A Struggling Writer writes...: In a hole. Must get myself out.

Wednesday, 23 November 2011

In a hole. Must get myself out.

So it's been two weeks since my producer signed off on my treatment for 'DeCodeMe' and, as yet, I haven't written anything. I think I'm too scared to dive in because of the pressure!!! To be fair, I've had a few other things to do but I have been prevaricating. Time to stop and jump right in now though.

In better news, TABLE FOR TWO? has made the cut for the quarter-finals of the 5th Annual Story Pros International Screenwriting Competition and IN A HOLE is getting good reviews on Circalit. And DARK ANGELS is now up on IMDb.

Right, I must make myself start writing 'DeCodeMe'. The script's not going to write itself. Time to climb out of my hole and get to it.

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My writing successes to date...

* May 2013; 'Project 629' published as a short story by Ether Books: http://www.screenwritershowcase.com/script.php?id=846;

* April 2013: 'DeCodeMe' granted a 'RECOMMEND' by Extreme Screenwriting coverage;

* October 2012: 'DeCodeMe' (rom-com feature) selected as a finalist in the 2012 Extreme Screenwriting screenplay contest;

* September 2012: won Kate Toon's 'Squeeze' writing competition with my micro story about a hospital admission gone wrong;

*August 2012: 'DeCodeMe' Quarter-finalist in the 2012 Cynosure Screenwriting Awards;

* July 2012: 'DeCodeMe' makes the cut (top 25%) for the second round of the PAGE Awards;

*April 2012: 'Table for Two?' Quarter-finalist in the 16th Annual Fade In Awards;

* April 2012: both my feature scripts, 'Luck's Ran Out' and 'Table for Two?', make the Final Selection Round of the British Independent Film Festival screenplay contest;

* March 2012: Trailer for 'Dark Angels' released on IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/video/wab/vi3878396185;

* March 2012: my short story, 'Table for Two?', published by Sentinel Literary Quarterly in Champions magazine #9;

* February 2012: my short story, 'For the Greater Good', published by Sentinel Literary Quarterly: http://sentinelquarterly.com/january-march-2012/fiction-glover/;

* February 2012: 'Table for Two?' (feature script) Semi-finalist in the Fresh Voices Screenwriting Competition;

* February 2012: 'Heart Attack' shortlisted for the Irresistible Films/Circalit short screenplay competition;

* January 2012: 'Table for Two?' (feature script) Quarter-finalist in the 2011 Fresh Voices Screenwriting Competition;

* January 2012: 'The Drowned Man' into the 3rd Round of the British Short Screenplay Competition;

* December 2011: 'Table for Two?' (feature script) Quarter-finalist in the 2011 Champion Screenwriting Competition;

* November 2011: 'Luck's Ran Out' (feature script) Runner-up in the 2011 Writers' Block International Writing Competition;

* November 2011: 'Table for Two?' (feature script) Semi-finalist in the 5th Annual Story Pros International Screenplay Competition;

* November 2011: 'Table for Two?' (feature script) Semi-finalist in the Gimme Credit International Screenplay Competition;

* November 2011: 'Dark Angels' submitted to the Berlin, Byron Bay and San Jose International Film Festivals;

* November 2011: 'The Drowned Man' qualifies for 2nd Round of the British Short Screenplay Competition;

* October 2011: made the last 100 in the NYC Midnight Flash Fiction Challenge;

* October 2011: 'In a Hole' shortlisted for the Circalit/Gabriel Bisset-Smith short screenplay competition;

* October 2011: 'Project 629' shortlisted for the Meridian Writing autumn short story contest;

* October 2011: Ether Books publish 'Blood Diamond', 'Captive', 'Daddy's Secrets' and 'The Book of the Damned' for download to iPhone: http://bit.ly/bpvC84;

* October 2011: 'Luck's Ran Out' qualifies for second round of Movie Script's Golden Brads awards;

* September 2011: shortlisted for The Story Department Competition on Circalit with the film scripts '2 x 3' and 'Table for Two?';

