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Ep. 127 - Adam Simcox talks about using script-writing as a way to plan his novels and how he dealt with rejection during the submission process
Adam Simcox is a London-based filmmaker who has shot commercials for brands such as McLaren, Primark and Unilever, and music videos for Britpop veterans as well as fresh on the scene alt-country stars. He began his film career by writing and directing three features: the first sold to Netflix before Netflix was Netflix; the second and third won awards and critical acclaim at festivals worldwide, and so didn’t sell at all. He moved into the world of novel-writing with his hit debut, The Dying Squad, all about a ghost cop who investigates his own murder. His latest novel in that series, The Generation Killer, is just out.
It was great fun chatting to Adam and hearing how he moved from the world of films to novels, including treading the hard path of over 150 submission letters to agents (along with the accompanying rejections or silence). He told us how he still uses his film experience to help him in writing his novels and why he would love to continue working in both worlds.
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Adam Simcox is a London-based filmmaker who has shot commercials for brands such as McLaren, Primark and Unilever, and music videos for Britpop veterans as well as fresh on the scene alt-country stars. He began his film career by writing and directing three features: the first sold to Netflix before Netflix was Netflix; the second and third won awards and critical acclaim at festivals worldwide, and so didn’t sell at all. He moved into the world of novel-writing with his hit debut, The Dying Squad, all about a ghost cop who investigates his own murder. His latest novel in that series, The Generation Killer, is just out.
It was great fun chatting to Adam and hearing how he moved from the world of films to novels, including treading the hard path of over 150 submission letters to agents (along with the accompanying rejections or silence). He told us how he still uses his film experience to help him in writing his novels and why he would love to continue working in both worlds.
Links:
Buy Adam's books now!
Follow Adam on Twitter
Page One - The Writer's Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-one
Follow us on Twitter: @ukPageOne
Follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/ukPageOne
Follow us on Instagram: @ukPageOne
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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