Ken Atchity

Published: Oct. 2, 2010, 5 p.m.

b'Ken Atchity\\n\\nWith more than forty years experience in the publishing world, and twenty years in entertainment, Dr. Ken Atchity is a self-defined "story merchant" - writer, producer, career coach, teacher, and literary manager, responsible for launching dozens of books and films. His life\'s passion is finding great storytellers and turning them into bestselling authors and screenwriters.\\n\\nKen has produced 30 films, including "Joe Somebody" (Tim Allen; Fox), "Life or Something Like It" (Angelina Jolie; Fox), "The Amityville Horror" (NBC), "Shadow of Obsession" (NBC), "The Madam\'s Family" (CBS), "Gospel Hill" (Fox), and "The Kennedy Detail" (Discovery). Films in development include "Meg," "3 Men Seeking Monsters" (Informant Media), "Demonkeeper," "The Lost Valentine" (Hallmark Hall of Fame, starring Betty White and Jennifer Love Hewitt), "Hysteria" (Informant Media, starring Maggie Gylenhaal and Jonathan Price), "Boobytrap" (Informant Media), and Ripley\'s Believe-It-Or-Not (starring Jim Carrey; Paramount).'