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Blog, Blog, Blog: September 2012
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Blog, Blog, Blog. Blah, Blah, Blah. Monday, September 3, 2012. As a writer I'm finding that my natural state of mind seems to be obsessing about. well, the quality of my writing. I don't believe that I am the best writer in the world. I don't even believe myself to be very prolific. But I still obsess. Does anyone care? Will I succeed in entertaining someone? Will my work be recognized on any level? In July I was obsessing over the completion of some Supernatural. Kevin asked me this - ". Has made it to ...
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Blog, Blog, Blog: January 2012
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Blog, Blog, Blog. Blah, Blah, Blah. Friday, January 6, 2012. Making the new year count. We're off to a good start for 2012. And let's face it, we've got to make it count with the advent of the whole Mayan calendar - zombie apocalypse on the horizon. Speaking of the zombie apocalypse, I just received word that my zombie short - Body and Blood. Was a first round finalist in the 2011 Table Read My Screenplay. Is a horror story. But it's not a feature. And if my friend Jay Costelo. And if my friend Jeff Brown.
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Blog, Blog, Blog: 2015 Brings New Writing Recognition and New Projects
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Blog, Blog, Blog. Blah, Blah, Blah. Sunday, March 29, 2015. 2015 Brings New Writing Recognition and New Projects. 1 That competition I entered that got me a top 10 finalist ranking. The competition was the Happy Writers/Stage 32 TV Competition. The script was a spec script for my guilty pleasure show Supernatural. Titled I Got You Babe. It is an active social network designed to help anyone in the entertainment industry (not just writers) connect and bring their projects to realization. Happy Writers.
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Blog, Blog, Blog: August 2011
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Blog, Blog, Blog. Blah, Blah, Blah. Monday, August 22, 2011. Slowly, But Surreality Part 2. I have just been given word that my short script entry Pwned. Has made it to the semi-final round of Shriekfest. That, plus the progress of the web series Surreality. And the potential option of one of my features is making the month of August one of the best months ever. Will have Special Effects artist Gage Hubbard, from season 1 of the Syfy series Face-Off. Labels: Diane M. Johnson. Wednesday, August 17, 2011.
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Blog, Blog, Blog: April 2013
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Blog, Blog, Blog. Blah, Blah, Blah. Saturday, April 27, 2013. A Simple Idea Can Go a Long Way. I was recently struck by the revelation of how one simple idea can develop into surprisingly divergent stories, and this came from watching – of all things – House of Wax. The first thing that popped into my head was Radiator Springs. Has a very similar bare bones setup as Disney Pixar’s Cars. There is a very strong throughline that couples these two very different films. That throughline involves abandonme...
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Blog, Blog, Blog: Updates on Competition Entries (revised as of September 30, 2013)
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Blog, Blog, Blog. Blah, Blah, Blah. Friday, September 13, 2013. Updates on Competition Entries (revised as of September 30, 2013). Here it is another September, and I'm pleased to announce that I am once again a finalist. My feature spec A Good Soul. Has made the top 20 finalist list of this year's Shriekfest. This will be the third time the script has been honored as a finalist, once in the California Independent Film Festival. And later in the Long Beach Queen Mary Paranoia Festival. Where am I leading?
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Blog, Blog, Blog. Blah, Blah, Blah. Saturday, April 27, 2013. A Simple Idea Can Go a Long Way. I was recently struck by the revelation of how one simple idea can develop into surprisingly divergent stories, and this came from watching – of all things – House of Wax. The first thing that popped into my head was Radiator Springs. Has a very similar bare bones setup as Disney Pixar’s Cars. There is a very strong throughline that couples these two very different films. That throughline involves abandonme...
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Blog, Blog, Blog: Bringing in 2014
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Blog, Blog, Blog. Blah, Blah, Blah. Monday, January 20, 2014. I don't have much to post about this early in the new year, but I want to encourage everyone to come up with an idea and and get started on it. Or, finish an old one that may be sleeping in a drawer. I have a goal to finish a short that seems to be growing into a feature, and I'm toying with another TV spec for the show Parks and Recreation. Speaking of horror, I am tentatively scheduled to be on Shriekfest Radio. What is Shriekfest Radio.
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Blog, Blog, Blog: Mid-Year Angst
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Blog, Blog, Blog. Blah, Blah, Blah. Tuesday, July 3, 2012. Well, here it is - July! And after feeling somewhat positive that the new year would bring good things, I'm now stuck in a holding pattern, waiting for the moment when those good things will happen. And (s)he said you nailed the characters. How is that bad? It's bad because the reviewer was ambivalent about the choice of the main plot. And on that note, no more details. I got an email saying Blindsided was a finalist? Keep writing, friends!
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