A big thank you to The Mayor’s Commission on Television, Motion Picture and Commercial Production in Jacksonville, FL for honoring Sharon with the Jacksonville Industry Achievement Award, October 2021. Check out the outstanding video made for the occasion. Sharon Y. … Continue reading
When talented writer/director Warren Skeels came to me in Fall 2019 and said he had a true-life story that would make a great feature, I thought, “Right. How many times have I heard that?” But over coffee Warren told me … Continue reading
The 48 Hour Film Project held its 2020 Filmapalooza event in Rotterdam, the Netherlands March 3-7, 2020. International filmmakers gathered to watch city winners’ short films from all over the world and to attend parties, including the closing night awards … Continue reading
Here are downloadable stats and resource hyperlinks for filmmakers about what’s selling in Hollywood. I presented a workshop at 2020 Filmapalooza, the 48 Hour Film Project’s annual festival and awards, in Rotterdam, March 6, 2020. I used these analyses in … Continue reading
E-Publishing and Author Blogs are two subjects I’ll be teaching at the 2020 Florida Heritage Book Festival at World Golf Village in Florida, February 20-21, 2020. The writers conference showcases Florida’s rich and diverse literary legacy, welcoming writers and literary … Continue reading
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Neighbor Leslie Kleisler hosted a spectacular Roaring Twenties party at the Ortega River Club on Saturday, February 8, 2020. The party was a smash success! There was a big crowd of guys and dolls AND gangsters. The Lost Gang of … Continue reading
On November 2, at the 2019 Machete Chronicles 80s Horror Film Festival, our horror short, Shine On, was nominated and won for: Best Film, Best Villain (Rose Sanchez), and Best Lead (Grace H. Bryan). Here’s what the story is about: Set … Continue reading
Darlyn Finch Kuhn interviewed me for her fascinating podcast Scribbler’s Corner at River of Grass, October 2, 2019. I’d forgotten I knew so much about writing! Especially the part about how I got started writing fiction. Hint: I lived in … Continue reading
Our short film, Scare BnB, was an official selection of the 2019 LOL Film Festival presented at Jacksonville, Florida’s Museum of Science and History, August 10 and 11, 2019. The short was nominated in six categories: Best WritingBest Musical ScoreBest … Continue reading
Thanks to my union, Writers Guild of America, for creating a writers’ directory so producers/directors may contact us directly instead of going through agents. The first WGA email to producers/directors went out Friday with writers’ loglines for available spec scripts. … Continue reading
