zev.
I wrote a novel rather than a script because the story is involved with the
characters’ inner thoughts and the screenplay form limits that.
Is this your first book?
Marilyn:
Yes and no. I have written several books on screenwriting, two of which are textbooks
at NYU, and many years ago I wrote a novel that was optioned by a Hollywood
producer but has not yet been published.
With this particular book, how did you publish –
traditional, small press, Indie, etc. – and why did you choose this method?
Marilyn:
The Book of Zev is structured a bit
unusually. A small boutique house, Koehler Books, shared my vision and picked
up my book in a traditional deal. One
day I may self-publish, but I am so thrilled to have the support of a
publishing house behind Zev.
Can you tell us a little about your publishing
journey? The pros and cons?
Marilyn:
For eight difficult and frustrating months, my agent tried to sell the book. No
one would even read it. Finally, I got the deal with Koehler Books. It was a
dream come true. My work was improved, and the physical book is beautifully
designed with a perfect cover. One of the cons is that it can seem to take
forever to land a publishing contract, but the biggest pro is that if you stick
with the journey, your book can get published!
What lessons do you feel you learned about your
particular publishing journey and about the publishing industry as a whole?
Marilyn:
Don’t wholly depend on an agent to sell your work. You have to be prepared to
promote your own work and to educate yourself about all aspects of publicity,
both traditional and online.
Would you recommend this method of publishing to
other authors?
Marilyn:
All forms of publishing have their pluses and minuses. Make a decision based on
your book, not on any prejudices you may have regarding the publishing process.
What’s the best advice you can give to aspiring
authors?
Marilyn:
Writers, write! Write about everything, write all the time, scribble notes, and
be patient with the process. When you are writing and start to stress out,
remember that you can’t read the label when you are inside the jar.
The
motto of my trademarked writing system is: Don’t Get It Right, Get It Written,
and I live by that.
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| Author Marilyn Horowitz |
Marilyn Ida Horowitz is a
producer, writing coach, and award-winning professor of screenwriting at New
York University. From her books on her trademarked writing system—now standard
reading at NYU—to her appearances at Screenwriters World and The Great American
Screenwriting Conference & PitchFest, Marilyn has guided the careers of
literally hundreds of writers. She is currently featured in the Now Write!
Screenwriting Anthology (Tarcher/Penguin) and in the upcoming The Expert
Success Solution (Morgan James). Her production credits include And Then
Came Love (2007), starring Vanessa Williams.
Follow
Marilyn at her website, www.marilynhorowitz.com
@marilynhorowitz
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