#the academy
Throughout the year filmmakers stop by the Academy to talk about their current films. We tape them and put them on YouTube, among other places.
Currently we have over 300 Academy Conversations. You can see them all at our YouTube channel or you can go right to the playlist by going to http://osca.rs/aconversations
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Dustin Lance Black(screenwriter for Milk & J.Edgar) takes us through his creative process of making a screenplay.
This one is for all the aspiring writers out there.
Minari (2020), dir. Lee Isaac Chung
nominated at the Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Directior, Best Original Screenplay, Best Leading Actor (Steven Yeun), Best Supporting Actress (Yuh-Jung Youn), Best Original Score.
Hi everyone!
It is getting close to release day, and that means I’ll be a nervous wreck and doing all those lovely last minute things writers do. You know, like fussing over Victor’s hair and wiping the smudge off of Luke’s face so they’re presentable.
In the meantime, I may not be answering emails for a bit, or responding on GoodReads/Facebook, etc. It’s just temporary so I make sure I have time. (Basically, I’m putting myself on self-ban of Tumblr, Facebook, etc., because YOU GUYS SUCK THE TIME RIGHT OUT OF ME.)
This is just until release day. But by then you guys will be ignoring me anyway to read. :) No worries. We’ll hook up later.
Don’t die. Don’t do anything Luke wouldn’t do, and for goodness’ sakes, don’t burn the house down while I’m gone.
PS Victor wanted to give something for while I was gone. The guy’s too sweet for his own good. ♥
Sang:
Silas:
Sang: No pink?
Silas:
Sang:
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The Academy - Family vs. Friends - Book 3
While I’m trying to write Academy 5 and wrapping up on the rewrite of book 3, I wanted to share some exciting news.
First, Book 3 is a big book. Like double the size of the first book. Book two and three were originally planned to be a single book, but the story got really big, and there was no way I could fit it all in one book.
That said, and while I know I just released book two less than a month ago, I still foresee the release of book three happening no later than the end of the summer.
This will be a really big push to get this out the door, because there’s a lot that goes into formatting, cover art and some background set up for publishing.
So if you were wondering when to expect it, you can set your calendars. For more specific updates when I figure out when the release date will be, do sign up for the newsletter. Sometimes GoodReads or Tumblr notices can get lost in the shuffle. With an email (and I promise to only email when it comes to releases and important book details) it goes right to your inbox and you’ll be sure not to miss it.
Other Book Releases
I know waiting for books in a series to release can be a pain. Some people have looked at Smoking Gun, the first title I’ve ever released.
Smoking Gun is soon to get a makeover. It is getting a new cover and a fresh edit. (I haven’t looked at it closely in a long time.)
The re-release is slated to be soon. It will also stay 99 cents, but ONLY for about a week. After that point, the price will rise to $3.99.
If you’d like to get the re-release, I’ll let you know when it is happening. I am pretty sure it’ll be within the next week.
While it isn’t The Academy, it’s still a very funny, new adult mystery romance story based in Charleston, where the Academy boys are located.
Also, coming soon after that in mid-June is…
Spice God
This is a contemporary fantasy book about Melody, who runs into an Aztec spice god, Tonac.
Yes, there’s mystery.
Yes, there’s adventure.
Yes, there’s awkward. I tend to write a lot of awkward.
This has been whispered about, because I keep planning a release and I keep putting it off. (Blame Gabriel.) (He’s distracting.) (He also hides my hair clips.)
I am planning some major promotional things happening for this book. For your continued support, I’d like to ask that those interested: If you would like an Advanced Readers Copy, please contact me! clstone at arcatopublishing.com
Anyone can ask for this. I don’t care if you’re a regular reviewer, or if you just want something extra to read.
In exchange, I will ask that you review the title on Amazon. ARCs are being released via email around June 1st. I will provide a further link June 15th (slated to be the release date) via email on the upload.
I’ll ask that if you’ve read the book, to please leave a review. Reviews are A BIG DEAL. It helps me and it helps other readers figure out if they want the book or not.
With that said:
The Boys Need Your Help!
If you’re reading this far, I’m going to assume you’re interested in supporting the boys and the continuance of The Academy series.
I love the boys. Right now, I’m gearing up to do heavy promotions of the series during the summer for the planned release of Academy 3.
If you’ve loved the series so far and want to show further support, there’s a couple of things that you can do.
1. Review! Click this to review on Amazon.
2. Start a discussion! Under the same Amazon web page for the series, there’s also a section where you can start talking about the book below. If you have questions, love a particular guy, want to talk about anything, please, please talk there. :)
3. Share the book! Pass it to a friend. I don’t mind. Seriously. I love the guys, and the more support we can get, it just make the series better.
And if you have Shelfari, the boys are there, too! Help me fill in the details. We can create a great page working together.
So thanks again for the ongoing support, sign up for the newsletter, review, and keep an eye out for updates.
♥
Sincerely,
C. L. Stone
PS Luke says hi.
PopInFresh reviews the Academy! Contains some spoilers!
<3 Where PopInFresh introduces The Academy! :)
And what makes me GIGGLE like a … crazy giggler person is that she started The Academy before reading Looking for Alaska.
Take that John Green! Take that with your awesomeness and your suave good manners and seriously beautiful nerdfighters.
Yeah, I’m pretty bad at the whole neener-neener smack talk. ;)
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Academy - Introductions has gotten a face lift!
And it will (within the next 24 hours or so) be available for 99 cents at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, AllRomanceeBooks and Kobo!
But if you go here, you can get it for free. Limited to the first 2500 downloads :) Reblog to show some love for The Academy!
And look for book 2, First Days! Now available!
Get ready to be OBSESSED!
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Writing rough draft to Academy 4. 50k in already and already moving elements I thought was going to add to this book to books later in the series. This series is huge. I can’t write fast enough.
Trying to get a proof copy to edit from CreateSpace is proving to be difficult. Going to switch out the cover for a plain/generic one just to get that print copy.
I keep thinking of scenes and lines when I go to sleep at night. I’m not getting much sleep for that very reason.
I feel like I talk about the Academy more than anything else. It’s an addiction and I’ve admitted this. AND I DON’T WANT TO STOP.
Cute guys are awesome.
The Academy only pushed back The Oscars so they wouldn’t have to give best picture to Birds of Prey and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn, andthey’re fucking cowards for that.
