I've been writing for the screen since 1999. I moved from Seattle to Hollywood in November of 2004. Three of my five screenplays are making the rounds.
My latest comedy, FALSE SECURITY, took 2nd place in the WriteSafe.com contest for the third quarter of 2005.
I wrote, produced, and directed a short film titled, Memoir.
I gained representation as a screenwriter in 2006.

davidcdanielATgmail.coµ

I'm in a pissy mood. Maybe it's hormones--yes, we Y-chromo types get fluctuations too. I think there are extenuating factors beyond the biological. Here's an excerpt from my affidavit:

I recently received two (2) direct inquiries about my current level of "creative" output; i.e. am I making pages and if so, what are the gist of those pages. These inquiries came within a 48 hour period from two different and unacquainted persons causing me a high degree of concern and emotional distress...

But seriously, I did get the inquiries I describe above but I have not retained counsel on the matter. I'm in a snit because my honest answer was in the negative. I have not made "creative" pages since finishing The Princess and the King way back in December of last year. I haven't really wanted to. I don't have Writer's Block by any description I've read or heard. I have notes on dozens of stories any one of which could be my next "creative" project. Screw it. I'm through with showcasing. I refuse to write into a void. I'm tired of writing for the entertainment of flakes. I don't suffer from hypergraphia so I'm not compelled to go through the motions--and that's what writing feels like lately: going through the motions, grunt work.

M was one of my creativity inquirers. As my manager she has every right to make that inquiry and my obligation as her client is to answer honestly. We discussed my apparent apathy. I know she'd like another drama spec--we don't even talk about comedies these days--it's a very serious subject. We reached a compromise: M will review the loglines I have collected on disk. If something jumps out at her I'll do it, otherwise I'll send her the latest list and we'll see what we'll see.

Maybe I'm overdue for another spleen venting: I'll just open up those proverbial ducts and let the metaphorical bile flow. The feeling of angst-ridden pressure is what prompted the writing of The Princess and the King--it was three days of cathartic bliss I could appreciate a lot right now, to wit:

I was reminded recently that my best screenplay (TRISTAN AND ISOLT) is at best a writing sample. I felt pissed off when I was hit strongly by the fact that I'll never get to see that show. Not a chance. Won't happen. I'm still pissed off. I like all my screenplays and believe they're all worth their respective budgets. But T&I is different and writing it was too. I know I have a few more "best" scripts in me but my next best won't be a spec. Nope. I'd rather do my next best work as an uncredited but paid screenwriter. It's become a matter of principle--a corrupt, twisted principle by some standards but I'm utterly okay with it.

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