These are just the loglines for my finished scripts. Not going to add any for works in progress (of which there are many!)

LOGLINES:

THE GOSPEL OF SIMON MAGUS

A loner sorcerer from the time of Christ, cursed to be reborn every ninety-nine years, hunts down his former followers to atone for his past sins and avenge the murder of his one true love. When one of his descendents becomes their next target, he races to Detroit to save her and discovers salvation comes in many forms. (Fantasy/Action)

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Just a quick note to let the world know whazzup with our hero: me.
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Logline: A loner sorcerer from the time of Christ, cursed to be reborn every ninety-nine years, hunts down his former followers to atone for his past sins and avenge the murder of his one true love. When one of his descendents becomes their next target, he races to Detroit to save her and discovers salvation comes in many forms. (Fantasy/Action-Adventure, ‘R’ for language, violence).

Even while I’m hard at work on another script, and revving up for a collaboration with fellow writer David Burton, I’m super jazzed about this script.
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I’ve finished my latest script, ‘The Gospel of Simon Magus’.

A 2,000 year old sorcerer, cursed by Saint Peter to be reborn every 99 years, attempts to avenge the murder of his one true love and win salvation by hunting down his former disciples.

So far I have sent the work to my Beloved First Readers, as well as queries to Michael Pitt’s agent and Gary Whitta’s (author of ‘The Book of Eli’) rep. This script will be my main focus for a good bit, as I want to get it into fighting shape for the various competitions.

Starting work on next script. Mainly the outline. I have the first act down in my head, but need to flesh everything out before I start the actual writing. Really excited about this one, it’s one of the reasons I started writing scripts and I think I finally have the ability to do it justice. More details to come…

I suppose everyone who writes scripts thinks “Man, wouldn’t it be awesome if INSERT ACTOR played this part?”

Well, I’m no different. I can watch the following ladies and gentlemen in just about anything they do, because they just have that much talent.

So, without further ado:
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Entered LPM into Shriekfest, a highly regarded horror/sci-fi script contest. Rereading the script, I fell in love with it all over again. Do I think it stands much of a chance? Well, not really. It’s very edgy, has lots of dark humor, and for it to see production it would need a ballsy producer willing to take a chance.

Still, that might just happen. It’s funny as hell, original, and the merchandising opportunities are off-the-hook.

Anyhow, a script is like a child, and I have to give LPM it’s chance, because I believe in it.

Note: My scores were probably not high enough to make the finals, but I still feel like I got a fair shake and I agree with the reviews for the most part:

Dear BlueCat entrant,

Here are your analyses on your submission to the BlueCat Fellini Awards. I very much appreciate your entry to this special competition, and I hope you will find your experience enjoyable and helpful.

Below you will find two analyses and sets of scores. This is the first time we’ve provided two feedbacks, and we look forward to seeing how this goes. The scores are based on a 1-10 scale, with 10 being the highest. Be sure to check the math on the total provided by your reader. Thank you.

Both analyses will be taken into account moving forward, but what should be made clear is you will only need the score on one of the analyses to advance you in the competition (in other words, you have two chances). I have not yet determined what the score total will be the cutoff point, but essentially every BlueCat entrant receives two chances to advance. I will let everyone know what the score cutoff total will be when I make that determination.

Please let us know if you have any comments or concerns on the analyses you received. We are not a consultation service. We are a screenplay competition and what we are providing are the notes we generated in service of judging that competition.

If you’d like to resubmit your screenplay, you may do so for $40. You will receive one analysis, given by a reader you’ve had or a new one. All scores received will be taken into account equally. Deadline for resubmission is April 1.

To resubmit, please visit http://www.bluecatscreenplay.com/main/fellini_resubmission.php.

Thank you again for supporting BlueCat. It’s been of great benefit to me to do this work, and I sincerely hope you will all find something you can take from this experience to move your writing forward. I have.

Sincerely,

Gordy Hoffman

The BlueCat Fellini Awards
www.bluecatscreenplay.com

Archive # 571 Crossroads
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In my efforts to self-promote I figure this can’t hurt!

Mike McLarty- Screenwriter Facebook Page

Put two of my favorite scripts into BlueCat. I plan on entering all three of my finished scripts into at least three contests this year if I can afford it.

I’ll update here for anyone reading.