Hobbcat Publishing Inc. is an independent publishing company which started in the spring of 2007. Founded by author Marc L. Abbott, Hobbcat publishes fiction from a variety of different genres for readers ranging from teen to adult.
Hobbcat Publishing, Inc. is dedicated to giving readers quality works of fiction that are entertaining and fun to read.
About Marc L. Abbott
Born on February 7, 1972 in Brooklyn, New York. His love of writing began in elementary school at PS 9 when his homework assignments had him creating stories from spelling words.
In 1989 he wrote his first screenplay and was able to get a representative at New Line Cinema to look at it. Although a deal with New Line Cinema never took place, he continued to write until he graduated from Clark Atlanta University in 1994 and moved back to New York.
In the spring of 1995 a magazine called African Voices published one of his stories entitled "Deuce". It sparked enough interest in his talent that in the fall of that same year he landed writing opportunities on a show called Shelf Life with David Wright. He scripted three pieces which aired in 1995 & 1996 called "Tabby", "Rush Hour" and "Tales from the Dead Syndicate".
In 1999 he began writing and developing film projects independently. His first project was called "Goodbye" a drama told in three parts. In 2001 the second project was entitled "A Fly on the Wall" a drama in which the audience walks through a party and listens in on conversations about love, friendship and witness budding relationships. The third piece, originally called The Gathering, was later changed it to "A Gamble of Faith". Of the three, "A Gamble of Faith", became the most successful.
In 2002, Marc reworked "A Gamble of Faith" into a one act play. He directed and produced the show himself on a shoestring budget at The Producers Club in Manhattan. In October of that year, the play debuted to two sold out nights. From those performances, several audience members asked that the play be brought to their churches and performed for fundraisers. From December 2002 to April 2005 the play was performed 25 times in and around Brooklyn and Manhattan to several packed venues.
In the spring of 2004, he self published "A Gamble of Faith" into his first major novel with IUniverse. The book debuted at the 2004 Harlem Book Fair. Two years after he and cover artist Demitrius Bullock formed Kats In Motion Productions where they in development of a new comic strip series "Boobie and Peanut".
In the spring of 2007, Hobbcat Publishing Inc., his own independent publishing company, was launched. His first novel under the Hobbcat name entitled "The Hooky Party" is due out summer of 2007.
