The Show Bible for TV Pitching by Alan H. Zatkow

If you want to pitch your original television show or web series to entertainment industry professionals - from producers and show runners to agents and directors, and especially to network executives -- you need a Show Bible.



Learn how to craft an exciting read that will get you meetings, put a professional team together, and understand how networks negotiate so you are fully prepared to win.

If you are trying to pitch your original television show or web series to entertainment industry professionals - from producers and show runners to agents and directors, and especially to network executives -- you need a Show Bible.



This book covers:



All of the chapters you need to craft in your own show bible with examples from the author's own show bibles successfully optioned by producers.



Definitions of all of the team members you will need to gather in order to impress network executives and fill them with confidence your team can produce episodes.



The entire ten phase process from creation of your show bible and pilot and through the entire negotiation process until your show goes to series!



This book will help you



- Create an exciting read that will get you into meetings.



- Put the right team of professionals together to give you credibility in the meetings.



- Improve your understanding of the business from an actual negotiation the author is involved in.



- Ensure you end up on the team and make a full time income in the television industry.

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About Alan H. Zatkow

Known in the entertainment industry as "The Script Surgeon" Alan H. Zatkow has guided over 80 screen and teleplay writers along their path to writing success in the entertainment industry as well as being a successful full time writing professional himself.



The team he is on just sold an original pilot to HBO!



For a sample of his writing, check out his screenwriting and teleplay writing blogs on his website at http://alzatkow.wix.com/alanzatkow#!the-blog/c1d00

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Full Throttle by John Deakin

Full Throttle is an entertaining account of an amazing man’s life in aviation that is sure to leave the reader laughing and head-shaking as the pages turn quickly. It is a compilation of short stories told by John Deakin over the years on Compuserve's AVSIG Forum. Some of Deakin’s stories are funny, some are sad, and a few are shocking for the amount of trouble Deakin managed to get himself into.

Full Throttle is an entertaining account of an amazing man’s life in aviation that is sure to leave the reader laughing and head-shaking as the pages turn quickly during this enjoyable read. It is a compilation of short stories told by John Deakin over the years on Compuserve's AVSIG Forum, the oldest aviation forum in the world. Some of Deakin’s stories are funny, some are sad, and a few are shocking for the amount of trouble Deakin managed to get himself into and (barely) out of over the years. His professional career consisted of flying an assortment of airplanes for Air America in Vietnam and as an airline pilot for Japan Airlines. Non-professionally and for fun Deakin flew a wide assortment of WWII fighters and bombers.



Young Deakin started as a line boy in his teens before working as a freighter pilot (B-25 captain at 19), corporate pilot, spending five years with Air America, the CIA airline, and 32 years as a captain for Japan Airlines. His last 29 years with JAL were spent Captaining the 747; the last five years of which, John was #1 in seniority system-wide.



The first half of the book tells of Deakin’s training as a budding pilot and the experiences which formed the skills he later needed to survive the rigors of flying in a combat zone. A few of these experiences could easily have been fatal, but through them all, the young aviator maintains his sense of humor about how he got himself into such a mess! There were more than a few “messes” on various continents as he learned to survive.



Deakin’s intense experiences while flying for Air America in Vietnam are always colored with the morbid humor that accompanies stressful situations. His part ownership of the Kontiki Lounge in Gia Dinh, Vietnam, presents its own special view of life “in country.” After his Air America experience, he expounds upon his experiences as an airline captain, which range from hysterically funny to the high-stress situations that accompany weather and diversion decisions as well as dealing with unruly passengers.



The later chapters of the book are first-hand accounts and detailed descriptions of what it’s like to fly some of the World’s most interesting and rare airplanes. For those who are likely to never get the chance to do so, Deakin gives them a first-hand glimpse into the details known only to those who’ve flown such aircraft as the Constellation, Bearcat, Japanese Zero, C-46, B-24, and B-29.

About John Deakin

John always said “Get a job doing something you love, and you’ll never work a day in your life.” After a few attempts at actually working, mostly imposed by his father in his early teens, John eased into flying airplanes, and sure enough, found the saying to be true. He started out as a line boy in Sarasota, Florida, and began collecting money for his flying addiction by age seventeen and never looked back. He blew all of his money on aviation ratings and restaurant food, and, as a result never learned to cook beyond frozen meals and the occasional peanut butter and jelly sandwich.



John hated high school, and by his own assessment, barely made it through. He never darkened the door of college, being convinced that he’d learn more at the airport. He applied for the airlines early on, but they all wanted applicants with college diplomas and high grades at that. John railed against this at the time, but finally decided the airlines were not for him, since he’s never appreciated the union mentality. He banged around in odd jobs as a budding pilot, until he landed a job overseas for which he lusted greatly, being young, adventurous, and naive. The young lady he’d been dating for a year or so apparently had other plans for him, and was quite upset at his sudden overseas departure. John was greatly relieved, and smugly pleased to be out of that situation!



