John Flynt

Reach the heart and you touch the soul

Personal Details

Name: John Flynt

Last visit: Oct 31, 2009

Interests

Photography, good mysteries, action/thrillers and spy novels, great historical events, flying, learning about the Universe, God and why we're here on this earth.

Books

Great Historical books, spy and mystery novels, some sci-fi

Movies

Anything that surprises me, keeps me on the edge of my seat and helps me know myself better at the end.

Television

Anything that creates a sense of mystery, suspense and intrigue; great documentaries; great older movies

About Me

I am a novelist, screenwriter, songwriter/musician, a former NYC actor with a Broadway credit in a show starring Christopher Hewitt ("Mr. Belvedere" on TV), a Certified Flight Instructor, a Category Winner in The American Song Festival, and a retired Paramedic/Lieutenant for Miami-Dade County Fire Rescue Department, a job which has been both dangerous and exciting and allowed me to experience the daily lives and tragedies of common everyday people who are often overlooked and mistreated by society. This 'window' into the real world has helped me as a writer and changed me as a member of the human race. I'm more patient and compassionate now, I personally see what has caused so much grief, sorrow and pain in other people's lives, and through this I am better able as a writer to put into words that which conveys the deepest emotions of my own characters.

My latest screenplay "Esperancia" was the Winner of the Independent Filmmakers Alliance Universal Feature Length Screenplay Competition 2006-7 and was in the top 13 of the Cynosure Screenwriting Awards, top 35 in the Century City Screenwriting Competition, Finalist in WriteMovies Contest #12 and #15, Top 25% in the Expo 5 Competition, Quarter-Finalist in Filmmaker's International, Page and Slamdance competitions, top 10 in four others (Anything but Hollywood, Screenwriters Showcase Awards, StoryPros and VisionFest competition) was accepted into the Indie Fest Film Festival in Chicago, and was in the top 6 in the Action on Film Festival in Long Beach, where it vied for "Best Script" and "Best Dramatic Scene". In 2009 it has placed in the Top 8 in the International Film Festival of Ireland, Semi-finalist in WriteMovies #22, and Quarter-finalist in Writers on the Storm and The Golden Brad competitions.

My goal as a writer is to create compelling stories that reach into the depths of the human experience while still offering hope in a world that seems bent on destroying what little hope it (and my characters) appear to have.