It has been exactly one year and six months since I started to turn my novel into a screenplay with screenwriter Christina Patjens. Click here to read about how our collaboration started right here on Stage 32.

I'm beyond elated to let Stage 32 know that the script's first draft is finished as is the synopsis.

Meanwhile, many wonderful things have transpired.

International actors from Scandinavia, the United Kingdom, and the United States are full of praise for the script and its story and are interested in acting.

A Hollywood film financier and a Stage 32 member would like to contribute eighty percent and he has referred me to a Los Angeles based agent who's also a partner.

Screenplay Title Page, "The Syrian Jewelry Box"

A director of photography turned screenwriter who has worked with A-list actors is excited to offer feedback.

A professional actor and a Stage 32 member with thirty years of experience is doing both, a voice over and reading some script pages.

In March I will be having a meet and greet at our local bookstore.

Things are unfolding, and I cannot believe how far I have come.

A contributor writer for an expatriate publication for expats in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia interviewed me about my story.

Citing my parents: The beauty of life comes from supporting one another and embracing our inherent cultures; no matter the religion, the culture or ethnicity.