A star wars story 2016, after earth 20 and the book of eli 2010. Though this preorder model made it harder for books to fund, thomas, woodman, and gomolin believed that it would stop the type of vanity publishing that frequently occurred on kickstarter and help map to genuine reader interest. According to matt, every time a book funds on inkshares the team is elated. Last week, star wars and the book of eli writer, gay whitta launched a campaign on book publishing crowdfunding platform inkshares to raise funds for his new novel, abomination. An epic blend of black magic, badass monsters, broadswords, and bloodshed, abomination is the kind of book that sticks with youwhittas twisted creatures are so memorable that you almost look forward to encountering them again in your nightmares. Abomination is a tight read with very little wasted space. Our third installment of the indepth gary whitta interview talks about the movies book of eli and after earth, and his new book abomination. Hes been one of my favorite comic artists for a long time and his whimsical style seemed perfectly suited to a childrens book.
He was editorinchief of both the uk and us editions of pc gamer magazine and contributor to gaming magazine ace. A star wars story, used the platform to fund his debut novel, a dark fantasy called abomination. It is an excellent program, and i am really excited to submit my own work to it. In our first three years, weve focused predominantly in speculative fiction, chiefly sciencefiction, fantasy, and horror. Star wars writer gary whitta talks dark comic book movies. Abomination by gary whitta overdrive rakuten overdrive. Its everything i loved about the name of the wind and so much more. Rogue one screenwriter talks debut novel abomination a veteran screenwriter, graphic novelist, and former video game journalist, gary whitta is proud of the handful of works that have been produced the book of eli, which starred denzel washington in 2009 is a great, underrated scifiapocalyptic gem, and after.
To illustrate the book i reached out to my friend mike krahulik, the cofounder of the fantastic penny arcade. Inkshares has 97 entries in their overdrive catalogue. Abomination is a historicalfantasy book by gary whitta. If you need any other proof of legitimacy, they published gary whitta book of eli, star wars. A reluctant knight battles an unspeakable horror in whitta s epic tale, a. Gary has also written for video games and comics and he also worked on the upcoming feature film star war. Inkshares, which allows writers to post book pitches and drafts and has users vote on which. Abomination is an incredible debut novel from screenwriter gary whitta. Score a books total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. Abomination is garys first novel, and is published by inkshares.
Rogue one and debut author gary whitta, in addition to. Theres little thats more confounding than good intentions. So king alfred was the king of wessex a kingdom in the. A reluctant knight battles an unspeakable horror in whittas epic tale, a wellwritten debut that skillfully blends science fiction, historical fantasy. A wellwritten debut that skillfully blends science fiction, historical fantasy, and spiritual themes.
He was also writer and story consultant on telltale games the walking dead, for which he was the corecipient of a bafta award. If enough people preorder to fund the initial publication of the book, it gets published. Having recently seen his first novel abomination published, gary and i had a wideranging conversation touching on a host of subjects which. I preordered abomination so i could see how inkshares handles their product. Even though i probably wont be publishing with inkshares, i still think they have a good thing going. Abomination by gary whitta august 11, 2015 by jeanfrancois dubeau. If they publish you, their marketing is crisp and smart. Inspired by my love of medieval history, mythological fantasy, and good old fashioned monster stories. Abomination is the biggest name in sciencefictionfantasy being published by inkshares, the publisher of my book the life engineered. He wrote the book of eli which is credit enough in my book to give him a chance looking forward to rogue one. Inkshares sets the price of the book, and, once its published, writers receive 70% of net receipts, for both physical and.
Gary whitta is a writer and producer, known for rogue one. Whitta published through inkshares, which is basically a publishing kickstarter. I am glad it worked for him and hope he returns to inkshares with more novels. Crowdsourcing publisher inkshares signs with uta deadline. You might recognize his name from the book of eli andor upcoming star wars projects. Whitta has been the subject of a multipart interview by slashfilm, and in the most recent installment he talks in great detail about that project and how specifically it. Nicole perlman, cowriter of guardians of the galaxy abomination is truly fantastic. A few months back, i had the opportunity to interview screenwriter gary whitta whose movie credits include the book of eli 2010, after earth 20, and the upcoming star wars. Inspired by my love of medieval history, mythological fantasy, and good oldfashioned monster stories. Aspiring horror authors have a new way to get published. Rogue one scribe gary whitta, our aim remains surfacing and developing the new author voices of tomorrow. Inkshares, a startup crowdfunded book publisher, announced on wednesday it was launching its brand new app for agents, publishers and studios. I was a big fan of the book of eli before i realized its writer, gary whitta, was someone id love to cross paths with.
Nicole perlman, cowriter of guardians of the galaxy. A reluctant knight battles an unspeakable horror in whittas epic tale, a. While weve published books by established writers like big fish author daniel wallace and star wars. His first book, abomination, officially hit store shelves today. Gary leslie whitta born 21 july 1972 is a screenwriter, author, game designer, and video game journalist. Cocreated by gary and acclaimed artist darick robertson transmetropolitan, happy, the boys, oliver is currently being published by image comics. He did some preliminary sketches and then the beautiful front cover you see above. Most recently he served as a writer on lucasfilms new generation of star wars projects for film and television. Star wars writer gary whitta talks dark comic book. Inkshares offers indie booksellers their own imprint. Upstart book publisher inkshares has signed with united talent agency, which will now represent all underlying rights from future inkshares book.
Inkshares looks to marry the old with the new by clare swanson. He also cowrote the will smith scifi movie after earth, and was writer and story consultant on telltale games the walking dead. Last week, star wars and the book of eli writer, gay whitta launched a campaign on book publishing crowdfunding platform inkshares to raise funds. Oct 01, 2015 upstart book publisher inkshares has signed with united talent agency. Consider the case of gary whitta, the screenwriter book of eli originally tapped to write the script for the asyetstillunproduced hollywood remake of akira.
