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Diana Dru Botsford

…Transcending media one story at a time.

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SF Writer. Screenwriting Professor. Insanity ensues day and night. Science Fiction is my wheelhouse.

No Conflict, No Story

Beginning April 4th, I’ll be leading a 4-week online workshop for the Pennwriter’s Association where we’ll explore developing your screenplay.[…]

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Thoughts for Finishing Your First Draft

It’s not hard to lose sight of the bigger picture when writing your first draft. Sure, your outline or beat[…]

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The Story Engine – In Search of Missing Sparkplugs

For those looking for the presentation materials for my PennWriters 2022 Presentation, you’ll want to visit this page. For everyone[…]

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Fannish Inspiration

This upcoming weekend marks my last convention appearance for the year (Delta H Con – August 28th through 30th) and[…]

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Stargate Novels Goes to Chicago

One more week and then it’s off to Chicago for the Stargate Creation Con (August 14-16).  Fandemonium — who publishes[…]

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Beaming up to TrekFan, Stepping Through the Gate

Remember my earlier post about how I live my life as a human doing, not a human being?  Two auto-immune[…]

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Guest Post: Author JL Gribble & Her Love of Stargate

From Diana: It should come as no surprise that I’m a fan of all things Stargate. I write for the[…]

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Scribe Award Nomination & Comicpalooza Time

Earlier this week, the International Association of Media Tie-In Writers announced their Scribe Award nominees.  To my utter surprise and[…]

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Breaking Radio Silence – Bent, But Unbroken

THE SHORT VERSION: After 3 years of my health spiraling out of control, I’ve been diagnosed with two autoimmune diseases:[…]

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Epilogue Goes to Bogota

One of the great things about web series is the reach.  The Internet has made sure of that. As a[…]

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A Singular Memory of Nimoy

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, news of Leonard Nimoy’s death has reached and perhaps even touched you.  As[…]

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Dumpster Denouements

They say the journey starts with a single step.  Having spent the week tossing out 80% of my past journeys[…]

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Coming soon: The HERitage Anthology
Double Trouble: Find out out Gulliver, Sacajawea, and Shackleton Meet in the Hall of Everything
For Stargate SG-1 fans, find out more about Botsford's short story, "Perceptions," the 2015 Scribes Nominee.
SG-1's The Drift - The sequel to "Four Dragons" with the team striving to overcome out of control Ancient technology while dealing with Lord Yu, his Dragon Guard, and China's politics
Stargate SG-1 uncover the truth behind Lord Yu's rise to power from ancient China to the System Lords
How Epilogue the Web Series came to be
Star Trek Next Generation, "Rascals" - What happened between our original draft and the production?
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