* August 2011: Ether Books publish my competition-winning short story, 'Escaping to Venus' for mobiles. Download the app at http://bit.ly/bpvC84;

* August 2011: 'Table for Two?' feature script (dramedy) receives a 'RECOMMEND' from Extreme Screenwriting professional coverage;

* August 2011: 'Escaping to Venus' winner of Circalit Writers short story competition: http://www.circalit.com/projects/competitions/week;

* July 2011: short story, 'Table for Two', claimed 3rd prize in the Sentinel Literary Quarterly July 2011 short story competition: http://sentinelquarterly.com/competitions/short-story-competition-july-2011-results-and-judges-report/;

* July 2011: short story, 'Enough', longlisted in the Flash 500 flash fiction competition (2nd Quarter 2011): http://www.flash500.com/index_files/wsq11.htm;

* July 2011: 'Luck's Ran Out' (feature script) Semi-finalist in the WriteMovies International Screenwriting Contest: http://www.writemovies.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=622&lang=en&Itemid=1;

* July 2011: Quarter-finalist, 2011 PAGE International Screenwriting Awards, with the feature version of 'Luck's Ran Out' and 'Any Lawful Impediment';

* July 2011: 'Luck's Ran Out' available as an iScript (MP3 file). Listen here: http://www.iscript.com/users/t.php?t=416;

* July 2011: 'Luck's Ran Out' Quarter-finalist in the WriteMovies International Screenwriting Contest;

* June 2011: 'Table for Two?' (farce/comedy version) available as an iScript (MP3 file). Listen here: http://www.iscript.com/users/t.php?t=415;

* June 2011: short film, 'Heart Attack', released on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/WarrenPaulGlover?feature=mhee#p/a/u/0/C-2cU1JKTSE;

* June 2011: short film, '2 x 3', released on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/WarrenPaulGlover?feature=mhee;

* May 2011: sold my short script, 'Any Lawful Impediment', to Road's End Films;

* May 2011: poems, 'Edinburgh' and 'Tastes of Blue', published in Sentinel Champions 6: www.sentinelpoetry.org.uk/champions/;

* April 2011: signed my first professional screenwriting contract - to write a romantic comedy feature, 'DeCodeMe', for Melbourne production house AzureCine;

* March 2011: 'Luck's Ran Out' (feature) Quarter-finalist in the 15th Fade In Awards;

* March 2011: my dramatic feature script, 'Luck's Ran Out', announced in the Top 100 Emerging Screenwriters: http://www.emergingscreenwriters.com/Winners.aspx;

* February 2011: my flash fiction story, 'The Goats Dented the Car', published by Biscuit Publishing in 'We're Creme de la Crem': www.biscuitpublishing.com/catalogue/crem.html;

* January 2011: 'Heart Attack' Quarter-finalist in the Fresh Voices Screenplay Competition : http://www.fresh-voices.com/competition.html;

* January 2011: 'Performance Heart' & 'Luck's Ran Out' Semi-finalists in the Golden Age of Television short screenplay contest: http://www.justeffing.com/2011/01/06/golden-age-semi-finalists/;

* January 2011: my short story, 'The Book of the Damned', published by The Dark Fiction Spotlight: http://thedarkfiction.com/?page_id=1192;

* January 2011: poems, 'In Dreams' & 'And Roared for Hours at the Shining Moon' published by The Dark Fiction Spotlight: http://thedarkfiction.com/?page_id=1045;

* January 2011: submitted 'Heart Attack' to Tropfest Film Festival (not shortlisted);

* December 2010: my debut feature script, 'Luck's Ran Out', First Place in the Screenwriter Showcase 2010 Screenwriting Contest: www.screenwritershowcase.com/contest.php;

* December 2010: directed 'Heart Attack', a romantic comedy short for Tropfest (script by me);

* December 2010: 'Performance Heart' & 'Luck's Ran Out' Quarter-finalists in the Golden Age of Television short screenplay competition: http://bit.ly/ftMxYg;