Knowing the quality of his work with the book of eli, i leaped at the chance to read his first novel. Mar 01, 2020 gary whitta on star wars, his first novel, and adapting mark millars starlight. Most recently he served as screenwriter for the upcoming standalone star wars movie, now in preproduction. Out today is gary whittas debut novel, abomination, and we had a chance to chat with the author about the publishing model. A reluctant knight battles an unspeakable horror in whittas epic tale, a well written debut that skillfully blends science fiction, historical fantasy. The genreblending of historical fiction and fantasy, enmeshed with elements of horror and scifi, carries enthralling adventures with unconventional plot lines. Inkshares was founded in 20 by thaddeus woodman, lawrence levitsky, adam gomolin, and jeremy thomas.
A friend of duncans heard about the success that screenwriter gary whitta the book of eli, after earth had publishing his debut novel, abomination, through the crowdfunding publisher inkshares and suggested duncan pitch dracula v. Whitta was the screenwriter of the book of eli 2010, cowrote after earth 20 with m. Dark fantasy, fantasy, historical fantasy, and science fiction. Gary whitta is an awardwinning screenwriter best known for the postapocalyptic thriller the book of eli starring denzel washington. Nomad syndicate gary whitta im the author of inkshares bestseller abomination, now looking to support new scifi and fantasy authors. Aug 11, 2015 whitta is best known as a screenwriter.
Inkshares is a new way of publishing if i understand it correctly, it combines crowdfunding with input. Star wars writer gary whitta seeks funds through crowdfunding platform inkshare for new novel abomination. Author gary whitta talks abomination and the monsters within. Gary whitta im the author of inkshares bestseller abomination, now looking to support new scifi and fantasy authors. Inkshares has strategic relationships with ingram for north american book.
Rogue one and team up with nerdist on a regular basis. Gary whitta is an awardwinning screenwriter best known for the postapocalyptic thriller the book of eli. Book of eli screenwriter gary whitta makes the jump from bigscreen storytelling to the printed page with his debut novel abomination, a mix of historical. These are people passionate about books, so to be able to bring one to life must be exciting indeed. And inkshares is then able to tap into the resources of a real publisher distribution, production, marketing, all the stuff that is often very difficult to do when you selfpublish without any support. So youre publishing on inkshares october 1, 2015 by jeanfrancois dubeau. Gary whitta slips effortlessly from movies into comics with a terrific story and careerbest art from darick robertson. It was recently selected by goodreads as one of the best horror books of 2015. As someone who only knew gary whitta from his cameos on the technology podcast this is only a test, i was pleasantly surprised to discover his career as a screenwriter, and even more as a recently published author. How gary whittas liveaction akira screenplay got it. Gary whitta is an awardwinning screenwriter best known for the book of eli starring denzel washington.
Inkshares is a publishing and literary rightsmanagement platform founded in 20. A running theme in the book is about how people think themselves evil or good yet as the reader, we may not agree with the characters selfassessment. I confess that i didnt i never saw that movie, and star wars is. Author gary whitta talks abomination and the monsters within us all. A list of books released by inkshares, almost all first time novels for new authors. Screenwriters who want control should be writing novels wired. Jun 19, 2015 it recently joined the american booksellers association and will be including its first book in an aba white box this summer, gary whittas debut novel abomination july, which received a. Jul 30, 2015 abomination is the kind of book that sticks with youwhittas twisted creatures are so memorable that you almost look forward to encountering them again in your nightmares. Gary whitta has worked in hollywood for 15 years, and if the experience has taught him anything, its that screenwriters dont have much control over the final product. For instance, wulfric thinks himself a monster of sorts, a killing machine, and yet as a reader i felt more sympathetic to him. Gary whitta might best be known as a screenwriterpenning popular science fiction films such as the book of eli and the upcoming star wars spinoff, star wars anthology. Thats easy to understand, theyre a small team and every book that gets produced is one more step towards their goal. He was also a writer and story consultant on telltale games the walking dead, for which he was the corecipient.
If your bookarticlewhatever gets funded, inkshares will provide editing, design, and publication services in both print and digital formats. Uta signs crowdsourcing publishing platform inkshares. The story development and pacing of abomination flows like a captivating screenplay. Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide.
The first project to fund under this new model was abomination, the debut novel of gary whitta, screenwriter of the book of eli and star wars. It seems abomination is inkshares greatest success. Star wars writer gary whitta seeks funds through crowdfunding. You can read an excerpt of the book on inkshares now.
Rogue one, but the former eic of pc gamer magazine is a novelist, too. For better or for worst, the authors background is evident in the book. The original notion for inkshares was developed by woodman, whose parents founded a successful computer book publishing company called ventana press in the 1990s. I didnt, at least not before i started reading this book. Abomination is the kind of book that sticks with youwhittas twisted creatures are so memorable that you almost look forward to encountering them again in your nightmares.
He was editorinchief of both the uk and us editions of pc gamer. Gary whitta turns from screenwriting to print in his debut historical fantasy meets horror novel, abomination. Screenwriters who want control should be writing novels. Author gary whitta talks abomination and the monsters. Talking to gary whitta about faith, fantasy and his new novel. He was also a writer and story consultant on telltale games interactive adaptation of the walking dead, for which he was the corecipient of a bafta award. Gary whitta has had a wildly interesting career, and his track record is evident in his first novel, abomination. He was the creator and editor of pc gamer magazine, and had a hand producing a number of pc games writing the stories for duke nuke em forever, prey, gears of war, and probably most compellingly the excellent walking dead titles for telltale games.
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