I don’t know about you, but to me it looks like it was The Most Interesting Man in the World…
Who Killed Gaddafi?
•October 20, 2011 • 1 CommentREVIEW: Circle of Enemies by Harry Connolly
•October 18, 2011 • 2 Comments
If Circle of Enemies were made into a film and marketed by the wrong people, the tagline would definitely read: “This time it’s personal.” Still, in a nutshell, that’s what makes the third Twenty Palaces novel stand out from the other two. Rather than protagonist Ray Lilly running around meeting new people in a new place, he’s back to his old haunts trying to figure out why one of his old group of friends is accusing him of killing them all. This one has all the things that made the first two books great, with an extra helping of background on both Ray and the Twenty Palaces Society that a lot of readers (including me) have been waiting for.
Connolly announced that this is going to be the last in the series (for now), but I certainly hope he returns to these characters at some point in the future so we can enjoy more of this fantastic universe.
Second Place Ain’t Bad…
•October 17, 2011 • 3 CommentsJust found out my Big Bang Theory spec, “The Convention Conundrum,” came in second place in the TVWriter.com Spec Scriptacular. Congrats to Garron Ma for his first place/grand prize win and to the other winners as well!
The Downs and Ups of Writing Contests
•September 18, 2011 • Leave a CommentSo I’ve been a little down on my writing the past week or so, since finding out that my TV pilot script, The Nemesis, didn’t make the semi-finals of the TVWriter.com contest, after it won the Golden Age of TV contest and placed in the top 10 percent at Austin. But I just found out that my spec script for The Big Bang Theory, which didn’t make the cut in Scriptapalooza or Austin, is in the semis at TVWriter.com for the spec category. It just goes to show that you need to get your work out there and have faith in your writing. Someone’s bound to like it.
Circle of Enemies is Out!
•September 4, 2011 • 1 CommentJust realized I neglected to post this on my blog when I FB and Tweeted it: My friend Harry Connolly’s third book in his Twenty Palaces series came out on Tuesday. It’s called Circle of Enemies, and it’s as good, of not better, than the first two (if you’ve read those, you know that means it’s great). Apparently Barnes and Noble had some problem getting it in stock in time, so rush to your favorite indie bookstore or online bookseller and get it…now!
Jumping on the Bandwagon
•September 4, 2011 • 1 Comment
Yeah, I know I’m way late to the party, but now I’m all in. After hearing repeatedly how I need to check out Game of Thrones (the book and the show), I added it to my “to do” list for the future. But my friend decided to send me the set of the first four books, and I decided to read a few pages to see what the fuss was about. Now it’s become one of those books that I can’t wait to get back to and spend time I really don’t have reading. I’m going to wait until I finish the book before watching the show, but I’m already getting impatient.
Austin Teleplay Semi-Finalists Were Announced Today…[UPDATED]
•August 31, 2011 • Leave a Comment…and, unfortunately, The Nemesis didn’t make the cut. It did make the second round, however, which makes me think it still has promise but needs a rewrite. The list is here.
[UPDATE:] Okay, so other people are really happy about making the second round, which is the top ten percent of screenplays submitted. And I just found out there were almost 6,000 screenplays sent in. Now I don’t feel so bad…
I was Googling The People vs George Lucas…
•May 31, 2011 • Leave a Comment
…to see if it was still playing in Los Angeles, and this popped up: http://www.wikio.com/video/people-george-lucas-sxsw-accepted-film-2929774. Apparently a still of my scene in the film is all over the Internet, which is weird because is only lasts a few seconds. Even cooler, when I went to Images, the same pic of me was directly under that of one of my heroes, Neil Gaiman, who also appeared in the movie.
I hear that fifteen minute clock ticking…
Not Quite as Good, But…
•February 15, 2011 • Leave a Comment…my pilot script that recently won the Golden Age of Television pilot contest, The Nemesis, made the quarterfinals of Scriptapalooza TV in the Pilot category. The list of winners is here: Scriptapalooza TV 2010 Winners.
And the Winner Is…
•February 2, 2011 • 2 Comments…me! Grand Prize in the pilot category of the Golden Age of Television script competition, for my teleplay called “The Nemesis.” You can see the details here:
