writing – Page 2 – Chip Street

New Project: Sci-fi Screenplay to Novel

I’m excited to be bringing another client’s vision from screenplay to novel. This story is based around an awesome concept that brings old-school 1970 disaster films into a whole new epoch of science fiction awesomeness!

Managing A Fiction Ghostwriting Project

I’ll use whatever assets you’ve got to work with, and we’ll have a conversation (or two) to discuss your story, themes, concepts, and ideas before writing gets started. Here’s what that process looks like:

Adapting A Fantasy Novel From A Screenplay

I was recently approached by a young screenwriter who was excited about finishing his very first screenplay, his *dream story* that he’s hoping will become a trilogy.

New Children’s Science Fiction Release

I’ve partnered with Hunan Children’s Publishing House to create three wonderful sci-fi and fantasy books for various series.

Market Motive Purchased By Simplilearn

Prashant Parmar, Chip Street, and Michael Stebbins celebrate the merger of Market Motive and Simplilearn. Photo credit: Kevin Johnson - Santa Cruz Sentinel

Market Motive, the startup I joined in 2009 (as employee #2) has been sold to Bangalore-based Simplilearn.

Kong: Skull Island — How A Professional Translator Brought The Novelization To Japan

Learn what it takes to artistically translate a book into another language while both respecting the original story and speaking to a new culture.

Writing, Marketing, The Curiosity Gap, and Art School

A while back a friend and I were talking about The Curiosity Gap, and how it works in art and marketing.

And I made this connection.

Howard Stern Said A Thing That Matters About Storytelling, Authenticity, & Marketing

I was pleasantly surprised to see this quote from Howard Stern… with years and years of experience interviewing people, mostly celebrities, mostly celebrities who are hawking their latest projects, this passage from Howard was telling, and oh-so-true.

How Data Geeks Are Changing Politics Forever

It happened in 2007.

That’s when data changed American politics forever.

From Screenplay to Novel – How One Short Scene Became A Whole Chapter

Here’s the story behind what turned a simple cutaway scene in the screenplay’s third act into a whole new chapter in the novel – and why I think it works.