You read the title of this post right, this book, Writing Screenplays that Sell, is what started my dream of becoming a writer. When I was thirteen-ish, my mother took me to a mega bookstore and said that I could pick any book that I wanted and she would buy it for me. Any normal teenaged girl would have gone for Sweet Valley High or The Babysitters Club, but I was no normal teenaged girl. I was Laura, dreamer of all dreams. Why read a story that has already been written, when I had my own story to tell? I picked up this book and met my mother at the cash register. She gave me a funny look, asked if I was sure that I wanted this book, and then proceded to check out. I couldn't even wait to get home. I pretty much had the book finished before we had even made it home. I was hooked and in a really bad way. I started writing a silly screenplay about a group of friends who were being stalked by a killer. I look back on it and laugh, but I knew that this is what I wanted to do. I wanted to write films and produce them.
Fast forward about fifteen years and I'm really excited to say that I'm about fourteen pages into writing the screenplay for my novel Dust. I'm very happy with what I've done so far. I also have been invited to the Dallas area for a screenwriting workshop with Ken Farmer. He's worked with Jeff Goldblum and Kevin Costner, two of my favorite actors. And who can forget Willie Nelson? I'm really excited about it and will fill you in on more of the details when I get them.
Happy writing!!
Fast forward about fifteen years and I'm really excited to say that I'm about fourteen pages into writing the screenplay for my novel Dust. I'm very happy with what I've done so far. I also have been invited to the Dallas area for a screenwriting workshop with Ken Farmer. He's worked with Jeff Goldblum and Kevin Costner, two of my favorite actors. And who can forget Willie Nelson? I'm really excited about it and will fill you in on more of the details when I get them.
Happy writing!!