These were new highs in my writing career.
In the span of a week, I had placed as a finalist in not one, but TWO screenplay competitions. While I believed in my writing, my initial goal upon entering was just to get feedback as this was a medium I wasn’t two familiar with.
Not only that, but these were also the only two contests I had gotten results back on. And one of them had had me convinced I wouldn’t place so well.
There was still one more contest, Finish Line Script Competition, that I was waiting on the results for, which wouldn’t occur until much later. They, like the Page Turner Screenplay Contest, allowed me to re-submit my script after I made revisions based on their notes. I had taken their feedback into consideration when I was making my edits based on the script consultation with Page Turner, so I felt the changes I had made would be suitable for re-submission for both contests.
After going through the screenplay one last time before submitting it to Finish Line (after finding the odd italics glitch, I wasn’t leaving anything to chance anymore) I started looking into more contests to enter. Placing as a finalist was great, but wins look better on a resume.
I started looking at upcoming contests with final deadlines fast approaching that would post results shortly thereafter. One in particular caught my attention, one that I had actually entered fifteen years prior. When I saw the name again, I knew I had to enter the Scriptapalooza Screenplay Competition.