Todd Klick is the #1 best-selling author of Something Startling Happens: The 120 Story Beats Every Writer Needs to Know. His newest book is slated for a September 2016 release by MWP, the #1 publisher of film and television books. Todd is also a contributing author to the #1 best-selling Tarcher-Penguin book Now Write! Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror: Speculative Genre Exercises from Today's Best Writers and Teachers. Todd's stories earned accolades with the prestigious Nicholl Fellowship and the PAGE International screenwriting competitions. Todd is a frequent speaker and panelist at writing conventions, a contributor to The Huffington Post and MovieMaker Magazine, and he has appeared on Dateline NBC and NPR to promote his work.