Hi there! Here's an update:
The creature feature movie pitch, a Chinese production company bought last year, has passed the censures. I just finished the first draft. Yippee!
I'm now in the last stages of book two to the ORIGINAL BLOOD vampire novel series, called SEZJNA'S REVENGE. The story follows a female vampire from the first book, who's so old, she's forgotten where she came from. She discovers the whole of the vampire nation, and humanity itself are dependent upon her remembering who she is.
Also almost complete, is a YA screenplay, Todd McCoy's Adventure West, about a 12-year-old street boy from 1872 NYC, who's sent out west on the Orphan Train, only to find an adventure he could never have imagined.
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Stuart's story ideas come from his vivid imagination, but his inspiration draws from both extensive world travel and his varied and fascinating careers. He left the US military as an x-ray technician and did an about face in civilian life to become a hairstylist. His desire to experience the harder edge of life brought him into the Washington D.C. Police Department.
To capture the gritty sights Stuart saw, he took up photography and left the force to pursue that dream in NYC. Later, he met a metal sculptor and became so intrigued, he converted a chicken coop in the woods into a live-in studio and taught himself the technique. From that humble beginning, the rudimentary craft expanded into the fine arts with sculptures in bronze and fiberglass and shows across the US, England and Thailand.
His passion for all arts soon segued into other areas: costume designer (top 100 designers in the book, Fashion: 2001); a modeling agency art director; fashion show designer; and on to become a top sculptor for special effects, sets and props in the entertainment industry with work in over thirty major films, hotels and theme parks worldwide. Stuart's passion for art crossed boundaries into water feature design and computer illustration.
During Stuart's film career, he learned screenwriting skills firsthand, writing well over a dozen screenplays. To reach deeper into character and environment, Stuart took up narrative fiction where he's completed many short stories and five novels. His writing has placed high in many contests and his screenplays optioned.
He continues on the journey.
BACK FROM THE DEAD: the true sequel to Frankenstein
SHADOW HOUSE
ORIGINAL BLOOD: Gailene's Vow (book one)
ORIGINAL BLOOD: Szejna's Revenge (book two) [coming soon]
EPIPHANY
CROSSING THE DOUBLE YELLOW
CLAIMING LIVE
ENDLESS SKY: The Sergeant's Pledge (book one)
Please visit Stuart's Web site at www.stuartland.com
