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RUN: Wilmot Collins’ Odyssey from Liberian Refugee to American Mayor to be published in 2026 by U Press of Kansas
I’m excited to announce that my book about the remarkable life story of Wilmot Collins has been accepted for publication by the University Press of Kansas! Exact publication date has not been determined, but likely in the fall of 2026. RUN tells the story of a young man who, along with his fiance, fled the…
Read MoreMr. Wonderful Gets a Poster
My new film, MR. WONDERFUL, starring Hollywood legend, Michael Madsen (RESERVOIR DOGS; KILL BILL), will soon begin its festival journey and head towards distribution. Here’s the unique poster for the film!
Read MoreMR. WONDERFUL HEADED FOR PRODUCTION
Smith’s dramedy, MR. WONDERFUL, based on his novel of the same title, will go into production this fall, most likely in Nashville. At once a comic and heart-wrenching family saga, MR. WONDERFUL tells the story of three generations of Fenton men—a millennial on the run from a drug dealer; his father, a jaded professor desperately…
Read More“Love & Money” Goes Into Preproduction
Based on Smith’s novel, CRAZY LOVE, the film adaptation, by Daniel Blake Smith, is looking to shoot the action/romantic drama in his home city of St. Louis (where the novel is set), hopefully by the fall of 2023. Directing the film will be Richard Ulrich, in his feature film directing debut. He has directed numerous…
Read MoreSmith to Tell Remarkable True Story of Wilmot Collins in Feature Film
Daniel Blake Smith acquired the life story rights to the incredible true story of Wilmot Collins, who fled civil war-torn Liberia in the 1990s, arrived penniless in Helena, Montana, and became in 2017 the first African-American mayor in Montana history. Collins appeared on numerous national TV, radio, and print news venues when he made a…
Read MoreCybill Shepherd signs on to A BEATING HEART
Crazy Love–Now Available on Amazon
Smith’s new novel tells the story of Danny and Dawn, two twenty-something misfit dreamers on the run from failed jobs and bad relationships, who head for the big city to reinvent themselves—Danny to become a private investigator; Dawn to start her own restaurant, “The Dawn of Good Eats.” But soon their shady pasts collide with…
Read MoreNew Novel, CRAZY LOVE
Pegasus Publishers out of Cambridge, England, will be publishing my new novel, CRAZY LOVE, later this year. Here’s a brief synopsis of the novel: Danny and Dawn, two twenty-something misfit dreamers on the run from failed jobs and bad relationships, head for the big city to reinvent themselves—Danny to become a private investigator; Dawn to…
Read MoreOther-Worldly Romantic Thriller Novel Adapted into Film
Daniel Blake Smith has obtained the rights to adapt British writer SC Cunningham’s novel, THE DEAL, into a feature film. The story centers on an other-worldly setting: A young woman mysteriously killed awakens in the afterlife to discover a global network of like-minded souls righting wrongs, tracking criminals, and protective the living. “Cunningham’s book creates…
Read MoreInterview with Casting Networks News
Check out this interview I did for ‘A Day in the Life of a Screenwriter’ with Casting Networks News. https://news.castingnetworks.com/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-screenwriter/?fbclid=IwAR0PJP6f6JiO5mB_9uWiinbaLwiwIubJ5scLo6kaVF7UsmwbAXFJORpbqq4
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