Monthly Archives: March 2008

Sending Out S.O.S.’s

There was a scene I omitted from my final draft of Welcome to Cydonia, and it involved my main character, Colton Price, suffering such a serious bout of depression that he actually attempts to send an S.O.S. message in a … Continue reading

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Contest Update!!!

I lost. That is all. Okay, that’s not exactly fair, even if it is absolutely true. To be honest, I never really expected to win for a variety of reasons, and I’m cool with that. I did, however, learn a … Continue reading

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Exercise Your Right to Make This Blog More Interesting.

Which is what will happen if I win, or at least get into the top ten. My story fits this contest like The Twist fits a dance contest on Soul Train but dammit, I think it’s good. To be totally … Continue reading

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Sea Change

Okay, so despite the howling winds, torrential rains, and at least one cat box emergency, I had a fairly productive weekend. I worked over my script like it was my fat-bellied, marine recruit and I its spit-spraying, drill sergeant. It’s … Continue reading

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City of Cydonia Receives Boost in Tourism Thanks to New Jersey Screenwriter.

Now that would be a cool headline. Hey, it worked for Amityville, New York. With approximately a day and a half still left to go before my deadline, the first draft of Shh… is complete. It clocked in at exactly … Continue reading

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