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Schultz speaks about 4th novel
C. W. Schultz opens up a little more about his fourth novel A Book About a Film:
I reached a 55,600 word-count today. That’s officially longer than Yeval, which I believe is just around 55,000 words. Now, higher word-count does not mean higher quality. No! But the fact that I have a published book shorter than the one I’m currently working on really puts into perspective the fact that A Book About a Film is really happening, and that makes me very excited! There were a lot of projects up my sleeve at the time I started A Book About a Film, and I honestly didn’t know if I was going to follow through with it or if I was going to cancel it or if I was going to get sidetracked or whatever. The get-go on this book was definitely my most difficult. I had three false-starts, starting a new version from scratch almost every eight weeks, before I actually reached this point-of-no-return, and I’m just thrilled to let the world see it within, hopefully, the next year or so.
Cool stuff. Stay tuned for more!
“A Book About a Film”‘s Estimated Word-Count & Progress
Schultz says that A Book About a Film, the title of his upcoming fourth novel that was announced on February 2nd, 2014, will be around 65,000 words (which, to give some context, is about 10,000 words more than his debut novel Yeval) and that he is over 2/3 of the way done with his first draft. Rest assured, there will be more frequent website updates in the near future; but remember what Schultz said when he finished the first draft of his third novel Jill:
Now the hard part… editing!
Stay tuned!
“Rage of Angels” is Finally on YouTube
Rage of Angels, a 2009 film that C. W. Schultz was an assistant camera operator on, is finally available to watch on YouTube. Cast and crew include the following Schultz-collaborators:
– Philipp Aurland (actor in The Late Sorry and Rage of Angels)
– Scott Bowen (audio engineer on Is This Thing On?, Rage of Angels and Sub-Text)
– Bryson Burnham (Is This Thing On?, director of photography; Rage of Angels, director)
– John DeCorsey (Drafted, actor; Rage of Angels, grip)
– Tony Doupé (producer of Is This Thing On?, Rage of Angels and Watch)
– Trevor Gumble (Is This Thing On?, actor; Rage of Angels, script supervisor)
– Pearl Klein (Drafted, actress; Rage of Angels, assistant sound)
– Melissa Leland (Is This Thing On?, director; Rage of Angels, production manager; Sub-Text)
Fourth Book Title and Other News
At long last, something for readers to keep their beaks wet! A Book About a Film is the title of Schultz’s fourth novel and is planned to be released in mid-2015. Schultz claims that it took him almost six months and at least three false-starts in order to get the book officially “rolling”. No plot has been released, but he explained that it will involve a lost film and a secret society, and went on to say: “I don’t want to piss people off… but, sometimes controversy is necessary.”
As reported in April 2013, an unrelated children’s book and a potential series is in the works. Title and plot have not yet been revealed, but updates are expected in the next few months.
The Late Sorry is still at a standstill, with Schultz reporting last October that he obtained all footage for the film and is planning on taking up some editing responsibilities so it gets released. Most recently, he said he hopes to start looking at footage and experimenting with some things in the spring.
Short-stories are still being written periodically. Schultz says once he has “an amount the size of a novel” he will release them in a collection. The slow process is the result of the nature of short-story writing, which relies on numerous submissions to journals, magazines presses, etc. The Stairwell, released in April 2013, is available in Issue #08 – Men in Horror at Sirens Call Publications. Another one entitled Bluey is being actively submitted, and Schultz plans on writing two more before the spring.
WATCH available now!
Watch, the short film that Schultz wrote and premiered at the Gig Harbor Film Festival on 10/21/2012 to take the first runner-up (2nd place) for Director’s Choice Award for Best Short Film, is now available online for free (see below). A DVD release is in the works, which will be a compilation of other short films from the Seattle area, but there is currently no tentative release date. Feel free to vote on it at its Internet Movie Database (IMDb) page.
Schultz’s Novels for Matchbook
All three of C. W. Schultz’s novels (Yeval, The Pack and Jill) will be available on the upcoming Kindle Matchbook. The release of the Matchbook in October 2013 will allow you to buy Kindle editions of your print-editions for only up to $2.99. Some of the thousands of books available for Matchbook are even cheaper than $2.99, including Schultz’s three novels, which will be available on Matchbook for free.
Please keep in mind, this is not a giveaway; Matchbook allows you to get Kindle Editions of paper-edition books you already own at a discounted rate. Kindle editions of Yeval, The Pack and Jill are still available for less than $8.00, and Paperbacks are available for less than $13.00.
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Website Updates
www.cwschultz.com had itself a minor makeover. Perhaps some of the most noticeable changes are the consistency in the font sizes and font styles—sometimes, simpler is better. Please browse and enjoy!
