It is amazing how we as screenwriters give our power away to others. We try to figure out what to write next buy trying to guess what "They" will buy. We send out our script and are very careful not to follow up too soon because we think we might be bothering "Them." We send out query after query after query to try and get an agent and never hear back. And if we follow up with "Them" and "They" tell us to stop bothering "Them" we apologize. This sounds like a very depressing story and it is so very true. The truth of the matter is that we are in complete control of our lives in every area and as scary as this is to read we know it speaks to the screenwriter in us as well. So instead of trying to figure out what "They" want and if I am bothering "Them," Why don't I spend some time figuring out what I want and come up with a plan to make that happen. Whose life am I living anyway?
2012 ONE IN TEN SCREENPLAY CONTEST
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Sunday, June 2, 2013
GAY SCREENPLAY CONTEST WINNER PROFILE
DAWN JOHNSTON
LAST YEAR'S FIRST PLACE WINNER
Dawn Johnston is a
screenwriter who divides her time between Toronto and Prince Edward Island,
Canada. She is also an exclusive illustrator for istockphoto.com and
occasionally works as a federal contractor. Her short script, “Inside Out,” was
a finalist in the Table Read My Screenplay, and the Champion Screenplay
competitions. Her feature script, “The Fine Art of Leaving Footprints,” placed
first in the 2012 One In Ten Screenplay contest. She is currently polishing a
feature comedy, “The Cripple Creek Experience,” about a group of seniors who
con the con artists who stole their life savings. She laments her average
suburban upbringing for not providing her with the knowledge to write this
script without extensive research.
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