Laura Elliott
Writer/Ghostwriter/Screenwriter
Laura Elliott is a screenwriter and a USA Today and Wall Street Journal best selling ghostwriter of award-winning books including a Kirkus-star reviewed book of illustrated fables, biography, memoir, historical non-fiction, business, and leadership books. She specializes in writing screenplays about true survival, crime, war, and journeys of the heart. Laura earned her chops working on shows like E! True Hollywood Story, which gave her an appetite for finding the story behind the story. She further developed her skills at the Los Angeles Times where she told interactive stories, reporting on features, entertainment, crime, hard news, politics, and investigative journalism. She has a passion for travel, particularly life at sea, and makes her home on the beach in Santa Cruz, California with her husband, daughters, their families, and her dog and muse Lucy.
From Page to Screen: Unlocking the Secrets of Adaptation with Laura Elliott
Have you ever heard these myths about writing for the page versus writing for the screen? Myth number one: All you have to do is adapt your novel into a screenplay. Myth number two: Screenwriting is easier because you don't h...