I had a reading with a psychic at an art gallery in Ginza, Tokyo before I started writing. At the time I was directing music videos for some of the biggest bands and singers and recording music of my own. She told me that I had a talent for writing and that I had a two year window to make good. It's been well over two years since then. I have written two and half novels, seven screenplays, won three awards at the ScreenWritingExpo5, a semi-finalist at the Austin Film Festival and other semi-finals and quarterfinals for screenplays. One of the awards at the ScreenwritingExpo was to have DOG EATERS adapted into a graphic novel. It is complete and out on iTunes and as a Kindle on Amazon. The print came out through Dabel Brothers and Sea Lion Books, both of which are now defunct. The 2nd print is coming out in January 2015 as an indie with the promotional assistance of Inkwerks Studio. I have had two agents for my fiction, been hip-pocketed at APA and had two Hollywood lit managers. And I am still pretty much on the outside looking in. But that's where you gain a lot of perspective! Thanks for listening.
Introduce Yourself : Where I am and how I got here... by Malcolm Wong
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Wow! Goes to show that you never know what the catalyst to success will be! Congrats on your awards, success, and on following your heart to a fulfilling career!
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My psychic told me that she sees me on a boat. :/ Congrats on your awards and ongoing success - any advice for beginner writers? P.S. You can list your awards in your profile for the rest of world to see under about tab.
Still not "there," yet. And I have lowered my expectations with the future Sony Hack repercussions -- any politically sensitive material will be viewed with an ever narrowing perspective. Another depressing development is that the major studios' slate of releases are almost completely comic book movies, sequels, and major franchises. Read this and weep... http://grantland.com/features/2014-hollywood-blockbusters-franchises-box...
I must admit that I do enjoy a good comic book movie, but it's true that this is quite disorienting. That actually brings me back to Jonathan Kramer post few minutes ago about being different. It's not easy, but someone's gotta do it. B.t.w. I have yet to see the Birdman, so I did skip the paragraph as instructed. :)
Everybody's got to be themselves, but the dead bodies on the road to the pinnacle of the 0.001% is daunting. ; )