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Fallen (The Series)

2009-12-08T17:22:14Z

Fallen (The Series) gets review in Rogue Cinema! We're marching forward and prepping for the 2010 Pitch Season. Big thanks for JJ Painter, Rob Gokee & Nick Brethauer who have been major contributors to the post production efforts.

Doritos, Fallen Screening and American Family

2009-11-24T13:12:41Z

Hey All,

Been pretty busy lately. First, I'm elated that I had an opportunity to adapt Jennifer Laumann's original idea for what I coined "From Geek to Chic" for the Doritos Crash The Super Bowl Ad. We've got a ton of hits and need a ton more to keep us in the Top Tier of the Competition. Last checked, we were in the Top 8 % of over 4,000 entries.

Also, I've been busy working on Fallen (The Revolution). We've been allotted the largest space at the Esquire Theater for this Saturday, November 28th. We gotta fill 200 seats, so if you're in the Ohio/Kentucky/Indiana area, come out and support the hottest web series in the Midwest. All sales go to completing Fallen and getting us to LA to pitch the concept in 2010. And if you can't make it out, watch our Trailer on YouTube.

More soon on the plays I'm directing in 2010 and my new short AMERICAN FAMILY slated for a Spring 2010 production starring Michele A. Fink and Andre Michele.

Fallen Trailer Exclusively On YouTube

2009-11-04T15:52:01Z

Swell Books * A Blog Not To Miss

2009-10-15T15:32:11Z

Writers for young people, check out the blog Swell Books. It's incredible!!

Fallen (The Revolution) * Copy/Paste Into Your Website

2009-10-11T19:10:57Z

Wanna spread the Fallen news? Copy/Paste into your website and continue to explode our viewership!

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Book Commercial * No Mush Today

2009-10-11T17:02:16Z

Check out Sally Derby's book trailer for No Mush Today!!

Fallen * New Episode Live Now!

2009-10-04T15:47:39Z

Fallen Fans!

Our latest episode, Who Will Get Her? is available now. Check it out at

http://www.fallentheseries.com

Fallen (Official Series) New Episode * Don't Miss

2009-09-21T02:52:58Z

Hey Fallen (Official Series Fans)

Check out the latest episode of FALLEN, "On The Lookout," and join the Lounge crowd on the website! We can only go viral through you. Post! Post! Post! Let the revolution begin!!!

e.E. Charlton-Trujillo
Director/Writer
Fallen

Michele A. Fink (Jamie Watson)
Fallen (Official Series)
Photo by e.E. Charlton-Trujillo
© 2009

FALLEN Released Labor Day Weekend

2009-09-08T14:52:45Z

Hey All,

My recent project FALLEN launched September 6th, and I couldn't be more pleased with the caliber of talent involved. We are looking for music to use in our episodes. We are seeking a theme song and definitely music to use in the credits. If you have interest in having your tunes in the spotlight, check out the FALLEN website link.

As for audience, of course we want people to check out our new show. So paste the link into your browser and learn more about what we are up to.

More soon...

Sincerley,

e.E. Charlton-Trujillo
Filmmaker/Novelist

Photo by Ann Burrell
© 2009

TV Extended Preview * Seeks Gaffer and other Crew

2009-06-28T20:43:00Z

Here is the low resolution "Making Of" for Vanessa Rising.

Making Of "Vanessa Rising"

2009-06-19T15:21:58Z

Here is the low resolution "Making Of" for Vanessa Rising.

Vanessa Rising * Short Film Wins Big

2009-06-12T13:37:46Z

Vanessa Rising wins Producer's Flick Award from the Cincinnati Fringe Festival 2009. This is Vanessa Rising's first award!!

Congrats to star and writer, Rebekah Voss, Director of Photography Joe Feng, Sound Designer Nick Brethauer and everyone who was a part of this incredible film!

e.E. Charlton-Trujillo
Director

Images: Filmmaking and Stage

2009-06-02T16:04:06Z

Janes In Love

2009-03-26T13:14:49Z

I'm stoked that Janes in Love has finally come to my attention. I didn't realize it was out. The Plain Janes rocked and Castellucci is the kind of multi-layered artist that I love!

