Lane Shefter Bishop - "The Book Whisperer" and... the release of "THE DUFF!"

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 11, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Yes it's true, the secret is that Lane Shefter Bishop found this inspiring book – THE DUFF a.k.a. Designated Ugly Fat Friend.  Who says miracles can't happen?  For Shefter Bishop, it all started in 2009 when she discovered an obscure rough draft book called THE DUFF (a.k.a. Designated Ugly Fat Friend). Shefter Bishop fell in love with THE DUFF and became a producer on a mission. She immediately called the agent for Kody Keplinger, the author of THE DUFF, and said "give me two weeks to shop this book, I know I can set it up." This is exactly what Shefter Bishop did. The rest is history. 

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Amazingly, THE DUFF was the very first project Shefter Bishop set up on her own.   Shefter Bishop has since set up more than 2 dozen other book properties for TV and feature film release including Reboot with Peter Chernin at Fox 2000 and Confessions of a Sociopath with Mike Medavoy for Universal Cable Productions. Shefter Bishop packaged THE DUFF with McG's company and CBS Films, and ultimately Lionsgate jumped on for distribution. THE DUFF comes to theaters February 20, 2015 and all eyes are thrilled to see Shefter Bishop create another success story, literally.

An Emmy Award winning director, Lane Shefter Bishop, who also has a Masters from USC Film School, is the CEO of VAST Entertainment, the "go to" book-to-screen adaptation company. "I read about 400-600 books a year, many of which are proposals and partials. Mine is the only company that specializes in early sneak-peeks at quality literary works. The gems I find are priceless," says Shefter Bishop. 

Shefter Bishop's first book is also being released later in 2015 with McFarland Publishing, entitled, Loglines: The Art of Selling Your Story In A Single Sentence, which really spells out what Shefter Bishop is all about, and explains why CNN calls Shefter Bishop "The Book Whisperer."

About Lane Shefter Bishop: 

Lane Shefter Bishop is a multi-award winning producer/director who has received numerous accolades for her work including an EMMY, six Telly Awards, a Videographer Award, three Communicator Awards, a Sherril C. Corwin Award, an Aurora Award, a Davey Award, a New York Festivals Award and the DGA Fellowship Award for Episodic Television. www.vast-entertainment.com

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