Marianne de Pierres

My SF screenplay Stalking Daylight scored an honourable mention in the Truant Pictures screenplay competition. Looks like they picked a lot of horror, so am pleased to be one of the few SF scripts to be acknowleged.

Here’s the full list reproduced from the site:

SEMI-FINALISTS

• Vince Bailey, The Dobson Field Initiative – Thriller (Tasmania)
• Nick Barkla & Jason Patterson, Slay the Dragon – Thriller (Victoria)
• Renee Brack, Outback Killer Koalas – Comic Horror (NSW)
• Craig Delahoy, Congress – Horror/Thriller (NSW)
• Jonathon Green, Emma After – Thriller (NSW)
• Scott Hamilton, Red Rock – Sci-Fi (QLD)
• Nicolas Hinze, Moratjjan – Horror (QLD)
• Adriana Kenny, Clarity – Thriller/Horror (NSW)
• Adam Lemmey, Splatters – Horror (SA)
• Sean Loch, Rear View Mirror – Thriller/Horror (QLD)
• Aaron McCann & Dominic Pearce, Big Red – Sci-Fi (WA)
• DJ McPherson, His Name is Jeremiah – Thriller (Victoria)
• Mark Oxbrow, She Awakens – Horror (NSW)
• Jordan Prosser, Cherry – Thriller/Horror (NSW)
• David Willing, The Surrogate – Thriller (Victoria)

HONOURABLE MENTIONS

• Marianne de Pierres, Stalking Daylight – Sci-Fi (QLD)
• Kerinne Jenkins, Cattle – Thriller (NSW)
• Declan Shrubb, Imaginary Friend – Horror (ACT)
• Megan Williams, Two Hours From – Thriller (QLD)
• Les Zig, The Principle of the Thing – Thriller (VIC)

Hi Everyone! I’ve had so many emails about the next Marianne Delacourt book (Tara Sharp #4) that I thought you should know where things are at. Allen and Unwin won’t be publishing it, so if I don’t have a new publisher by the end of the year (I am in talks with a great indie press – fingers crossed!), I PROMISE I will self-publish it in December in time for your Xmas stockings!! It will most likely be in e-book format only, but I will explore paperback options as well.

I’ve changed the title from Too Sharp to Sharp Edge, and you can see the mock up of the potential cover here.

The next novel is set back in Perth and your favourite bikie, Bon Ames, gets Tara into deep, dangerous trouble! Things are also hotting up between Nick Tozzi and Ed.

In other news, my original SF screenplay – STALKING DAYLIGHT –  has been through nearly two drafts and I’m starting to look for opportunities to further hone it. It’s currently in an AWG competition to get further script editing. I’ve just had some very positive feedback on it, so I hope it has legs.

Book 2 of the PEACEMAKER series (SF, western, crime, urban fantasy) will be out in October 2015. The name will change (currently DEALBREAKER), and a cover will be ready shortly. I’ll share as soon as I can. Can’t wait to see what Joey HiFi does this time! In book 2 Virgin is working for GJIC – global intelligence – and the Mythos action is hotting up. She’s nursing some very hurt feelings about Heart’s betrayal, Hamish is acting weird, and Caro has some bad news. A lot is happening in the Western Quarter!! Not to mention that Sixkiller is his usual infuriating self.

The SF novella I’m writing for my MPhil is underway and is literary SF. That will be finished next year.

There are also two short stories on the horizon. One SF far future set in the Sentients of Orion universe and based on a dream I had – nearly finished. The other is a newly finished YA story that is very dark.

I’ve been working on my screenplay, Stalking Daylight, for Enchanter Films. It’s an experience I’m really enjoying, and has made me realise that I really do think in pictures. The form also suits my tendency to write lean. I’m not tempted to bloat things with too many words.

The original idea started out being reminiscent of Pitch Black, a movie I adore. But somewhere along the way, it’s become an individual. It’s like a child growing up and developing its own personality. Too weird!

Pretty soon I’ll be sending it to my co-writer Lynne Jamneck for her to decipher and make better. I now see know why film people are so adamant about their treatments. A good treatment can make writing the screenplay much easier, whereas a book outline … well let’s face it … the finished book is usually nothing like the synopsis.