* December 2010: 'In a Hole' & 'Any Lawful Impediment' Semi-finalists in the Gimme Credit International Screenwriting Competition: http://tinyurl.com/2drjfvx;

* December 2010: short story, 'The Book of the Damned', shortlisted for The Dark Fiction Spotlight's 'best of the best';

* December 2010: poems, 'In Dreams' & 'And Roared for Hours at the Shining Moon' accepted for publication in the January issue of The Dark Fiction Spotlight;

* November 2010: short story, 'For the Greater Good', published in the November issue (No.8) of Debut magazine;

* November 2010: 'Heart Attack' one of three winners of the WildSound Fall Short Screenplay competition. Script read out at the WildSound Toronto Film Festival, Saturday 27 November: www .wildsound.ca/torontofilmfestivals.html;

* October 2010: 'Edinburgh' runner-up & 'Tastes of Blue' highly commended in the Sentinel Literary Quarterly October poetry competition: http://www.sentinelpoetry.org.uk/slq/4-1-oct2010/competitions/results.html;

* October 2010: 'The Goats Dented the Car' highly commended, Biscuit Flash Fiction competition. Will be published in the winners' anthology: www.biscuitpublishing.com/comp/flash2010.html;

* October 2010: 'Heart Attack' announced as a Finalist in the WildSound Fall Short Screenplay competition: http://www.wildsound.ca/screenplayfinalists.html;

* October 2010: 'Mia & Bobby' web series trailer (script, synopsis & episode breakdown by me), entered into the Foxtel MovieExtra competition: http://tiny.cc/914ht;

* October 2010: 'In a Hole' longlisted in the Flash 500 third quarter flash fiction competition;

* October 2010: my short film script, 'A Man Tries to Get Back In', shot on location in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: http://www.facebook.com/#!/group.php?gid=126666277383680;

* October 2010: 'Blood Diamond' shortlisted for the Meridian Writing autumn short story competition;

* September 2010: 'Escaping to Venus' highly commended, FirstWriter.Com Sixth International Short Story competition (to be published in Issue 18 of First Writer Magazine): http://www.firstwriter.com/;

* August 2010: poem, 'In Dreams', published on the Men Shall Know Nothing Of This website: www.menshallknownothingofthis.co.uk/#/guest-dream-glover/4543475115;

* August 2010: short story, 'For the Greater Good', accepted for publication by Debut magazine: www.parkpublications.co.uk/rulesforsubmissions.htm;

* August 2010: Semi-finalist, PAGE International Screenwriting Awards (short film category - 'Luck's Ran Out'): http://pageawards.com/past-winners/2010-winners/2010-semi-finalists;

* August 2010: poem, 'The New History Teacher', published on the Men Shall Know Nothing Of This website: www.menshallknownothingofthis.co.uk/#/guest-histor/4543076177;

* July 2010: Quarter-finalist, PAGE International Screenwriting Awards ('Table for Two' & 'Luck's Ran Out'): http://pageawards.com/2010-quarter-finalists/;

* July 2010: shortlisted for the Writers' Village Best Writing Award Summer 2010 for my short story, 'Escaping to Venus': http://www.writers-village.org/10-2-glover.php;

* July 2010: July 7th - interviewed about writing on Laura Kerr's 'Light and Dark' radio show on Leith FM (Edinburgh radio station). Read my prize-winning story, 'The Book of the Damned';

* June 2010: runner-up in the Leith Short Film Festival screenwriting competition with my short film script, 'Performance Heart': http://www.leithshortfilms.co.uk/;

* June 2010: qualified for the second round of the PAGE International Screenwriting Awards competition (top 25% of 4,412 entries) - http://pageawards.com/;

* June 2010: June 23rd - interviewed about writing on Laura Kerr's 'Light and Dark' radio show on Leith FM (Edinburgh radio station). Read out my flash fiction story, 'The Spot', and my poem, 'The Mountain';

* June 2010: featured writer on Spark coffee shop's new literature webpage with my poem, 'The Mountain': www.sparkcoffee.co.uk/Literature.html;

* June 2010: Directed short film, '2 x 3', an edgy comedy-drama (also wrote the screenplay);

