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As 2009 comes to a close, I have some exciting things to dish on. I am pleased to write that I have had a fruitful conversation with a manager who is interested in reading more of my work. I sent her the latest draft of "Homeworld," and received some excellent notes. I also pitched a couple ideas that they were interested in reading once I get a decent draft done. I have two solid weeks booked at Saltonstall Foundation for the Arts in January, 2010 for a hard-driving writing retreat, in which I will revise "Homeworld" and develop these other projects. One of these "other projects" is going to be a re-imagining of the classic British sci fi series, Space: 1999. I've been wanting to do this for awhile, and with the recent success of Star Trek and BSG, there's no reason why this, too, can't go the distance (if it's done right). Connected to this enthusiasm is my involvement with Powys Media , a small press that has been and continues to p...

The semester has been quite busy. It's my first time teaching "freshman writing" (aka Academic Writing I) and thus creating lesson plans takes up as much time as grading papers. Nevertheless, I've been diligent in my writing practice, I'm happy to report. Here's what I'm working on these days: 1. Submitting short script "Looking for Skylab" to competition. 2. Submitting short story "Dream Job" for on-line publication. 3. Working on (hopefully) the final draft of feature-length screenplay "Homeworld" 4. Sloooowwwwwwly writing the first draft of feature-length screenplay "Beauty Is..." 5. Plugging away at a novelette (Space: 1999) and hoping to get the okay to send a synopsis and excerpt to the publisher that currently holds the license. 6. Journaling my way to an eventual script for "Korea Dreambus!" (documentary currently in post - see link on the sidebar) Whew! The semester's over in about a month, the...