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 John Samsel is from Syracuse, New York. As a child, he dreamed of becoming a big-time Hollywood director. Much to his dismay, he became a writer instead. As a poet and struggling screenwriter, he toiled in the trenches of oblivion until his screenplay, Sin City, was optioned by Bert Dragin, producer of the Roger Corman cult punk classic Suburbia.
In 1993, Samsel opened a multimedia publishing company that became known as Carronade Group. In 1995, he co-authored the Interactive Writers Handbook the first book of its kind to teach writers how to write and design interactive multimedia applications. The publication went on to become a textbook at more than twenty colleges and trade schools throughout the U.S. and Canada. He went on to edit ten books and reports on new technology issues, including the Interactive Music Handbook with Jodi Summers; Interactive Publishers Handbook; and Silicon Valley to Hollywood: Top Ten Trends in Multi-Player Games and Online Entertainment.
Exiting the world of publishing, Samsel was hired to write and produce the interactive guide, Killer Content Workbook, for Apple Computer, Inc. He continues to land writing, Web site design, and consulting assignments for top technology and publishing companies.
Samsel teaches a course in writing for interactive multimedia in the UC Irvine Digital Arts Program, and is a former instructor at UCLA. He is a frequent lecturer at industry seminars and events across the country. He lives in Walnut Creek, California.
E-mail: jonsamsel@yahoo.com
Allworth Press books written by Jon Samsel:
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