* May 2010: drama sketch, 'Any Lawful Impediment', published by Sentinel Literary Quarterly: http://www.sentinelpoetry.org.uk/slq/3.3/drama/warren-glover.htm;

* April 2010: Meridian Spring Short Story competition - 'Daddy's Secrets' shortlisted;

* March 2010: Sentinel Literary Quarterly – poem, 'The Mountain', published in ‘Champion Poems 2 - Selected Poems from the Sentinel Literary Quarterly Poetry Competition (October 2009) ' : www.sentinelpoetry.org.uk/slq/bookstore;

* February 2010: Fish Short Story Prize - 'Captive' longlisted: http://www.fishpublishing.com/short-story-longlist-2010.php;

* February 2010: winner ‘Fearie Tales’ short story competition – entry, 'The Book of the Damned', read at the Winter Words Festival, Pitlochry Festival Theatre, Pitlochry, Scotland, 6 February: http://www.pitlochry.org.uk/pitlochry-festival-theatre/news-archive/fearie-tales-winners.html;

* February 2010: winner ‘most engaging plot’, Ladder Writers’ December ‘09/January ’10 short story competition with 'The Wicked Witch Hazel': www.ladderwriters.com/competitions/competition3/plot1-1.shtml;

* January 2010: Sentinel Literary Quarterly short story competition – ‘Daddy's Secrets' highly commended: http://www.sentinelpoetry.org.uk/slq/3.2/competitions/unoma-azuah.htm;

* January 2010: 'Table for Two' winner – ‘Best Romantic Comedy Script 2009’ and overall competition winner Vibe TV/Writers’ International Premier Screen Talent (Wipst) 2009: http://www.vibetv.tv/latestnews.aspx;

* November 2009: Edinburgh Writers’ Club flash fiction competition – 'Table for Two' entry ‘commended’ by the adjudicator, Edinburgh Poet Laureate Ron Butlin.

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Film Scripts

'DeCodeMe' - romantic comedy (feature)

Logline: When a high-flying Alpha Male is mistakenly diagnosed with having the 'gay gene', his self-questioning and highly publicised journey might just lead him to the love of his life - but will that be a man or a woman?

*** granted a 'RECOMMEND' by Extreme Screenwriting coverage services

* Finalist: 2012 Extreme Screenwriting screenplay contest

* Quarter-finalist: 2012 Cynosure Screenwriting Awards

* Second Round qualifier (top 25%) 2012 PAGE Awards

'FATHER'S DAY' - drama/revenge/reality (short)

Logline: A dead beat dad finds a way to be with his son.

'FALLING FOR HARRY' - romantic comedy (short)

Logline: Who falls for who when Harriet meets Hare Krishna Harold?

'LIBERTEA' - war/reality/political (short)

Logline: When the horrors of war cannot be left behind. A war vet snaps in a public place.

'DARK ANGELS' - edgy/alternative (short)

Logline: An all-female vigilante gang, the 'Dark Angels', wreak vengeance on men. When new recruit Angel is given an initiation, she has to make a life-defining choice. Her own life, or that of her former lover's?

** now a short film, directed by David Maxwell Raynor (2011, Australia)

'A MAN TRIES TO GET BACK IN' - film noir/drama/suspense (short)

Logline: A man creeps back to his apartment in the dark. What is he hiding? Why is he returning

** now a short film directed by Dhalia Hafez (2011, UAE)

'IN A HOLE' - drama/crime (short)

Logline: Harry's in a tight spot. But just how deep a hole has he dug for himself?

* Shortlisted for the Circalit/Gabriel Bisset-Smith short screenplay contest (2011)

* Semi-finalist: 2010 Gimme Credit International Screenwriting Competition (Cycle IX)

'2 x 3' - edgy/drama/comedy (short)

Logline: Keithy McPhail is jobless, wifeless and hopeless. He blames his teachers. Now it's their turn to be taught a lesson.

