Diana Stout

Sharpened Pencils Productions LLC
Author, Playwright and Screenwriter

Marshall, Michigan

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About Diana

Diana Stout, MFA, PhD, is a screenwriter, author, blogger, and writing coach, owner of Sharpened Pencils Productions, and former university professor of writing classes.

Two books of interest to writers:
Finding Your Fire & Keeping It Hot – How to discover your true passion, how to light your fire with purposeful actions, how to use your intuitive instincts to raise your vibrational energy and manifest positive karma. One Amazon reader said, “Common sense laid out in an easy-to-read and follow format. This was the kick in the pants I needed to get creativity flowing again.” Another said, “Reading this book equates to working with a life coach.”

CPE: Characters, Plot & Emotion (and a companion CPE Workbook) – Endorsed by Michael Hauge who says, “Diana brilliantly reveals and edifies the uniquely powerful principles of plot and character....But the real treasure of this wonderful book is how she simplifies and combines [the methods of eight masters] with her own expertise as a hugely accomplished novelist, teacher, and consultant.”

Today, she’s busy working on various screenplays, novels, and more how-to books as part of her Finding Your Fire series.

Unique traits: Love to write and find joy in helping other writers find their joy in writing.

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Female

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David & Goliath Thriller ⋄ Crime Mardi Gras, voodoo, nursery rhymes, and a serial killer. Two cops, each haunted by their past, amid Louisiana’s sultry landscape and rising attraction, have two weeks to find the killer before Mardi Gras. And then, her niece disappears. The script has been published as a screenplay (8x10 book), available from Amazon and other favorite booksellers. 2017 Quarter-finalist (272 quarter-finalists out of 3272 entries) in Bluecat Screenplay Competition The PDF is available for submission to agents or producers for option purposes.
Charlie's Christmas Carole Fantasy ⋄ Family When middle school principal Charlie Dickens must eliminate the Christmas pageant or lose his new job, he struggles with his daughter who just won the lead, the director—his childhood sweetheart, and a magical reindeer he saw as a boy. Available as a print book in script format on Amazon.

Awards

Creative Writing Graduate Award, Drama (WMU) 1st place - The Elevator
(2204)
Lamia Ink! (playwriting) - First place - College Bound
(2006)
Creative Writing Graduate Award, Drama (WMU) - 2nd place - Out of blanace
(2005)
Lamia Ink! (playwriting) Finalist - The Funeral Question
(2004)
Kellogg Community College (literature contest) 1st place (poetry) - 50
(2001)
Writer's Digest writing contest, Television/Movie script Division (63rd of top 100) Miss Mississippi
(1998)
The Writer's Network - Quarter finalist - Miss Mississippi
(1998)
Autust Heart of Films - Quarter finalist - Charlie's Christmas Carole
(1998)
The Writer's Network - Semi-finalist - Charlie's Christmas Carole
(1997)
Writer's Digest writing contest, Television/Movie script Division (51st of top 100) Still Waters
(1996)
The Writer's Network - Quarter finalist - Still Waters
(1996)
Georgia Romance Writer's (romance novel unpublished division) - Fuss and Feathers
(1990)
RWA Golden Heart (unpublished) - Semi-finalist - Fuss and Feathers
(1990)
Tallahassee Writer's Association (unpublished division nonfiction) 1st place - Grandma's Reflection
(1989)
Tallahassee Writer's Association (published division nonfiction) 2nd place - Recapture Your Feelings
(1989)
RWA Golden Heart (unpublished) - Semi-finalist - Cross Country Fire
(1989)