Month: August 2018

Interview with Writer Ed Kulzer (Twitter Short Story)

Matthew Toffolo: What is your story about? Ed Kulzer: The story is about a standard, carbon copy, cardigan-wearing office worker, a woman becoming aware of how suffocating the lack of fulfillment in her monotonous life has become. “The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation”, opined Thoreau, presciently foretelling the gargantuan army of spiritual… Continue reading Interview with Writer Ed Kulzer (Twitter Short Story)

Interview with Writer Paul Levinson (Twitter Short Story)

Matthew Toffolo: What is your story about? Paul Levinson: About saving some of the books that were destroyed when the Ancient Library of Alexandria was burned. Some historians regard this as the worst intellectual disaster in history – as many as 750,000 volumes were lost, some were unique copies, including the only copies of about… Continue reading Interview with Writer Paul Levinson (Twitter Short Story)

Interview with Writer James Stack (The Wycliffe Six)

 July 2018 Winning Short Story Writer. Matthew Toffolo: What is your story about? James Stack: A sophomore in college discovers who his friends truly are, and that the bigotry he’s been taught is wrong. 2. What genres would you say this story is in? Young Adult, Coming of Age, Mystery, Historical 3. How would you… Continue reading Interview with Writer James Stack (The Wycliffe Six)

Interview with Novelist Bhekuzulu Khumalo (WOES OF HUMANITY)

 July 2018 NOVEL Winner. Matthew Toffolo: What is Your Novel About? Bhekuzulu Khumalo: The novel is about a future where people who are concerned about the fate of mankind from various backgrounds talk and discuss the fate of humanity from their view point. It is set in the future, it could be set now, but… Continue reading Interview with Novelist Bhekuzulu Khumalo (WOES OF HUMANITY)

Interview with Winning Screenwriter Tyler G. (FIRE ALARM)

 July 2018 Winning COMEDY Short Screenplay. Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Tyler G.: The screenplay is about a foreigner who must relocate to a new and unfamiliar city after a family crisis. Thrown into this world of confusion, he accidently pulls a fire alarm, which awakens a resolution within himself and those around… Continue reading Interview with Winning Screenwriter Tyler G. (FIRE ALARM)

Interview with Winning Screenwriter Robert Dodrill (POLE)

 July 2018 Winning Sci-Fi 1st Scene Screenplay Winner. Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Robert Dodrill: A large part of the story is about discovering something that at first seems magical, but then realizing there is a darker side to everything, that sometimes beauty is only on the surface. Sort of like becoming an… Continue reading Interview with Winning Screenwriter Robert Dodrill (POLE)

Interview with Winning Screenwriter Vance Walker (GO-GO BOY)

 July 2018 LGBT Feature Screenplay Winner Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Vance Walker: It’s about a go-go boy in 1990 and his co-workers living a fun, raunchy life— colorful and sexy, kind of like a gay Flashdance, until AIDS starts hitting close to home. 2. What genres does your screenplay fall under? Hard… Continue reading Interview with Winning Screenwriter Vance Walker (GO-GO BOY)

Interview with Winning Screenwriter Sean Elwood (WHERE THE BAD KIDS GO)

 July 2018 Winning 1st Scene HORROR Screenplay.   Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Sean Elwood: It’s been sixteen years since Jesse was taken away from his abusive, alcoholic mother after she had tried to kill him. When he hears of the news that she committed suicide, he returns to his childhood house for… Continue reading Interview with Winning Screenwriter Sean Elwood (WHERE THE BAD KIDS GO)

Interview with Winning Screenwriter Ron Riekki (FOR GOOD BEHAVIOR)

July 2018 Winning SHORT Thriller Screenplay.   Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Ron Riekki: A lawyer brings in an actress to teach an inmate how to cry on the stand for his upcoming trial. 2. What genres does your screenplay fall under? Drama. Crime. Maybe even horror, depending on the director. 3. Why… Continue reading Interview with Winning Screenwriter Ron Riekki (FOR GOOD BEHAVIOR)