The dream job turned out to be with Air America, which John later discovered was a CIA Proprietary Airline. He spent about five years with Air America in various “garden spots” of Asia and the Pacific, had many adventures, cut a wide path through the fleshpots, and thoroughly enjoyed the massive amount of flying time in wonderful airplanes. As many Air America pilots did, John learned to do strange and amazing things with those airplanes. John has often said that that was the happiest time of his life. In 1968, Air America was failing, and the lure of jets was strong. John had an opportunity to join Japan Airlines as “Christmas Help” as a 727 captain, figuring he’d build experience for three to five years, and move on. To his surprise, his advancement to DC-8 captain, then 747 captain was very rapid. JAL was growing monstrously, and there were not enough Japanese pilots available to fill the slots. John spent the next 32 years with JAL, for the most part very happy ones, acquiring a wife and two fine sons who live and work in Seattle today. Amazingly, he only married the once, when everyone he knows has been divorced—some multiple times.



When age forced John to retire from JAL, he became a Gulfstream captain. He loved the airplane, but other issues somewhat “reduced his enjoyment.” The stress and being slightly overweight forced his blood pressure up and he suffered a stroke in 2008 at the age of 69. The after-effects of the stroke were minor, and much to his surprise he happily enjoyed being retired and now admits that he wishes he’d retired sooner. John now lives fairly reclusively with his wife in Southern California and spends his time on the business aspects of Advanced Pilot Seminars, handles a steady flow of email, and is thoroughly enjoying life, as he always has.



The Prologue mentions that he refused to write this book. "Refused" is accurate, but "too lazy" is more descriptive, and he’s amazed that Walter took the time to compile some of his stories. John hope you enjoy them, but if you don’t blame Walter, not him!

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999 Bees in My Bonnet: A Collection of Irritating Irritants by Bill Linden

Bill Linden's been a pirate, a poet, a pawn and a king (not to mention gag writer for major comic strips and Chicago Sun Times art director!). His many adventures have taught him a lot—about what drives him nuts! Whether it's the double-crossing staff at Traitor Joe’s, reptile dysfunction, "Northern" fried chicken, or seven-year jock itch, Bill's got a gripe to crack you up.

Bill Linden's been a pirate, a poet, a pawn and a king (not to mention gag writer for major comic strips and Chicago Sun Times art director!). He's been up and down and over and out, but he knows one thing: each time he finds himself flat on his face, Bill picks himself up and gets back in the race.



Bill's many adventures have taught him a lot—about what drives him nuts! He's excited to share, for your reading pleasure, 999 Bees in My Bonnet: A Collection of Irritating Irritants.



Whether it's the double-crossing staff at Traitor Joe’s, reptile dysfunction, "Northern" fried chicken, or seven-year jock itch, Bill's got a gripe to crack you up. There may be bees in his bonnet, but boy, are they makin' honey!

About Bill Linden

Bill's occupations in previous lives include being a bitter and disillusioned graphic designer/art director for the Chicago Sun-Times, a bitter and disillusioned Hollywood screenwriter and a bitter and disillusioned gag writer for major comic strips. Bill's been a pirate, a poet, a pawn and a king. Bill's been up and down and over and out, but he knows one thing—each time he finds himself flat on his face, Bill picks himself up and gets back in the race.



When not writing gags, photographing Chicago or being bitter and disillusioned, Bill finds his charity work with the elderly quite rewarding. Once a week he takes his dear, feeble, white-haired mother, Josephine, to Denny's for a "Moons Over My Hammy".



Bill has no vices. His hobbies include smoking, drinking and Facebooking 24/7.



Bill lives way beyond his means with his current sexy redheaded missus, Karen, in a fancy-but- not-schmancy downtown Chicago hi-rise run by Hitler's Youth.



Bill lives by the motto, "If you can't beat 'em, mock 'em, then ridicule 'em on the Facebook Social Media Network until they unfriend and block you."

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The Unofficial Roku Channel Guide; Annotated by CazMaz Productions

OVER 130,000 Downloads Across Platforms!!



Updated for 2014



This Roku Channel Guide includes Access Codes and Links to Channels available on the Roku set top box. It will be updated monthly with new channels.

The Unofficial Roku Channel Guide; Annotated, now with a New Table of Contents and Links for easy reading and navigation! More than 230,000 downloads across platforms!



Roku is a small, inexpensive device, one inch tall and less than five inches wide. It sits next to your television and streams video and music from an Internet connection to your television. The Roku does not have internal storage. Its function is to stream content from your Internet connection through your home's Wi-Fi, or through a standard Ethernet cable.



This little Roku device can save you lots of money on your cable and satellite bills. For more information, see Roku(dot)com.



This free Roku Channel Guide is as inclusive of the Roku channels as we can get, to-date. New channels come on every day so we will be revising this guide monthly. Please check back for the updated version at the end of the month.



Please feel free to share this free ebook with friends and family.



Happy Channel Surfing!



UPDATED: Jan 2014

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Free Lottery Book by Author Encoe

How to win lottery. Winning lottery strategies. Steps to win lottery.

Steps to winning lottery. Strategies to win pick 3 and pick 4. How to win Mega millions, Powerball and all lotto games. Winning lottery based on trend calculations. Mathematics of winning lottery games.

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