“Soul Touch,” my screenplay based on Deena Warner’s novella, has racked up another laurel. It’s advanced to the finalist round of the Hollywood Storytellers Genre Script Competition. That means it’s in the running for the top Genre Winner award. Not sure when that will be announced. The acceptance letter had this nice passage, which brightened my day:

Given the quality of submissions this year, your work stood out with our judges for its sophisticated character development, confident understanding of structure, elevated genre choices, and unique storytelling voice – making it a true honor to read.

So far, this script has won something from every competition I’ve submitted it to. (5 for 5 so far!)

I’m not sure where I’m going with it, honestly. Maybe one of these competitions will put me in touch with a producer, or maybe one day it’ll have enough street cred for me to approach some gatekeepers directly. In any case, I’m glad this LGBTQ+ romantic fantasy has some legs.