Standing the Test of Time

My life forever changed on January 28, 2018 and I've been catching up ever since.

I was forced to trade a comfortable lifestyle on the Mississippi Gulf Coast for the rural Alabama Black Belt Region.I quickly found out I preferred the year-round white sand and clear blue water of the beach, not cold winters and hot summers.

During this two-year stretch, I was forced to re-invent myself and adapt to new surroundings. I'm not 25 years old anymore, but not ready for the retirement home either.

I became a grandfather for the first time, to a beautiful girl named August Amelia Tilton. I can't wait to meet her.

Even with all the changes, I did not lose my dream of becoming a screenwriter. I've made a little progress.

I'll try not to stay away. Until then, keep grinding.

An Icy Reception

Writing An Icy Reception was one of my most enjoyable books to write, chronicling three Hispanic families.

Blurb
The generation gap between parents and their children is often complicated. 

An Icy Reception shares the details of three families at odds.

-Adam Sanchez grows impatient being a heir in Mexico and dreams of owning a National Hockey League team in Royal Icing.

-Baseball superstar Julian Ivy is forced to grow up quickly, but finds unlikely allies in Icy Diamonds.

-Alex Santos is torn between pursuing an acting career and taking care of his ailing mother in A Stormy Inheritance

Buy link: www.amazon.com/Icy-Reception-KT-Bishop-ebook/dp/B079HHPJTP/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1517496427&sr=1-1

Hope everyone enjoys the book as much as me!

Olympic Blues

I always wanted to write a book mixing romance and sports involving the Olympics.
That's where A Sporting Life came in: chronicling the lives of three couples whose lives revolved around either the Summer or Winter Olympics.

Here's a quick summation on A Sporting Life

Blurb

        The road to a championship can be difficult. A Sporting Life shares the details of four athletes chasing medals and love. 

        -Sparks fly between unlikely medalist candidates Robin Friesz and Inga Johan in Curling Up. 

        -Damian Stone's dream of a medal is paved with uncertainty after the breakup of his girlfriend, Candi Lee Stanton in A Perfect Combination. 

        -Adam Roussel is torn between playing on the France basketball team, his girlfriend Aimee Charpentier and pursuing a NBA dream in Gold Hoops.

Available paperback or digital, with Amazon.com, Kobo.com and Barnes and Noble.com among the places where its sold.

        Here's one buy link: https://www.amazon.com/Sporting-Life-KT-Bishop/dp/1976221943/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1505476896&sr=8-1&keywords=kt+bishop

Finding closure!

On vacation last week, I took the time to glance through old files.

One of the things I discovered: my first E-book published in 2008, How to Cure a Cajun Cold, was scheduled for print release in 2012. The unlikely storybook romance of a doctor and writer: Arnaz Booker and Isis Rogers, who met at a pre-medical institute in 1990.

Well, the print book never came to fruition and I decided to make it happen. I reworked Cajun Cold and added the third book of the College Love 101 trilogy, Back in Love Again. My reason was skipping the sequel, Catching a Cuban Curveball, didn't fit. The only thing in Book 2 would've worked was a wedding and I didn't need that scene.

I planned a fourth and final e-book in the series, Final Exam,  about Arnaz and Isis' son, Quentin Booker chasing a pro baseball career and romance with an older woman in his team's organization. Isis' reaction provided the emotional arc I needed to finish the book and remade into Lost in Your Eyes.

Available e-book or print, here's a buy link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1548934798/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1500267671&sr=8-1&keywords=kt+bishop

Thanks for taking the time to read my blogpost/KT BISHOP

Joining a Revolution!

The journey to screenwriting success is paved with several roadblocks.  Some promising. Some an ode to nowhere.

For an opportunity to gain exposure, I've joined an organization called Script Revolution. With over 600 members and 1,232 scripts downloaded, creator CJ Walley gives us aspiring screenwriters a chance for success.

Recently, a member had his script optioned. Pete Barry wrote Marian for Sony, which will star Margot Robbie.  

Praying I'm next to get optioned. Benjamin Mehr, who owns Grand Production Films in Baltimore, just downloaded my screenplay Put to Bed. Mehr is a member of Script Revolution.

Not sure what to make of it. In the unpredictable world of screenwriting, it may lead someplace. It may need nowhere.

When something opens up, I'll create a website exclusively for my movies.

Until Next time

We're not in Hazzard County anymore!

The transition from book writing to screenwriting has taken an interesting turn.

Monday, I attended my first-ever Film Festival, the CineFlix Festival, held in D'Iberville, Mississippi.
Actor/Director John Schneider, as part of John Schneider Studios, ran the four-day event of diverse movies and documentaries.
Before I go on, yes that John Schneider, best known as Bo Duke on the Dukes of Hazzard TV series (I didn't bring it up to show my age. Plus, I heard he's grown tired to being referred to the old 80's show).
I mainly used the festival as a learning experience to seek out advice from John about the film business.
At the same time, I met another filmmaker/artist named Trent Dion Soto. I also picked his brain about making films.
Their advice was simple: write and get a film made by someone who's done movies before.
Wish me luck in the next step.

Instant Replay

Good morning!
          Words can't describe when the Cannes Latitude Film Festival informed me yesterday that my short screenplay, Instant Replay, was selected.
           Still, I've got a long way to go. I hadn't reached the semifinal or final stages. But to reach this point, I must've pleased the judges and beat out 300 other people in the event.
           Instant Replay, the story of Ryan Walton losing his mother to cancer. His ex-girlfriend Carrie Ann Remick, attends the funeral. They get together and think about reuniting.
           What's scarier: since I submitted Instant Replay, I've constantly worked on it. The current version is better than the contest entry.
           I'll present both versions to a producer since my foot's now in the door.