Gamadin Audio Movie Production

The Gamadin Audio Movie will be released by the end of this summer.

 AudioComics Press Release about Gamadin:

"GAMADIN BOOK SERIES" COMES TO AUDIOCOMICS
AudioComics’ First Young Adults Title to Record in 2013
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

AudioComics and award-nominated author Tom Kirkbride invite you to embark on the wild ride known as Gamadin, as they present the audio adaptation of Book I,Gamadin: Word of Honor in Kirkbride’s young adult series in 2013. Adapted for audio by Elaine Lee and co-directed by Lance Roger Axt and William Dufris, “Word of Honor” introduces us to Southern California surfers Harlowe, Riverstone, and Wiz, whose act of heroism leads them on the adventure of a lifetime: the retrieval of Millawanda, an ancient Gamadin spaceship, and the most dangerous weapon in the known galaxy. The Gamadin Book Series evolved from author Kirkbride’s love of science fiction and the desire to write a thrill-packed, character driven adventure. 

Since its release, the series has taken the young adults genre by storm, with the GamadinBook Series recently joining the Harry Potter and Twilight series in the Accelerated Reader Learning program in schools nationwide. The AudioComics production will present the book in a new light, utilizing the production company’s signature cinematic approach to audio drama. The work will record in Monterey, California, in the Spring of 2013, with casting to be announced in late Winter. As with previous productions of 

Titanium Rain, Starstruck, and the forthcoming Bad Planet and Perhapanauts projects, 

the finished work will be available on both compact disc and pay-per-Mp3 digital download, through the AudioComics and Gamadin websites (http://www.gamadin.com), iTunes, Amazon, and at book festivals and comic book/sci-fi conventions. Can the fate of the galaxy rest in the hands of three California surfer dudes? 

YES! 

And the rumble comes to audio in 2013…  

2012 Hollywood Book Festival Award

 

Tom Kirkbride was awarded with an "Honorable Mention" for Book I, Gamadin: Word of Honor at last week's Hollywood Book Festival Awards Event at the Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood, CA. Though he wasn't able to receive his award in person, his daughter, Lara Kirkbride accepted the award on his behalf. Thanks to Jeff Romeo for the great photos and also to Maria Groschup-Black, of Sunbelt Publications, for her encouragement to enter the competition.

Gamadin Book Series is Accelerated Reader approved!

Tom Kirkbride is very honored to announce that the Gamadin Book Series has been accepted in the nationwide Accelerated Reader (AR) reading list, and quiz production has already begun. This is wonderful news because students reading any of the the Gamadin volumes can now earn credit toward their grades. We will keep you apprised as to when the quizzes are available. Great thanks to the teachers and librarians who contacted AR regarding Gamadin, and made this possible!

On a side note, we also just found out that Larry Niven's Ringworld series has also been added to the AR listing. The series is a longtime classic science fiction favorite of Tom's!

Create Yourself

Gamadin Book Series - Accelerated Reader Campaign

Dear Teachers and Librarians,

The Gamadin Crew is on a mission to help students receive school credit for their efforts!

Many parents, librarians and teachers have discovered that the Gamadin Sci-Fi Adventure 

Series inspires students to read, especially the boys. That is why our slogan, 

“Finally, the Boys have a Series the Girls love to Read,” is fitting!

Over the past couple of years, we have been asked many times why the Gamadin 

Book Series is not on the Accelerated Reader (AR) program book list. 

The answer is simple: it's the process.

AR actually enjoys the series.  But because we are a small publisher, we have more hoops 

to jump through than the larger publishing houses. AR requires over 100 requests on their

website from teachers and librarians across the country to finalize the process.

 So we are seeking your help to achieve this goal.

Below is a simple step-by-step procedure that will take a brief amount of your time to complete.

Once AR has the numbers, the program will accept the Gamadin Book Series, so that boys and

girls may receive school credit for reading the volumes.

Even if your school is not part of the program, your contribution will help the students who are.

Thank you in advance for your assistance.

Francesca Romero, President

Wigton Publishing

1. Go to: www.RENLEARN.com

2. Click on the Accelerated Reader button.

3. Click on: “Suggest Quizzes” on the lower

     left side of the page under Quick Links.

4. Then fill in the required fields for

    “Give Us Your Recommendations.”

                     Title                                      Pub.Date                   ISBN

Book I - Gamadin: Word of Honor                    2009            978-1-9345720-6-1

Book II - Gamadin: Mons                                2010            978-0-9840643-0-4

Book III- Gamadin: Distant Suns                     2011            978-0-9840643-1-1

Book IV- Gamadin: Gazz                                2012            978-0-9840643-6-6

That’s all it takes!  Thank you!

Mark Twain Rules for Writing

SOME RULES FOR WRITING by Mark Twain

(From the Atlantic Wire)

Mark Twain was a man with a lot of ideas going through his head. In 1895, one of them was how James Fenimoore Cooper violated 18 of the 19 "rules governing literary art in the doman of romantic fiction" in his novel The Deerslayer. Twain tries setting them all down on paper, and most of them are good tips if you're writing a piece of James Fenimoore Cooper fan fiction, but will probably be of limited help to other writers. Starting at point 12, the "rules" blend into general literary rules of the road.

·       Say what he is proposing to say, not merely come near it.

·       Use the right word, not its second cousin.

·       Eschew surplusage.

o   Not omit necessary details.

o   Avoid slovenliness (lazy or sloppiness) of form.

o   Use good grammar.

o   Employ a simple and straightforward style

The Gamadin Book Series Accepted!!

The Gamadin Crew learned yesterday they were accepted by the USMC Miramar Air Show Committee to have a booth at next year's event. (Oct.12-14, 2012) This is a great honor and a privilege for the Crew, because as most of you know who have read the series, Harlowe was raised by a mother and father who were both "former" Marines! OOOH-RAH! Honor, Courage, Gamadin!