** now a short film directed by me, Warren Paul Glover, and Brian Slater (2011, UK)

* Shortlisted for the Circalit/The Story Department 2011 screenplay contest

'LUCK'S RAN OUT' - drama (short & feature)

Logline: A physically and emotionally crippled husband faces a marriage meltdown as infertility, gambling problems and sibling rivalry torpedo his attempts to please his wife, serving only to drive her into the arms of the more dashing brother who caused his accident.

*** granted a 'CONSIDER' by Extreme Screenwriting and CoverScript.com coverage services

* Final Selection Round: 2012 British Independent Film Festival screenplay contest

* Runner-up: 2011 Writers' Block International Writing Competition

* Quarter-finalist: 2011 PAGE International Screenwriting Awards

* Semi-finalist: WriteMovies International Screenwriting Contest 27 (2011)

* Quarter-finalist 15th Fade In Awards (2011)

* Emerging Screenwriter screenwriting contest Top 100 (2011)

* Semi-finalist: 2011 Golden Age of TV short screenplay competition

** Winner - Screenwriter Showcase 2010 Screenwriting Contest (feature)

* Semi-finalist: 2010 PAGE International Screenwriting Awards (short)

'PERFORMANCE HEART' - romantic comedy (short)

Logline: Two claustrophobic circus performers run away to escape the tyranny of the Big Top to find love.

* Semi-finalist: 2011 Golden Age of TV short screenplay competition

* Runner-up: Leith Film Festival (Edinburgh) short screenplay competition 2010

'MOVING HEAVEN & EARTH' - comedy/satire/spoof (short)

Logline: Mankind has - finally - ruined the planet. Now God and the Devil must find another battleground.

'HEART ATTACK' - romantic comedy/spoof (short)

Logline: An inept cardiologist and a mortician deal with their sexual chemistry over a dead body.

** now a short film directed by me, Warren Paul Glover (2011, Australia)

* Shortlisted: Irresistible Films/Circalit Short Screenplay Competition (2012)

* Quarter-finalist: 2010 Fresh Voices screenwriting contest

** Winner: WildSound Fall 2010 Short Screenplay competition

'ANY LAWFUL IMPEDIMENT' - romantic comedy/spoof (short)

Logline: Tom and Mary are about to get married when their 'I do' moment becomes every bride's - and groom's - wedding nightmare.

* Quarter-finalist: 2011 PAGE International Screenwriting Awards

* Semi-finalist: 2010 Gimme Credit International Screenwriting Competition (Cycle IX)

** SOLD to Road's End Films, May 2011

'TABLE FOR TWO?' - romantic comedy/farce (short); dramedy (feature)

Logline (short): Two’s company, three’s a crowd, but four is just asking for trouble!

Logline (feature): When his man-eating secretary files a sexual harassment claim against him, an unfaithful husband seeks solace in the arms of his handcuff-loving mistress, only to discover that he's not the only one playing away and keeping secrets.

*** granted a 'RECOMMEND' by Extreme Screenwriting's coverage service

* Quarter-finalist: 16th Annual Fade In Awards (2012)

* Final Selection Round: 2012 British Independent Film Festival screenplay contest

* Semi-finalist: 2011 Fresh Voices Screenwriting Competition

* Quarter-finalist: 2011 Champion Screenwriting Competition

* Semi-finalist: 5th Annual Story Pros International Screenwriting Contest (2011)

* Semi-finalist: 2011 Gimme Credit International Screenplay Competition (Cycle X - drama feature category)

* Shortlisted for the Circalit/The Story Department 2011 screenplay contest

* Quarter-finalist: 2010 PAGE International Screenwriting Awards (short)

** Winner: 2009 Vibe TV/Writers' International Premier Screen Talent (Wipst) Award (short)

'THE DROWNED MAN' - psychological horror/ghost (short)

Logline: When a young journalist is sent to investigate the apparent suicide of his doppelganger, he finds himself haunted by a secret from his past.

* 3rd Round Qualifier: 2011 British Short Screenplay Competition

A Struggling Writer writes...

Wednesday, 23 November 2011

In a hole. Must get myself out.

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