Fall brings the ebbing away of daylight hours. It feels sudden at times, like when you run out of light before completing outdoor chores in the evening. It can also feel as if the darkness becomes a part of your thoughts and dreams. My writing, like my thoughts, is enhanced by the supernatural turn of the seasons. If you have something dark or creepy to express, this is the time of year when the gloomy clouds and the haunting wind and darkness will guide your writing.

Speaking of writing, get busy before or during our next Meetup (October 21st at 12:30 pm Oregon library). We would like everyone to try to write one or more 1-3 page scenes/screenplays.

No pressure, but what we are looking to do is partner with local actors and/or an acting group, to benefit from mutual practice and possibly film some simple short films. I know personally I am guilty of complicating the writing with elaborate set ups and scenes. This practice will be focusing on one, to at most four characters in a scene (one location) that is mostly dialogue driven and easy to produce/act out.

How does that sound? I think it will be a really fun exercise and we will all benefit from having something to share afterward. So get busy writing or bringing your ideas for the October meetup, we will make solid plans for November and will be looking to share with actors before then. It will be exciting to create something together especially for our many newer members, so join us!

If you missed the exciting news recently, FilmToledo was officially recognized by the City of Toledo as our area film commission. That means they will be working together to assist and advise local and out of town productions. This comes after years of work behind the scenes by Glass City Screenwriters members Michael DeSanto and Charles Wetzel Jr. Congratulations!

Lastly, our film Old West End is still on the festival road. We had a local screening at The Valentine Theater in Brood X film festival as part of Momentum. Also KinoDrome awarded the film a medal for runner up in the Ohio short film category. Congrats team!

See you all soon, and happy writing!