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I Was Duped by MODA Entertainment! Don't Let It Happen to You.

In 2010, all of my dreams were about to come true.
I was going to have one of my plays presented at the Lincoln Center in New York, I was going to direct my first feature film, there were investors willing to finance several projects over the next five years and we started by optioning the film rights to one of my favorite Broadway musicals. The problem was that none of it was real. Everything was an elaborate scheme by Richard Zampella and Shannon Mulholland, of New York, to con me out of a g...

Do You Remember Your First?

Do you remember your first? Not your first kiss, or first love but the first novel that you ever read. The first one to capture your imagination. The first one that you just couldn’t put down,  and then when you reached the end, you were sorry it was over. Do you remember your first?
For myself, it was...

(Read the rest on Jen Blood's blog:   http://jenblood.net/2013/05/fan-favorites-do-you-remember-your-first/)


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Alexander Galant is the author of the historical thri...

My novel is IndieReader Approved

IndieReader.com, one of the world’s top websites for independent published books, has awarded DEPTH OF DECEPTION (A Titanic Murder Mystery) a five star review and the highly regarded Indie Reader Approved badge, recognizing the book as a quality indie title.

"Alexander Galant makes the past come alive in this spellbinding mystery."

See the full review here:
http://indiereader.com/2013/03/depth-of-deception-a-titanic-murder-mystery/

You can find the links to buy DEPTH OF DECEPTION here:  http...

Chapter 3 of UN-DEAD (Excerpt)

Two individuals in forest near where the Demitry crashed on the shores of Staten Island. They are attacked by some unseen animal.



A multimedia clip used in UN-DEAD (A Modern-Day Dracula Sequel).
A continuing on-line novelization told in the same epistolary style as the original 1897 novel Dracula, but with a new technological twist.   http://www.undead-series.com

Chapter 2 of UN-DEAD (Excerpt)

9-1-1 Incoming Call (Transcript) - July 18, 2012

OPERATOR: "911, What is the nature of the emergency?"

FEMALE CALLER: "Something's happened to my boyfriend. I think he's dead."

OPERATOR: "Ma'am, is your boyfriend with you?"

FEMALE CALLER: "No, he's on a ship."

OPERATOR: "A ship?"

FEMALE CALLER: "Yes, the SS Demitry. They brought something up from the Nazi boat - it killed at least 3 people."

OPERATOR: "A Nazi ship?"

FEMALE CALLER: "Yes! It was on the news! Off the New York coast! Don't you watch the...

New Chapter

I posted a new chapter to UN-DEAD, my modern-day Dracula sequel told in the style of the original 1897 novel but with a technological twist.

In this first chapter (after the prologue) we get to know a bit more of our protagonist, Dysis Harker, as she goes to England to find her roots. She is unaware of the history of her family in the late 1800's.

http://www.undead-series.com

Enjoy,

Dysis Harker finds a speacial box with the 'Rose & Cross' logo.

Writing from the Back Burner

As writers, we are often plagued with writers block, other work, commitments or countless other reasons to *not* finish a writing project. Sometimes it simply doesn't take off the way you wanted it to, so you put the idea on the back burner and hope that you can get back to it some time. Some projects get left there, forgotten and cold. Others simmer... always there... bubbling... reminding you that they're still there.

For me, a Dracula TV series concept that I had wanted to develop had been...

Historical Research for the staging of The Diary of Anne Frank

As I was looking through my back-up files for old reference photos I found the folder containing stills from a stage production of The Diary of Anne Frank that I directed in 2004.

It's a clear example of my need for being historically accurate not only in my writing but in the shows I have worked on. During this production I not only had historical books and photos, but also a computer simulation of the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam. It allowed our actors to virtually 'walk' through the Secret...