First Novel by Marianne Garver

2009-03-25T17:00:03Z

Hey Everyone,

An old friend published her first novel that's available on Amazon entitled October's Promise . I'm incredibly excited for her and wanted to share the news with you. She was a terrific mentor for me early in my writing career, so kudos to her for making her dream come true!

Synopsis:
Just because parts of her life are unsatisfactory and dull, there's no reason for Libby Jackson to bolt for New Hampshire, even if she did just receive a large inheritance from a mysterious source. But she does just that. The urban comforts of New York quickly seem light years away when her journey is hampered by cars that won't start, locks that won't turn and a strange dog that has decided that Libby would be the perfect owner.

Quinn Barnett is in no mood for damsels in distress. Her reasons for partaking of New England's fall colors are deeply personal and painful. She's promised to do one thing on this trip, and falling in love isn't it. Once her mission is accomplished she's moving on--if only she can start some cars, unlock some doors and get that bothersome stray to leave her alone.

The golden shores of a beautiful New England lake and the glory of October's sunsets should create the perfect stage for falling in love, unless two stubborn women decide to keep the wrong promises.

Bella Books proudly presents this refreshing, new voice in lesbian romance! Marianne Garver's charming first novel features an unforgettable Cupid in a setting readers will wish they could find on a map.

From the Publisher
Bella Books proudly presents this refreshing, new voice in lesbian romance! Marianne Garver's charming first novel features an unforgettable Cupid in a setting readers will wish they could find on a map.

Feature Film: The Last Shot needs Actors

2009-03-24T18:58:48Z

Hey Everyone,

This is a trailer that is making buzz for it's raw portrayal of Cincinnati, Ohio urban youth. I'm the post production producer for The Last Shot directed by Joe Prather.

The feature film will be shooting a State basketball scene to be inserted into the edited film. We are filming at:

Location:

Finneytown High School
8916 Fontainebleau Terrace
Cincinnati, OH 45231

Time: 1 p.m.

Contacts:
Joe Prather
Eunice Charlton

What's New? Just See!

2009-03-09T19:04:51Z

Hey Everyone,

Okay, it's been really great. First, I just wrapped my third novel. The title...? Ya know I can't go and reveal just yet. I'm co-writing a One Hour Drama with producer Shawn Maus and...I'm stoked to hear about the great review from Kirkus for Linda Sanders-Wells debut picture book Maggie's Monkeys (Illustrated by Abby Carter).
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KIRKUS

A family of pink polar monkeys has moved into the refrigerator, and Maggie's older brother cannot fathom why the entire family is catering to the imagination of his still-thumb-sucking younger sister. But no one will listen to his protests, and Mom simply says, "Sometimes it's hard to know what's real." When he can't beat them, he joins them, but his imagination is just not up to Maggie's standards. However sick of monkey business he is, though, when his friends threaten his sister's peace-of-mind, he become Horton-like and protects both the pink monkeys and his sister. In her children's debut, Sanders-Wells wonderfully encapsulates the difficulties of being a middle child-simultaneously too old and too young. Carter's masterful facial expressions reflects this inner battle. Her gouache artwork is done in a bright, tropical palette that emphasizes the imaginative theme. While pink polar monkeys may not exist, what is very real is the love and loyalty of a big brother. A humorous tale sure to make siblings smile, even as they inwardly groan. (Picture book. 3-8)

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The book releases April 14, 2009 and will be available right here on Amazon!

http://www.amazon.com/Maggies-Monkeys-Linda-Sanders-Wells/dp/0763633267/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1236625062&sr=8-1

New Film One Sheet Flyer & Poster

2008-09-05T19:02:47Z

Design by Linda S. Sanders
Photo by Eric Baillies

ONLY 6 DAYS LEFT! PLEASE PASS IT ON...MY FILMS NEED YOUR VOTES

2008-05-27T19:33:59Z

Hey Everyone,

First off, many thanks to all of you who have already voted for the film links below on The Doorpost Film Project. I think I may have a good shot with the judges but their opinion only counts for 50% of the final decision. Viewer votes are absolutely key!

