A Writing Life FILM/TV BOOKS LYRICS RESUME NON-PROFIT WEINER DOGS PHOTOS EMAIL HOME		I grew up all over the world, living in Cairo, Honolulu, Austin, Phoenix, Albuquerque, New York, Los Angeles, and Ft. Collins, Colorado, while we also traveled through Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Caribbean. My writing life has become, by both necessity and design, a writing, producing, and directing career, including the formation of Babyhead Productions with my husband Ronald Shore. I dove into show business immediately upon graduating high school a year early in Texas, moving to New York at the age of 17. After studying at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts I began to work as an actor and singer, most notably playing the role of Magaldi in various productions of Evita. In the 90s I started writing, and my first play, The Liquidation of Granny Peterman, was produced in Hollywood. While writing and rewriting the script that would become my first film, Silent Lies, I worked on my first book, a photo-anthology called Uncommon Heroes that won a Stonewall Book Award from the American Library Association. Me and my partner on the project, Phillip Sherman, tied with writer Dorothy Allison. Silent Lies, a dark, violent film about incest, caused a stir, and was banned in England until cuts were made. Though press materials for the film said otherwise, I was referred to in newspaper articles as an “incest survivor,” which I actually found rather funny. My Paramount/Showtime film Bobbie's Girl starred Bernadette Peters, Rachel Ward, and Jonathan Silverman. Bernadette received an Emmy nomination while the film received a G.L.A.A.D. nomination and a citation from The Advocate as one of the top ten television events of the year. My book Mr. Confidential was named a ForeWord Magazine Book of the Year finalist and won an Hermes Creative Platinum Award for Outstanding Non-Fiction. And I'm working with composer David Snyder to turn it into a stage musical. I've also worked on such televisions shows as Judging Amy, Witch, Sally B., Kill Your Inner Child, and Icing on the Cake. And I've written lyrics for songs in Witch, Bobbie's Girl, The Peddler, Magic Boys, The Middle Place, and the upcoming Mr. Confidential. Newest work in is the non-fiction novel Lulu. AWARDS Bobbie's Girl G.L.A.A.D. Nominee Best Television Film Emmy Nomination Bernadette Peters Advocate Top Ten Television Events of the Year LULU (book) Premiere Book Award for Fiction eLit Awards Silver Medal for Literary Fiction Finalist: International Book Award for Literary Fiction Finalist: Next Generation Indie Award for Digital Fiction Lulu (film) 2010 SkyFest Film and Screenplay Awards Silent Lies Houston International Film Festival Gold Award Charleston International Film Festival Silver Award Uncommon Heroes American Library Association Stonewall Book Award Mr. Confidential Hermes Award Best Non-Fiction Foreword Magazine Book of the Year Finalist Kill Your Inner Child Telly Award Writing Accolade Award Best Writing MarCom Gold Award Writing Ava Gold Award Writing Communicator Gold Award Writing J.B. 2010 SkyFest Film and Screenplay Award