Writer Bio
When it comes to my work as a writer, screenwriter and songwriter, often manifestations of my written work result in combined forms of output in a multimedia approach e.g. film, book, poetry collection, song collection, and game framework which I often write together as I write each project like the Forever After Lands project but when it comes to genres, my work often straddles inclusive of sci-fi, romance, drama, family, adventure, magic realism, thrillers, comedy, horrors etc for all age ranges. Some parts of my work explore, probe, inspect, cross examine and dissect internal reflections, varying perspectives, concepts of intrigue, the realities and intricacies of our human condition, complexities of our state of existence and observe the world around us from various angles. Other parts of my work cross the borders of fiction, semi-fiction and nonfiction to explore topics such as problem-solving, emotional management, decision making and life improvement/management and weave creative threads together in a useful way that is helpful and meaningful but still fundamentally, creative like the Life Investment Series.
In the past eight years two of my short films were given an honourable mention by small film festivals that I submitted them to and I have also written a series of fiction novels along with my first poetry collection and a second poetry collection/life toolkit for the Life Investment Series. Another area of focus for me is the Forever After Lands children's project that I've written and created a multiverse for which I have written, developed and published some backpack guides for, created a whole slate of projects for as well as written some scripts, developed a game framework for and I have also made some of songs that I've written to accompany some of the film and book projects that I've written.
My Portfolio: Writer, Author, Screenwriter, Poet & Songwriter
Screenwriting Achievements:
The Christmas Wishlist Happiness Trail Screenplay (standalone film or 2 part series)
Winner of the Essay Work-in-Progress Competition (Oct 24)
For essays from the Fragments of Humanity Dissections & Reflections: Outsourcing Human Functions Essay Collection
I Want Video (Social Issues Campaign Video: Humanity)
I Want (Social Issues Campaign Video: Human Family). This is a short social issues campaign video that was made on a mini budget in 2016.
What Do You See When You Look at Me (Social Issues Campaign Video: Disability)
What Do You See When You Look at Me (Social Issues Campaign Video: Disability) Status: Almost complete pending a few final scene credits and song mastering. This was written and created from a poetry collection that I wrote called 'Chunks of Goodness' which includes a poem called 'What Do You See When You Look at Me' and this video stems from that piece which was utilised to create a social issues campaign video about disability.
What Do You See When You Look at Me (Social Issues Campaign Video: Homelessness)
What Do You See When You Look at Me (Social Issues Campaign Video: Homelessness) Status: Work in Progress. This was written and created from a poetry collection that I wrote called 'Chunks of Goodness' which includes a poem called 'What Do You See When You Look at Me' and this video stems from that piece which was utilised to create a social issues campaign video about homelessness.
Forever After Land Multiverse Project:
Each project in the children's multiverse has a main series, some have other connected series and crossover projects and each one has a series of films planned as well as books (backpacks, storybooks/activity books/toolkit books), song collections planned and games.
Heartland Multimedia Project
Heartland: this is a presentation for a multimedia project that I have been writing, creating and working on called Heartland which is also a part of the Forever After Lands children's multiverse project that I have been writing and creating for the past few years. Age range: 3 years to 7 years. I write the stories (poems, backpack guides, storybooks, activity books etc.), write any film scripts and pilots that relate to the project, create the characters, create basic graphic pages and outline images, write the songs (lyricist and songwriter) and also create any games outlines that relate to the projects in the Forever After Land Series. The song featured 'If You Can Find Your Dreams' is a children's song that I wrote and made the music for and although this song is actually part of the Time Switch song collection, it was put into this video just for illustration purposes because this is a quite new project compared to the other two children's project and so none of the songs from this song collection have been made yet. For the children's projects I write these under the pen name of Zaylee Knowles.
Connected Outputs: (to be updated) Current Completion Status List
Films:
Series projects: The Happy Hearts Heroes Series
Books:
Backpack Guide (publication in July)
Song Collection: Heartland Song Collection
Island of Wonders Multimedia Project
Island of Wonders: this is a presentation for a multimedia project that I have been writing, creating and working on called the Island of Wonders which is also a part of the Forever After Lands children's multiverse project that I have been writing and creating for the past few years. Age range: 4 years to 8 years. For this project, I write the stories (poems, backpack guides, storybooks, activity books etc.), write any film scripts and pilots that relate to the project, create the characters, create basic graphic pages and outline images, write the songs (lyricist and songwriter) and also create any games outlines that relate to the projects in the Forever After Land Series. The song featured ‘The Hero You Can Be’ is a children's song that I wrote and made the music for and although this song is actually part of the Time Switch song collection, it was put into this video just for illustration purposes. For the children's projects I write these under the pen name of Zaylee Knowles. I separate the two because I don't want any children reading any of my adult work that may not be suitable for their age group.
Connected Projects: (to be updated) Current Completion Status List
Films:
Series projects:
General Island of Wonders Series
Wild Wonders Heroes Tribe Series
Extinct or on the Brink Series
Books:
Backpack Guide (published)
Song Collection: Island of Wonders Song Collection
Time Switch Project:
Time Switch: this is a presentation for a multimedia project that I have been writing and working on called Time Switch which is centres upon the Realm of Time which is also a part of the Forever After Lands children's multiverse project that I have been writing and creating for the past few years. Age range: 6 years to 10 years. For this project, I write the stories (poems, backpack guides, storybooks, activity books etc.), write any film scripts and pilots that relate to the project, create the characters, create basic graphic pages and outline images, write the songs (lyricist and songwriter) and also create any games outlines that relate to the projects in the Forever After Land Series. The song featured ‘Savour Every Moment’ is a children's song that I wrote and this song forms part of the Time Switch song collection. Eight years ago, I wrote a script for this project and several other children’s projects. For the children's projects I write these under the pen name of Zaylee Knowles.
Connected Projects: (to be updated) Current Completion Status List
Films:
Series Projects:
Time Switch: The Heroes of Time
Extinct or on the Brink Series
Books:
Backpack Guide (publication in July)
Song Collection: Time Switch Song Collection
Short Film/Book Promo:
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