Projects
My literary and cinematic assets and projects are so numerous and varied that the most economically savvy option might well be to seek a literary estate agent and hand it all over (but what fun would that be?). This could indeed be the outcome for the aspects where I see no way to progress in any other manner. If you are looking for something to engage with in my project, please read points 1-5 below, visit my homepage, and then check out point 6: THE JOBS below.
As both Laszlo (Senior/Dad) and Laszlo (Junior/I) are fiction writers with cinematic ambitions, most of our projects and jobs focus on books and cinema. While the book aspect is largely complete and ready for commercialisation, the film side is just beginning. However, there are three existing films, one screenplay, and one theatre script already poised for commercialisation. Although 1. BOOKS and 2. CINE are the primary sources of projects and jobs, there is much more involved: 3. REVIVE SENIOR concerns applying for grants to revive Senior’s memory; 4. DRUG POLICY aims to promote my drug policy texts and videos, arrange lectures, and in 5. SUNDRY, there are even more tasks — editing, translating, publicity, finding the right people, grant applications, in-house sales, etc. — all of which converge more specifically in 6. JOBS.
- BOOKS – Over the past decade, I have been completing my own books, in addition to translating and enhancing Senior’s work to make it more commercially viable. This effort has resulted in nine texts by Senior and eight by Junior, including translations, which brings the total to well over 70 texts, all of which are either currently available or can be accessed at the touch of a button as e-books and print-on-demand (enter "Andres Laszlo Jr." on ‘Amazon, Spain’). My main question is, “Traditional publishing or e/PoD?” The likely answer is that I will pursue both, seeking traditional agents (to liaise with publishers, book me at book fairs, etc.) as well as e/PoD agents (to advise, take responsibility for promotion, etc.). I have divided this “book part” of the project into "language" and "genre" with links to details. See 1. BOOKS below (follow the language/genre links), and then 6. JOBS.
- CINE – remakes of old films, the sale of finished scripts, and moving things forward: idea >> structure >> synopsis >> scenario >> treatment >> script >> movie – is where I intend to focus from now on. Fifteen years ago, I was tempted to start here, and the only reason I didn’t was that I believed it was better to first organise our texts, preparing them for the process outlined above. This “cine-part” of the project encompasses many sub-projects. Please refer to 2. CINE below, and then to 6. JOBS.
- REVIVE SENIOR. Andres Laszlo Senior was once regarded as a top-class European writer. Until thirty years ago, Ph.D. and Master’s students frequently approached me for approval and assistance with their thesis writing. The reason he is overlooked, apart from the fact that most of his texts never received proper content editing (partly due to my lack of effort until now), is that none of his four home countries (born Austro-Hungarian, naturalised French, writing in Spanish) has "adopted" him. However, today, all of these countries are members of the European Union. This organisation is sometimes willing to finance projects aimed at reviving the memory of its forgotten artists (as are the French). I am seeking someone to identify grants, apply for them, and then lead the revival project. See 3. REVIVE SENIOR below, and then 6. JOBS.
- DRUG POLICY. As a drug policy researcher, I have concluded that, although drugs may currently cause more 'bad' than 'good', the consequences of supply illegality are far worse than anything that might arise from a liberal/pro-legality policy. In my narcotics-conservative Sweden, few were willing to listen. As a fiction writer, I transformed my intended thesis into popular science (The Drug Problem) and crafted a video script (Drug Illegality is a Scam). I wish to promote the book, the script, my videos, and myself as a speaker. Please check out 4. DRUG POLICY below, and then 6. JOBS.
- SUNDRY. This term refers to jobs or projects that cannot be classified under any of the four headings outlined above: "Editing", "Publicist", "Resident salesperson", and "Literary Assistance", etc. Please review this and then proceed to the final section of 6. JOBS.
- JOBS. If you think there is something within my project that may catch your interest, please take a look at the job listing: 6. JOBS.
If you would like to learn more about my project and our texts/movies, I can send you a copy of The Tale(s) of Two Knaves, which will provide not only deeper insight into the project but also into our writings: andre_laszlo@yahoo.se.