Stuart Land

Stuart Land

About

About Stuart Land

I began writing while working as a sculptor in Los Angeles on many well-known films such as Aliens, Predator, The Abyss, Poltergeist 2, Beetlejuice, Independence Day, and many others. I was mentored in film directing by Jim Pasternak, Dov S-S Simens, and others, and mentored in film producing by Fred Caruso, all well-known industry professionals. I also pick the minds of the various actors, directors, and writers from the movies I worked on for creative insight. 

I wrote/produced/directed/edited four short student films, and a spec TV series. I’ve written 19 screenplays to date.

As well, I write narrative fiction where I've published 8 novels in various genres. A short story is included in the anthology, Lost in Thailand. The book, How to Write Dialogue, includes dialogue samples from several of my novels.

At the end of 2015, I finished a teaser trailer for my own supernatural thriller that was shot in Thailand. www.nightkillmovie.com.

I’m now writing an historical fiction novel based on real events. CURRENTS OF WAR is a story about a German Jew growing up in the Weimer Republic and pre-war Nazi Germany, and his eventual incredible journey of escape. This isn’t a story about soldiers at war, but of normal people caught up in the throes of war, of fear, courage, and survival.

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Awards for Screenplays:

TODD MCCOY'S ADVENTURE WEST (family adventure) – won the Grand Prize in two contests in 2014: action adventure category for Table Read My Screenplay, and family category for Screenplay Festival.

THE MACHINE (YA sci-fi) – sold script to Chinese production company 2012

CLAIMING LIVES (crime thriller) – won 2nd place, One In Ten 2012.

DHARMA (spiritual animation) – won 5th place, Writesafe 2005

MICHAEL’S GARDEN (psychological surreal thriller) – finalist, Writesafe 2005; semi-finalist, Filmmakers International Screenwriting Awards 2005

Awards for Novels:

BACK FROM THE DEAD: the true sequel to Frankenstein - Finalist WriteMovies 2005.
(2013 approached for option by Lawrence Konner, writer/producer - Sopranos, Boardwalk Empire)

SHADOW HOUSE – quarterfinalist, Amazon's Breakthrough Novel Awards 2009

ORIGINAL BLOOD: Gailene’s Vow (book 1, vampires series) - quarter-finalist, Writer’s Network; semi-finalist WriteMovies 2009.

EPIPHANY & ORIGINAL BLOOD – both nominated Reviewers Choice Award: best read of 2011, Paranormal Romance Guild – EPIPHANY won, and went on to be a best seller on Amazon at #9.

CLAIMING LIVES & CROSSING THE DOUBLE YELLOW – nominated best in thriller & action adventure, respectively, Paranormal Romance Guild – 2012

ENDLESS SKY - placed 3rd in Reviewer's Choice, science fiction book of the year, Paranormal Romance Guild – 2013

A King Under Siege: Book One of The Plantagenet Legacy

A King Under Siege: Book One of The Plantagenet Legacy

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<p>Richard II found himself under siege not once, but twice in his minority. Crowned king at age ten, he was only fourteen when the Peasants' Revolt terrorized London. But he proved himself every bit the Plantagenet successor, facing Wat Tyler and the rebels when all seemed lost. Alas, his triumph was short-lived, and for the next ten years he struggled to assert himself against his uncles and increasingly hostile nobles. Just like in the days of his great-grandfather Edward II, vengeful magnates strove to separate him from his friends and advisors, and even threatened to depose him if he refused to do their bidding. The Lords Appellant, as they came to be known, purged the royal household with the help of the Merciless Parliament. They murdered his closest allies, leaving the King alone and defenseless. He would never forget his humiliation at the hands of his subjects. Richard's inability to protect his adherents would haunt him for the rest of his life, and he vowed that next time, retribution would be his.</p>

Story Behind The Book

The story came to me in a dream. I wrote it down then, but as great as the concept was, it was a story with no characters, only plot. It took ten years for the characters to show up with the need to tell their stories. I hope you enjoy my effort to bring their stories to you.

Reviews

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Verdana, 'sans-serif';color:#000000;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/pdp/profile/A3GX2E6QKGMOQO/ref=cm_cd_et_pdp"><span style="color:#004B91;">Jamaica Me Crazy</span></a></span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Verdana, 'sans-serif';color:#000000;"> </span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Verdana, 'sans-serif';color:#000000;">says:</span></p> <p><span style="line-height:12pt;font-size:9pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);">I just finished the most wonderful, uplifting book I've read in years.</span><span style="line-height:12pt;font-size:9pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);"> </span><span style="line-height:12pt;font-size:9pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005D3Z3ZG/ref=cm_cd_asin_lnk"><span style="color:#004B91;">Epiphany</span></a></span><span style="line-height:12pt;font-size:9pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);"> </span><span style="line-height:12pt;font-size:9pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);">started out as a mystery, about virgin births around the world. I thought, aliens, government plot gone haywire, but the story itself was with the girls and the babies, and the future of our planet and species. Wonderfully written, I don't think anyone who reads it will come away disappointed. If there were more</span><span style="line-height:12pt;font-size:9pt;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);"> </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:9pt;line-height:12pt;">than five stars this would definitely earn more. Brilliant plot, beautiful ending.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:12pt;"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Verdana, 'sans-serif';color:#000000;">Karen Fisher</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;">Wow. I just started to read the first two chapters and could not put it down. I even missed my yoga Class. It is awesome.</span></p>