Please FOWARD this email on to your family, friends, church, livejournal, blog--anywhere and to anyone who would like to help a female filmmaker win 10,000 dollars to make another film. And that film could lead to 100,000 dollars!

1. REGISTER and VOTE.
2. You can only VOTE once for each film. Two films in total!
3. The HIGHER the stars of course, raises the ranking.

We are at the last stretch and every single VOTE can make a difference in the final decision. Please take a moment to promote the links.

As always, many thanks for your support!

Sincerely,
e.E. Charlton-Trujillo
Novelist/Filmmaker

REGISTER AND VOTE FOR MY FILMS NOW THROUGH JUNE 1ST: THE DOORPOST FILM PROJECT

http://www.thedoorpost.com/?film=c7abcdf406c096f2bc14a08b614857fb

http://www.thedoorpost.com/?film=f0ee029e0e8c8c2c773e212c2531edc3

bigdreamswrite @ 2008-05-27T12:00:00

2008-05-27T16:08:45Z

VOTE NOW! TWO FILMS I DIRECTED NEED YOUR SUPPORT

2008-05-02T17:14:04Z

Hey Everyone,

The VOTING still goes on for The Doorpost Project that I'm competing in. If you haven't forward this on or posted to your Blogs, please, please do.

THE FIRST FILM 'VANESSA RISING' IS NOW UP AND WE NEED MUCHO VOTES. PLEASE VIEW.

http://www.thedoorpost.com/?film=f0ee029e0e8c8c2c773e212c2531edc3

Make sure to register and hit the VOTE NOW button. Comments are also very welcomed!

THE SECOND FILM 'LIVING UNDER LINDA'S DESK', is at the following link:

http://www.thedoorpost.com/?film=c7abcdf406c096f2bc14a08b614857fb

PLEASE forward this email on to as many people as you can. VOTES will make a substantial the difference!

Both films are actually longer but the rules of competition require 5 minutes with credits. So the longer versions will hit the festival circuit shortly.

Again, I really need you to spread the word FAST!!!

Sincerely,
e.E. Charlton-Trujillo
Writer/Filmmaker

www.bigdreamswrite.com
www.myspace.com/pinatapictures
www.myspace.com/livingunderlindasdesk
www.myspace.com/vanessarising

Award Season Approaches

2007-12-07T13:41:25Z

So my second novel, Feels Like Home, released in April 2007. While it received great reviews from Publisher's Weekly, School Library Journal, Booklist and Amoxcili (to name a few), it hasn't found its way into the ears of many. The reality is that some books are marketed more than others. That's where word of mouth can make all the difference.

My shout out to you is if you're a librarian who has read "Feels Like Home" and deems it worthy of chat, please give it a shot. Whether or not it brings home the gold from ALA results, I hope "Feels Like Home" can reach into as many people as possible. But that happens one person at a time.

It's been 40 years since S.E. Hinton began a revolution to change the face of YA literature. As far as I know, "Feels Like Home" is the first book to intertwine Hinton's "The Outsiders" into a concrete thread for a YA novel. Help keep Hinton's "The Outsiders" alive with the fresh spin of my novel "Feels Like Home."

Grass roots really can make a difference. Thanks and as always, rock the word!

e.

Where Have I Been...?

2007-07-08T03:49:43Z

It has been forever since I wrote on my LiveJournal. FEELS LIKE HOME has raked in some swell reviews. Big thanks to Publisher's Weekly, School Library Journal, Kirkus, VOYA, to name a few. And thanks to the Teen Reviewers, Kelly Para (check out her first novel through MTV Books), and Finneytown Secondary Campus for the smashing performance with Cincinnati, Ohio's Inktank.

