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Behind Greatness by Inspire North220. Ken Atchity – Film Producer / Author / Story Merchant / Former Uni-Prof – Embracing the Insecurity of FreedomWelcome back to Behind Greatness. We sit down with Dr. Ken Atchity at his home in California. Ken started his adult life on an academic stream and he eventually became what he personally dreaded: a tenured professor. But, shortly after his tenure-ship, he decided to breakup with his career and start anew. Already an author, Ken decided to write screenplays and produce films – not ever looking back for over 30 years. as been producing films since 1996. We talk about his thoughts on competition, creativity and what it hinges on, doing great work in isolation and how he turned around his ac...
2025-08-191h 12
Filled Up CupEp. 66 Kenneth AtchityOn this episode, I am joined by Kenneth Atchity. He is an American producer, author, book reviewer, brand consultant, and professor of comparative literature.We discuss his book, My Obit: Daddy Holding Me. This is volume one of his memoir. We discuss why it is important to tell your loved ones the story of your life and how valuable it can be in the grieving process. Volume two, My Obit: My Southern Belle, is now available. We also discuss the art of story-telling and how it can build the connections in your life. It is also an im...
2023-11-0853 min
Awakened NationTales from The Story Merchant, with Ken AtchityKen Atchity, producer of the movie The Meg, staring Jason Statham, joins us for a fascinating discussion on becoming a Hollywood producer of such movies as "Life, or Something Like It," "The Expatriate" "Joe Somebody," and the HBO movie series "Shades of Love." ...but our time together was much more than talking about his international blockbusters. Ken is a Story Merchant...and he opens up about his roots, studying in French, Latin, Greek and conversational Japanese, along with enlightening stories of self sabotage, the dangers and blessings of A.I., and making peace with his...
2023-10-041h 03
The Mother Love ShowDr.Mother Love chats with Dr. Ken Atchity, Author, Professor, Talent ManagerDr. Ken has developed and produced over 30 films, including The Meg (Jason Statham--$560M worldwide; sequel appears August 23, 2023), Life or Something Like It (Angelina Jolie), The Kennedy Detail (Emmy-nominated), The Lost Valentine (Betty White--best CBS movie of the week), and Hysteria (Maggie Gyllenhaal). His interviews on writing, publishing, and Hollywood are collected on his YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Kenneth+Atchity Born in Cajun Louisiana, and raised in Kansas City, Missouri, he graduated from Rockhurst High School’s Honor Program with an Ignatian Scholarship to study at Georgetown University. While in high school, he published his fi...
2023-06-291h 00
The Creative Shoofly PodcastMind Maps are LiberatingIn this episode I talk about how I use mind maps and why I find them liberating. Mind maps are an important part of my creative toolbox, but my mind mapping process is a bit different from the traditional form. I hope you will enjoy hearing about it.
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Mind Map Examples
My original mind map for this episode. I wr...
2023-03-2110 min
Denise Griffitts - Your Partner In Success™ Radio!Ken Atchity - My Obit: Daddy Holding MeKen Atchity - My Obit: Daddy Holding Me
‘’Know Thyself’, attributed to Socrates, was carved into stone at the entrance to Apollo’s temple at Delphi in ancient Greece, according to legend. Now Dr. Kenneth Atchity—film producer, literary manager, novelist, multilingual Yale doctorate holder, former classics professor at Occidental College in L.A., and author of twenty-plus books—embraces Socrates’ maxim full-tilt in his thought-provoking, heartfelt, and brilliantly composed autobiography—volume one of a two-volume opus (the second in the works, according to the author).
“Story Merchant” Ken Atchity, head of Story Merchant Books and Atchity Producti...
2022-07-151h 08
The Mother Love ShowKenneth Atchity, Author "MY OBIT:Daddy Holding Me"Ken Atchity is a professional Story Merchant. His decades well spent in the world of stories prompted the telling of his own. MY OBIT: Daddy Holding Me, Volume 1 Story Merchant Ken Atchity is a writer, editor, professor, producer, and literary manager who’s spent his life in the world of stories. Then he decided to tell his own in these pages. He’s written over 20 books, produced more than 30 films for television and theater, and made hundreds of Hollywood and traditional publishing deals for his writer clients – including nearly 20 New York Times bestsellers. “At the prompting of a marketing friend, I was adv...
2022-04-0459 min
Denise Griffitts - Your Partner In Success™ Radio!Ken Atchity The Power of Story TellingKenneth Atchity, Founder of Story Merchant Books and author of 'Tell Your Story to the World & Sell it for Millions' joins Host Denise Griffitts again to answer some very important questions:
The power of storytelling and the business of storytelling.
What makes a great storyteller?
What are the elements of a great story?
How did he go from telling jokes to selling stories for serious money?
How does a story get to Hollywood and the big screen?
Listen in as we broadcast live and I invite you...
2022-02-071h 03
Denise Griffitts - Your Partner In Success™ Radio!Ken Atchity - Things Every Great Story Has to Have"I believe stories can change the world." - Kenneth Atchity, Founder of Story Merchant Books
With more than forty years’ experience in the publishing world, and twenty-five years in entertainment, Dr. Ken Atchity is a self-defined “Story Merchant” – author, professor, producer, career coach, teacher, and literary manager, responsible for launching dozens of books and films. Georgetown (BA) and Yale (Ph.D.), then professor of literature at Occidental College and Fulbright Professor to the University of Bologna before beginning his second career as literary manager and producer, Ken’s life passion is finding great storytellers and shaping them into commerc...
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Story Makers ShowEpisode 158: Loving Flawed Characters
This week, Elizabeth launches a new project, while Angie starts teaching in-person middle school math, thinking about individual learning strategies and styles. A listener asks, what is the secret to creating flawed characters that readers still want to invest in? The episode zeroes in on some answers. Notes from the conversation: Is self-reflection a virtue? Do we prefer Clark Kent or Superman? Must readers like characters or is it only necessary that they can’t look away, as with a car crash? Maybe relate-ability is more important. Characters we like will not be liked by everyone. How secret is the...
2021-04-1332 min
Ruthless Compassion with Dr. Marcia Sirota59: Kenneth Atchity - The Path to SuccessWith more than forty years’ experience in the publishing world, and twenty years in entertainment, Dr. Ken Atchity is a "story merchant"—former professor, writer, producer, career coach, publisher, and literary manager, responsible for launching hundreds of books, including 20+ New York Times bestsellers. His life's passion is finding great storytellers and turning them into bestselling authors and screenwriters. “Our universe is made of stories, not atoms.”
In his second career, Ken has also produced 30+ films, including The Meg (Jason Statham), Hysteria (Maggie Gyllenhaal, Hugh Dancy, Informant Media), Erased (Aaron Eckhart, Informant), the Emmy-nominated The Kennedy Detail (Discovery), The Lost...
2020-05-2148 min
The Publishing Profits Podcast Show | Writing | Marketing | Books | eBooks | Audiobooks | Authors | Entrepreneurs107: How to Turn a Book Into a Movie with Ken AtchityKenneth Atchity began writing stories as a child under his mother’s supervision. By the age of 16 he was a book reviewer for the Kansas City Star (no one at the newspaper realized how old he was when they hired him over the phone). Ken started in the film industry after working as a professor for […]
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2016-10-2149 min
Episode 121--Ken AtchityAuthor Kenneth Atchity will be our guest on Sunday, April 22nd at 6PM Eastern.
2012-04-2337 min