Script Lit

Every Hollywood studio has piles of scripts that collect dust and never get made into films. James West saw a way to bring these stories to life: as ebooks. West started Script Lit, a publisher that licenses film scripts that have been optioned but never produced, develops them into novellas, and sells them as ebooks. 

The licensing process can be challenging-- Script Lit licenses the script directly from the writer's agent and the process can be drawn out. However, West is able to capitalize on the huge number of great scripts that--for various reasons--never become a film. Script Lit lets the screenwriter (who is still credited as the author), see his or her story see the light of day. 

Script Lit's first title is Mom of the Year by Denise Pischinger. The price is $2.99 and it's available for all major e-readers. The next title will be Ambrose Fountain by Brian Sieve, which is due out this month.