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Old 01-24-2013, 02:05 PM   #1
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Hi from Cambridge!
Great to be here and I am looking forward to getting involved and learning from you guys.

I am a fiction writer and recently started focusing on converting one of my published short stories into a movie screenplay. I'm also a lecturer on digital marketing so thought I would combine my interests so started a project called Monumental Words.

Basically, I'm running through the process of converting an idea for a movie, into a professional script and use Video logs and blogs to demonstrate the theory and process.

So, I'm here mainly for writing for the big screen but as I have had small success as a fiction writer, I hope to be able to contribute to those discussions too.

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I did that, converting one of my short stories into a screenplay for a short film! It was great, being able to film it! Welcome!
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