Alecia

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Personal Details

Name: Alecia

Last visit: Oct 30, 2009

Interests

Editing movies, playing with my camera, taking beautiful pictures. Listen to soft music that helps me with my creativity flow during my writing time. I even started painting, and didn't realize it's a soothing art.

Movies

E.T. Yes its my favorite! I have so many movies that I love and hate, I think its impossible to name them all. I currently have over 800 titles in my libary of moves. I love the old black and white films, with Betty Davis. Those are great movies of all times. Transformers was AWESOME! It was a truly a BlockBuster!

Television

Dexter, House, Tyler's Perry House of Payne, L-Word, The Wire, Weeds,

Blog

New Project is Making Me Laugh!

I've always been told mostly by wise people that is you believe in something and take a moment to step out of your comfort zone you will might amaze your self. And that's what I've done.

Most of my spec have been drama base like typical love stories some serious and others crazy with deep plots and shocking endings. That was my genre, which I still love today. But as writers we all search for a niche. Something we are good at. For example, Stephen King writes Horror and M. Night Shyamalan writes psychological thrillers. You have Eddie Murphy writing hard slap stick comedy with a few milder than others. The point I am making is that we as writers usually find a niche with sticks with you and resonates with your writing. Since most of my specs have been drama based with extreme subject matter that's what I wrote because it was what I knew. I didn't want to write anything I didn't know about. But wait a minute there were other things I could write about and it was funny.

So I had this conversation with my manager/husband about my writing style and he suggested for me to write a main stream story. "What? Are you serious?" I asked. He said, "Yes, you won't know if you have it until you write it, besides your a funny person and your always making people laugh!" Now of course I had to think about what he was saying, which was true. I was always the comic relief of some party and saying something that people always would see as hilarious. But I wasn't a comedian, even though some say I should be. I had never attempted to step out my comfort zone and write a main stream comedy. Honestly, I didn't think it could be done. It was a challenge for me only because I was stubborn to stick with my urban dramas and psychological thrillers, which have been rated as outstanding.

So I decided to take my husbands advice and write a comedy. I started with a treatment and outline and went from there. I started writing the spec and got to about 21 pages and couldn't stop laughing. Now I don't know if it was just me, so I gave the 21 pages to others to read and I was flabbergasted by the response. They said it was very funny! Wow, who would've know that I could actually write some that was funny.

So during the writing process of this particular script I started fumbling through some files on my computer and came across a draft (Another Story) I had started one year ago. I had started reading it and realized how dear this story was for me and with out any hesitation I just started writing 'Action lines and Dialogue" and before I knew it I had finished the story. I wasn't suppose to be writing on that project and since I felt confident that I could write comedy I just finished it. And now this new project has made me laugh, laugh, and laugh. The story turned out to be one of my best works to date. A romantic comedy, who would have every thought. Unfortunately, the other comedy got temporary pushed to the side and this project has consumed me completely.

Even though I felt it was good I needed feed back. Remind you writing anything funny wasn't my niche. So I decided to have several reading parties locally with friends and strangers. I wanted people who didn't know me be honest about the story line and content. It was amazing how much feedback I've received from this project.

The Story: Something to Remember
Logline:A Broadway dancer finds herself torn when the celebrity she's always been infatuated with takes a liking to her at the same time her close friend and dancer partner begins to make his move.

In-Brief Synopsis:
Something to Remember is a sassy rendition of any woman's fantasy. Funny thing in this story is it actually comes true for main character Alexandrea "Alex" Cole. The story is set in New York City, where "Alex" tries to headline as a dancer in a Broadway production, but finds herself in an ongoing flirtation with her dance partner Shawn Cognac who happens to be in love with her. But when Alex meet's her favorite "Hollywood Celebrity" Drake Washington who takes a liking to her. She is caught in a lover's triangle with extraordinary entertainment that will have you on the edge of your seat.

The story is very fun and entertaining with lots of dancing that is sure to keep anyone entertained. Locally the feedback on this story was so overwhelming that I've had request for a book version as well as a staged production, which is schedule for Summer of 2010. In the meantime I am seeking executive producers and key talent for the film.

Never say never, but put your mind to what you believe in the most and do it! Because I just did!

For more information on this project and reviews go to: www.shomaz.com

Thank for Reading,

Alecia Smith
www.Twitter.com/aleciasmith

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About Me

THE WRITER:

A passionate writer for the past 12 years, finding a first love with poetry. This passion has allowed her to turn poetry into music lyrics. As years past, She found a new passion for writing stories. She would base her ideas on certain situation that were happening. She would say, "That should be in the movies!" and instead of talking about it, she took the first step toward a true passion and began writing her first script. A story about "Love and Drama",(UNV~LOVE STRONGER THAN PRIDE)which took her several years to write, because she didn't know the first thing about how to write a professional script.

"I remember going to the pawn shop and getting a typewriter, and another store for ink and paper. I brought it home and put the ink in the typewriter, and place paper in its position. I was ready, but didn't know what to write or how to write a script. I was staring at a blank white sheet of paper."

~Alecia Smith

Her hobby has grown into a very big passion. She's currently has three completed scripts, and working hard to start her memoir. Her ideas are her best kept secret, with dozens of treatments and ideas she keeps in a vault. If an idea comes to her, she writes it down, putting as much information about the idea, so she can go back to it later.

"I do believe in working hard at something your truly care about, and writing is something I love." She has worked in the music industry for about 5 years and started to focus on writing more so. She is a member of ASA "American Screenwriters Association", and "The Saint Louis Writer's Guild."

THE PERSON:

Alecia is a independent person that loves feedback, she is always open to suggestions. "If it needs work, it needs work!"

She is currenlty a college student and working only 16 hrs during each week, which allows her to the time to focus on writing.

"Writing for me is a gateway, like a drug with other effects. I get high when I have written something that is powerful. No street drug can handle that!"

She has one daughter that was her inspiration for her last script. She believes in family first.

"Find inspiration in what you least think is inspirational!"

Goal

One of my currently goals is to seek representation and/or to sell my scripts. I have so many ideas, that I do keep headaches on a regular basis. I would love to to a complete collaboration.

"I would love to see my "Art" on Screen! My character come to life! That would be a beautiful thing."