Amateur? Or Not Quite?

This is one of my "many" blog over the internet. But I consider this is my "official" English blog, since I have one official blog (in Chinese, of course! But I have two sites for that), one for writing Takarazuka fanfic (not to mention two more clone of this one, thanks to one of the most wonderful words in this world: censorship.) and one for dropping down ideas at work.

At first, I never think of starting another blog, because it may be too much to handle. Also, working as a security guard in one of craziest department here in Ottawa means lesser than to coup (however, I manage to write...in somehow). Not to mention family time (I live with my parents); time to idle, sleep, watching TV...It appears to me that "you have lesser time than you think".

Anyway, I still need to promote myself to the right people in order to make steps further towards my goal (to be a "working" scriptwriter). And Storylink provide me a suitable space to do so. Therefore...here I come!

Let's get back to the title (as well as the title for this blog): Amateur? Or Not Quite?

I have developed the passion on writing since I was a preteen. I wrote a couple of short script (stage or radio) during my secondary school years (FYI: Secondary School in Hong Kong AND in the time I attended is Grade 7 to Grade 12 in North American system). I would drop down ideas on those weekly English "unrestricted" composition assignment.

When I first came to Canada, I never stop writing. I remembered I wrote an anti-war story about a troop of teenage reservists being captured by hostile army. However, some family members just did not like me writing and kind of "restricted" me to choose Computer studies as a major for university.

Seriously, I hate this with passion and like Marlon Brando in "On the Waterfront", I kind of being "a bum".

(That's why I like the quote from that movie:

"You don't understand. I coulda had class. I coulda been a contender. I coulda been somebody, instead of a bum, which is what I am, let's face it. It was you, Charley."

Because this is something I really want to throw to those family members.)

Jumping from school to school, I also tried to get a job. Thanks God I landed on a job as an office assistance at a Chinese community news agency. Even though the job title is "office assistance" (or "executive assistance"), I was involved in editing, graphic designing and even reporting for the newspaper.

Yes, it was a job that allow me to write, and I enjoyed it. Unfortunately, I lost the job after a year due to political reason.

After a stay in Hong Kong (working with one family member, ended up receiving zero cent for work), I came back and decided to finish my studies by enrolling to TV-Broadcasting program offered by a community college. Two years later, I was graduated from the program.

However, my goal is always set to be a "working" scriptwriter. I would like to go furthermore to receive relevant education. I applied to the scriptwriting program offered by the same college, but could not make the cut. At the same time, I landed on my first translation contract with a publisher in Hong Kong (and working as a part time security guard).

Currently, I worked as a full time security guard at the Department of Foreign Affair and International Trade (a.k.a. DFAIT). And I have finished my first two scripts and continue on other projects on my own.

In most of the aspect, I am an AMATEUR at all!

However, I received relevant education from college (Well, at least I know the format of an English movie script). I improve myself by reading books and magazines about storytelling and screenwriting. I even read my friends' script and provide "somewhat" professional opinions. Some people from certain fans community may ask me about skills on storytelling.

I may not be a "working" writer. However I am more than an amateur.

I think all I need is agent or credit.