The places I’ve been:
Africa, Antarctica, China, Japan, Europe… but nope, that’s not what this blog is about. The ‘places’ I refer to are the places in my head and on my life’s path.

Writer, producer, instructor … For a detailed bio, please see below. The nuts & bolts of my background can be found here, here, here, and I’m sure if you googled me, you could find out more there. This is yesterday’s news.

The place that I’m in:
Good question! A work in progress, to be sure.

The places I’ll go:
The Moon
To my writing zone
To the not-too-distant future where my novels are published
Africa (again and again and again!)
Mauritius
Antarctica (Visited once, I’d live here if I could – see why)

EMAIL: I can be reached at diana at dianabotsford.com

For those wanting a more literal bio:

Diana Dru Botsford’s fascination with storytelling has propelled her from one medium to another, as she crafts tales for novels, short stories, theater, television, web series, and film. Along with her dad, she co-wrote the fan-favorite episode “Rascals” for Star Trek: The Next Generation. Botsford authored multiple works for Stargate SG-1’s tie-in universe include the novels Four Dragons and The Drift as well as the Scribe Nominee short story “Perceptions.” Her recent short story contributions include “Everything and Nothing” for the 2023 IAMTW anthology, Double Trouble, and “History is Written by the Losers” for the new HERitage anthology.

Botsford created, wrote, and produced the 6-part award-winning time travel web series, Epilogue (http://epiloguetheseries.com). As a TV/Film writer, producer, and visual FX producer/director, her credits range from cult-favorite animated series such as Inspector Gadget, Spiral Zone, and Heathcliff and the feature film Pound Puppies & The Legend of Big Paw to live-action projects such as Tales from the Darkside, the CBS series Harts of the West, and Nightgames. Her Visual FX work includes films such as Nightmare on Elm Street VI, Dusk ‘Til Dawn, Clifford, and Terminator 2.

Botsford has written and directed for the historic Landers Theatre, incorporating ASL performers as main characters and offering fresh interpretations of family-oriented stories like Alice in Wonderland and Stuart Little. She created the award-winning screenwriting program at Missouri State University where she had ample opportunities to corrupt incoming minds on joys of visual storytelling. Her online education classes have garnered her a State of Missouri Online Educator of the year award as well as a nomination for US Professor of the Year.