The Story Company

Just a few minutes ago I went live with the virtual storefront for my story development company. It's called The Story Company. How's that for original? I'm very excited to set this in motion. Please visit the website by clicking here or at the top of the sidebar to your right. Here's my email address: http://susie@thestorycompany.net - drop me a line. I look forward to hearing from you!

We are now actively seeking screenplays, teleplays, manuscripts and books for possible development. I'm focusing on the Austin area (but will accept work from anywhere as long as it's in English) because there is so much talent here and so little direction that comes from life experience. There are a gazillion schools, a nice production facility (Austin Studios) and one of the most hyped film fests in the world (SXSW) but no-one has staked a professional claim on helping writers put it all together and sell their work. Amazing.

If you've been following this blog (or know me) you'll also know that I have a strong belief in the untapped potential of writers, actors and artists over the age of 40. Just when you get seasoned "they" (meaning the powers that be in Hollywood) stop calling with jobs. Ageism is still a reality in Tinsel Town. What's crazy is that ageism is built on an out-dated paradigm that says the 18-49 demographic is the heart of the American entertainment consumming public.

Ageism and the incredible lack of movies for "mature" audiences is such a huge oversight it's almost hard to believe this state of affairs persists* Suffice it to say, I have a passion for stories written for the swelling but still mostly ignored filmed entertainment audience of people who are 50+. So if you've got one of those, I'm already prejudiced in favor of it.

Anyway, to learn more about Thestorycompany and new story development possibilities there please visit the website.

*especially in light of recent demographic evidence

Check this out:



It looks like a giant wave doesn't it? When you add to that the fact that most adults over the age of 50 have more expendable income than their younger counterparts you'd think Hollywood would pay more attention to this growing segment of the collective U.S. audience. Of course nothing is as simple as that but it's an area of interest that is literally coming-of-age.