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Awesome! Congrats! I take it you got to attend?


Yes, and it was the coolest experience seeing them portray the people I made up in my head. I think I'm hooked on that feeling.
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Yahoooo! Wonderful news, congratulations! ClapClapClap
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Originally posted by Joni Joni wrote:

Originally posted by J_Fox J_Fox wrote:

Awesome! Congrats! I take it you got to attend?


Yes, and it was the coolest experience seeing them portray the people I made up in my head. I think I'm hooked on that feeling.

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Originally posted by Joni Joni wrote:

Originally posted by J_Fox J_Fox wrote:

Awesome! Congrats! I take it you got to attend?


Yes, and it was the coolest experience seeing them portray the people I made up in my head. I think I'm hooked on that feeling.

Ultimately, it's why we do this, right? 
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Originally posted by J_Fox J_Fox wrote:

Originally posted by Joni Joni wrote:

Originally posted by J_Fox J_Fox wrote:

Awesome! Congrats! I take it you got to attend?


Yes, and it was the coolest experience seeing them portray the people I made up in my head. I think I'm hooked on that feeling.


Oh. My. Gawd. I will never be able to look at David Hasselhoff the same again Shocked
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Originally posted by JeffreyHowe JeffreyHowe wrote:

Originally posted by Joni Joni wrote:

Originally posted by J_Fox J_Fox wrote:

Awesome! Congrats! I take it you got to attend?


Yes, and it was the coolest experience seeing them portray the people I made up in my head. I think I'm hooked on that feeling.

Ultimately, it's why we do this, right? 

YES! I was thinking about that today - the award was awesome, unexpected, and super cool. But the actors bringing MY characters to life and the audience *actually* laughing, like really laughing at every point they were supposed to, was the thing that makes me want to continue writing. 


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Originally posted by Joni Joni wrote:

So... i wrote a short comedy for the KCWIFT competitiom, and just found out I'm a finalist!! There will be a live staged reading at the Kansas City Film Fest of all finalists in April, and I'm so shocked and unbelievably happy!

I've learned so much here, and a special HUGE thank you to Random and StephenMatlock for beta reading it for me! Thank y'all sooooo much!!!


Oh congrats! Very excited for you! I love it when we get a staged reading of our works--it makes it feel real, doesn't it?

Best of luck in the competition!
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Originally posted by Joni Joni wrote:

So... i wrote a short comedy for the KCWIFT competitiom, and just found out I'm a finalist!! There will be a live staged reading at the Kansas City Film Fest of all finalists in April, and I'm so shocked and unbelievably happy!

I've learned so much here, and a special HUGE thank you to Random and StephenMatlock for beta reading it for me! Thank y'all sooooo much!!!




Yay! Super congratulations. Awesome. Make sure you video it and post it for us to see!

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