There are endless kudos but at least that's a start. So where have I been? Well, I've been writing like a mad woman but my summer got stacked directing two short films (www.myspace.com/livingunderlindasdesk & www.myspace.com/vanessarising) along with a feature slated for September. But I'm gearing up for a Fall of school and library visits. So, I'll definitely be around.

All the best and thanks for the read.

e.
www.bigdreamswrite.com

Feels Like Home - Review - Slam Dunk With Publisher's Weekly!

2007-05-13T13:49:38Z

Here's a copy/paste from Publisher's Weekly! Hot off the press. But if you'd like to check it out in all it's glory, go to the following link: http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6441102.html

e.

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Feels Like Home
E.E. Charlton-Trujillo. Delacorte, $17.99 (224p) ISBN 978-0-385-73332-8

For fans of S.E. Hinton's The Outsiders, here's a story that is as cinematic as the book it emulates. Full of grit and poetry for the rebel with a romantic heart, Charlton-Trujillo's (Prizefighter en Mi Casa) throwback novel packs an emotional punch to the gut without overdoing it. The book opens in Three Rivers, Tex., population 4,043, as Michelle (Mickey) Owens witnesses her alcoholic father's funeral. Michelle's father was abusive, which led her mother to abandon them and her golden boy-turned-bad older brother, Danny, who ran off when Mickey was 13, after the accident that killed his best friend Roland. Now Danny has returned to pick up the pieces after six years, and the embittered Mickey, who has been marked an outcast by association, must decide if she's able to forgive him for leaving and come to terms with what happened to Roland. Mickey's internal battles feel honest, and it's easy to empathize with the litany of emotions she trudges through, though outwardly she acts headstrong and sullen. Charlton-Trujillo has created a roster of multidimensional characters; readers will hold their breath with each interactions-especially the romantic scenes between Mickey and her crush, Ricky, and her banter with her Latina best friend, Christina. Even if teens are unable to relate to the specifics of Mickey's situation, they will surely be taken by the story's winning mix of tragedy, romance and chemistry. Ages 12-up. (Apr.)

Tonight @ InkTank

2007-05-11T17:33:11Z

Sorry that I haven't been on LiveJournal. April and May are super busy. Just to do a quick catch up. I went to Texas and met with some terrific students at Dessau Middle School (pictures on my website soon)! We hung out, talked about Prizefighter En Mi Casa and I got a chance to see their ideas of how they would've designed my book cover. Good times all around and very, very welcoming students and staff.

I got to go out to California and see my brother (traveling from Belgium for work) and see my FIRST professional baseball game AND my first time to see an ocean. Both were the bomb! Palm trees, mexican food and good times. So sweet!

Now, in between all that traveling, I've had the privaledge of working with some incredible talented and hilarious young people from Finneytown High Secondary Campus in Cincinnati, OH. From 7th grade to 12th, I'm performing tonight at InkTank (www.inktank.org) at 8 o'clock. We'll be reading the novels new school with what we've coined a Reader's Theater Hybrid. These kids were coming off a very active theater season and jumped right in. With only three weeks of prep and all that goes into the end of the school year, they've kept their heads in the game and are bring Chapter 1 of Prizefighter En Mi Casa and Chapters 1, 5 of Feels Like Home to life. Go Finneytown!

Here's a link to an article.

http://www.finneytown.org/News%20Releases/08B23E68-76B9-4A38-9FEE-F31E339FD3C8.html

There will be webcasting as pronto as possible. You know how I said busy month. Well, I"m also directing a short at the end of May and a music video for Madison, WI based Brickhouse Pictures (www.gobrickhouse.com) the first weekend of June. But as always, check out www.bigdreamswrite.com and drop a line or leave a coment here.

All the best and keep dreaming...big!

e.