Pat Corbitt

Pat Corbitt

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Pat Corbittfirst began writing professionally for publication in 1970 when he contributeda key chapter on innovative video recording technologies for the groundbreakingmedical text, “Videotape Techniques in Psychiatric Treatment and Training”(Milton M. Berger, MD, Brunner/Mazel, New York City, 1970). The work launched acareer, colored with the reoccurring theme and pervasive interest in both real--andfictional—science, and the human condition.

An author for anumber of technical and artistic media articles as well as a featured column in“TV Technology” throughout the years since, Pat has practiced what he preachedby writing, producing and directing hundreds of broadcast and corporatetelevision shows over a 40+ year career, receiving dozens of internationalawards and commendations for his work. He currently has a variety of projects,scripts and documentary treatments at feature film studios, and broadcast andcable television networks.

Pat is theauthor of these current family feature film screenplays: “The Christmas ThatAlmost Wasn’t” (CGI animation, based on an Ogden Nash tone poem), “Sky Island”(with co-author, Cathy Dipierro; a CGI animation, based on an L. Frank Baumstory of the same name), “The Discovery” (live action, original script). Someof Pat’s short essays are available on www.helium.com.

“D.S.E.V,” (DeepSubmersible Exploration Vessel) "a science fiction action-adventure tale for readers who hate science fiction,"released in April, 2009, is Pat’s first novel. It is based on an original storyand is currently in bookstores in the US and England and available on-line at:

www.BarnesandNoble.com

www.booksamillion.com

and… from thepublisher: www.publishamerica.com.

Currently, inaddition to his television and film projects, Pat is hard at work on his secondbook, entitled “Splinters,” an espionage supernatural-thriller set at the endof the Second World War (due to be released in the Spring 2010). Pat has beenmarried to his wife, Carol, for 40 years and lives and sails with her along thefabled “Jersey Shore.” They have 4 wonderful grown children: Cathy, Chris, Jonand Megan. And they always treasure the time they have with their terrificgrandchildren.


Godwine Kingmaker: Part One of The Last Great Saxon Earls

Godwine Kingmaker: Part One of The Last Great Saxon Earls

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<p><span><span>Harold Godwineson, the Last Anglo-Saxon King, owed everything to his father. Who was this Godwine, first Earl of Wessex and known as the Kingmaker? Was he an unscrupulous schemer, using King and Witan to gain power? Or was he the greatest of all Saxon Earls, protector of the English against the hated Normans? The answer depends on who you ask. He was befriended by the Danes, raised up by Canute the Great, given an Earldom and a wife from the highest Danish ranks. He sired nine children, among them four Earls, a Queen and a future King. Along with his power came a struggle to keep his enemies at bay, and Godwine's best efforts were brought down by the misdeeds of his eldest son Swegn. Although he became father-in-law to a reluctant Edward the Confessor, his fortunes dwindled as the Normans gained prominence at court. Driven into exile, Godwine regathered his forces and came back even stronger, only to discover that his second son Harold was destined to surpass him in renown and glory.</span></span></p>

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