And The Winner Is…

I couldn’t believe it! My screenplay, based on my novel, Traded for Lies won the contest through The Writer’s Place. Traded for Lies is about…well…human trafficking. Specifically it’s: “One blacklisted Journalist, one notorious trafficker, one chance at redemption.”

Human trafficking by every definition is a horrible crime against women. This screenplay is a story about a journalist, Lexi Cahill, who discovers her friend, Anaya Kuiper is a victim of human trafficking. Realizing that writing Anaya’s story could redeem her from her own reprehensible mistake, Lexi agrees to help Anaya return home.

But Zambia holds more danger and deception than Lexi could have expected. In the search for Anaya’s family, Lexi must escape a slave trader hell bent on possessing her, determine which man to trust and rescue Anaya from yet another kidnapping. What would have been an exotic trip for Lexi’s redemption, turns into a nightmare she might not return from.

That’s it in a nut shell. I’m looking for the right producer to create this movie. If you’re one of them or you know of one, please contact me.

Thanks

Got Ethics?

What are ethics? Dictionary.com states that ethics are “A system of moral principles.”

Have you ever asked yourself what your ethics are? Do you even think about them? What about your workplace? Companies expect their employees to do the job they’ve been hired to do. So, do you go beyond simply what you’re hired to do? When I worked at a local hospital, I often heard these words, “That’s not my job.” And those words and people made the work environment more difficult.

But what if you’re self employed? Do you have a list of your work ethics posted where you’ll see them everyday and live up to them? I’m a self employed writer  / photographer. Editors give me deadlines and I have to meet them or I don’t get paid and they won’t use me again.

We’ve all heard the phrase, “think outside the box.” Take it a setp further and “Work outside the box.” Go beyond what you’ve been hired to do and you’ll be one of the most valued employees in your company. And if you employ yourself, you’ll have customers who keep coming back to you because they know you’ll give them your very best everytime.

Wait is a 4-Letter Word

America is an instant society, we all know that. But there are many scriptures in the Bible that talks about waiting on God. We wait for a spouse. We wait for the right job or maybe any job these days. We wait for someone to publish our novels or produce our screenplays.
Good things come to those who wait. Right? Sure it does if you’re waiting on God to answer your prayers. I’m writing my second novel called Faces in the Dark. After writing and rewriting Traded for Lies a zillion times in novel form and a screenplay, my brain needed a change of characters and plot.
Now that Traded for Lies is a screenplay, I’m waiting and praying for God to bring the right producer. And now that I’m half finished with Faces in the Dark novel, I’m waiting on God to bring the right publisher and agent.
God had perfect timing, which doesn’t mean that we just sit around doing nothing. We have to do things – I have to write a novel in order for a publisher to have a chance to look at it. I have to finish my screenplay and shop it around so the right producer will make a movie out of it.
Even though I’m writing novels and screenplays, I’m also waiting on God for His timing. And be encouraged, God is NEVER late.

Diane