First Week of 2010

I've just finished my first script of 2010 and submitted it for a new competition via Talenthouse.com. It's a 5 minute horror short but will depend on votes as to whether it goes any further to being judged. I think. Still getting my head around the site and how it works.
Lot's of fun to do though! I must admit to really enjoying dabbling in the horror thing, although my stuff is pretty tame and not particularly scary. All jolly good fun though.

A good way to start the year I think! I already feel that I've achieved something which must be good.

Back to Work!

After all the recent excitement of the last week, it's time to buckle down again and get working on the BBC Scotland Writes competition. I've now got about 90% of the outline done and am now fleshing it all out ready to get onto the actual fun stuff!

I've also had my place at the Dundee Roadshow confirmed so must now remember to actually book my train ticket....

Fame!

Ohhh!!!! I'm tremendously excited!

Look! I made the front page of Lalawag today!!!!

Exciting!

You remember that competition I was in the final held by Scripped.com? Well, blow me down with a feather duster, if I didn't just go and win it!

I'm chuffed to bits to say the least and have probably bored everyone on the planet already in my excitement!

I was planning to put the prize money towards a shiny new Mac book, however they are rather pricey. I need to get some serious work done I think before I can afford one of those! However - all something to strive for! It's given me a real boost considering this was the first script I've submitted to a competition. Maybe there's hope for me yet!

I've also finished the proofreading I was doing - I really enjoy that. I've also been asked to do a short story for it which I'm about two thirds of the way through. Hopefully it will be good enough for inclusion - however, if not, it's all good. It means I have had some more valuable writing practice and had a pile of fun along the way!

Other news this week - I've booked a place for myself for the BBC Writers Room Roadshow which is visiting Dundee on October 14th. I'm hoping I'll hear back from them soon confirming my place so I can go ahead and book my train ticket.

I couldn't get to Frightfest in London, however I have been enjoying catching up with some scary flix on Film4's Frightfest season which they're running at the moment. I really am horribly behind on my movies! Last night I watched The Descent, on my own, dark room with headphones on.

Bad move.

I think it's actually the first film that has made me actually yelp out loud and nearly jump a mile at one point!
Afterwards I was desperate to get some nerve calming booze, however the only alcohol in the house was unfortunately in the cold, dark cellar and there was no way I was going down there!!!!

Tuesday News!

Yesterday, I was feeling a bit rubbish – not very confident etc. “I can’t write, I’m rubbish etc etch Blah Blah” as everyone does…*grin*

However, last month I entered my 2nd writing contest (for once, NOT being put off by not getting anywhere on the first time!)

WordHustler ran a competition in March for in which you had to write an essay about ‘Why I Write,’ so I had a bash at it.

This morning I got an email saying I had received an Honourable Mention. At first I just thought – ‘Ah well,’ that’s probably a mass email sent out to everyone who entered. When I actually re-read it – I found out that there are 3 winners and only SIX Honourable Mentions!

I am CHUFFED to bits to say the least!

Competition Results

Ok – well, I didn’t get anywhere with the competition – but that’s ok. For once it hasn’t put me off

All good practice and much fun along the way

Jumping In!

I submitted a short story yesterday for a competition…. I think I may have been a bit too hasty though as I think I should have spent a little more time working on it – however, me being of the ‘jump in without thinking’ type, just threw something together and sent it in, knowing full well that I’d have a bucketload of interruptions etc….

Ah well – never mind. Was still fun to do…