March 2021
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About John
My writing is influenced by my law enforcement background and a love of spy novels, sci-fi stories, and noir fiction. I have written two novels, numerous short stories, and several scripts, including the following:
Hole in the Sky (Sci-FI/Action Feature): Finalist, StoryPros International (2018); Finalist, Script Summit (2020); Finalist, Wiki Screenplay Contest (2020); Winner, Festigious Los Angeles (2021); Winner, Colorado International Sc-Fi/Fantasy (2021); Semi-finalist, Page Turner 100 (2024); Semi-finalist, Stage 32 Sci-Fi/Fantasy (2021); Semi-finalist, Stage 32 Action/Thriller (2021); Semi-finalist, Santa Barbara International (2021); Recommend/Consider, Stage 32 (2022); Quarterfinalist, Stage 32 Feature Fellowship Competition 2022/23
Hole in the Sky (Sci-Fi/Action TV Pilot): Winner, Wiki Screenplay Contest (2021); Finalist, StoryPros International Screenplay Contest (2024); Finalist, Los Angeles International (2021), Finalist, Santa Barbara International (2021); Double Recommend, Stage 32 (2022): Finalist, Geneva International Science in Fiction Screenplay Awards (2023); Semi-finalist, Page Turner Screenplays (2023),Semi-finalist, ISA Action/Adventure (2021)
The Mendoza Line (Sports/Crime Feature): Semi-Finalist, Los Angeles International (2022); Double Recommend, Stage 32 (2022); Quarterfinalist, Stage 32 Feature Drama Screenwriting Contest (2023)
Sense of Dread (Drama Short): Semi-Finalist, Wiki Screenplay Contest (2022); Double Recommend, Stage 32 (2022); Semi-Finalist, Reno Tahoe Screenplay Contest (2023)
A Kind of Guilt (Sci-Fi Action TV Pilot): Winner, Wiki Screenplay Contest (2022)
A Kind of Guilt (Sci-Fi/Action Feature): Third Place Winner (SF/Horror/Fantasy Category), StoryPros Awards Screenplay Contest (2023); Semi-finalist, Los Aneles International Screenplay Awards (2023); Quarterfinalist, Inroads Screenwriting Fellowship (2023); Quarterfinalist, Wiki Screenplay Contest (2022); Finalist, Geneva International Science in Fiction Screenplay Awards (2023); Quarterfinalist, Screencraft Sci-Fi/Fantasy Contest (2023); Quarterfinalist, Filmmatic Sci-Fi/Fantasy Contest (2023); Finalist, Stage32 Action/Thriller Contest (2023)
The Art of Lies (Action/Thriller Feature - First Ten Pages) Semi-finalist, Fade In Awards (2023); Quarterfinalist, Wiki Screenplay Contest (2023)
The Art of Lies (Action/Thriller Feature) Finalist/Shortlist/Logline Winner, Page Turner Awards (2024); Semi-finalist, Inroads Fellowship Season 7 (2024); Semi-finalist, StoryPros Awards (2024); Semi-finalist, Fade In Awards Thriller Contest (2024); Semi-finalist, Wiki Screenplay Contest (2024); Top Ten Finalist, Breaking Walls Thriller Contest (2024); Quarter-finalist, ScreenCraft Feature Competition (2024); Quarter-finalist, Screenplay Action/Adventure Competition (2024)
Badges
2024-11-05
Double Recommended Screenwriter
Certifications
Loglines
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A Kind of Guilt Sci-fi ⋄ Action When an ex-cop is released from prison to help a humanoid Investigator stop an imminent terrorist attack, he secretly pursues a hidden agenda - revenge.
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The Art of Lies Budget: $5M - $10M | Thriller When a burned-out FBI undercover agent infiltrates an art theft operation, he encounters a charismatic war hero who is on the verge of finding - and stealing - the world's most famous missing paintings.
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Sense of Dread Budget: $0 - $100K | Drama When a middle-aged rock star is compelled by court order to mentor aspiring musicians, she meets a hero-worshiping fan who soon gets too close for comfort.
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The Mendoza Line Budget: $5M - $10M | Sports ⋄ Crime When his sister defaults on her gambling debts, a star baseball player must choose between letting his team down in the World Series or losing the only family he has left.
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Hole in the Sky "Pilot" Budget: $5M - $10M | Sci-fi ⋄ Action A relentless Russian security officer tracks a dangerous fugitive - an alien in human form - to Los Angeles, where she finds an unlikely ally in a troubled US Special Forces veteran.
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Hole in the Sky Budget: $10M - $30M | Sci-fi ⋄ Action When a troubled US special forces veteran is recruited to hunt down a dangerous Russian military prison escapee, he soon learns the fugitive is an alien in human form who is looking for him as well.
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