Screenwriting
Will Roane writes many things, but mostly screenplays. Here are some of these those things.
$400
Screenplay, Comedy, 16 pages
“Worth Every Penny.”
A southern belle in the big city gets a little more than her outrageous price for illegally renting out a lavish apartment (that doesn’t belong to her) to a clueless Frenchman on the Fourth of July. Tell you what, the fireworks ain’t the only thing that goes “Boom!”
This script won Best New York Short Screenplay at the New York Screenwriting Awards. Request your very own free digital copy of the thrilling, hilarious $400 by simply emailing me!
Piano Fulla Money
Screenplay, Drama, 90 pages
“It’s Out There.”
Hampton, an angry, bitter old piano mover teaches the trade to Jim, his trainee, an aspiring pianist. As generations clash, each man grapples with choices to make about their lives inside and outside of the job.
This script won an Honorable Mention at the 2023 New York Screenwriting Awards. Request your very own free digital copy of Piano Fulla Money by simply emailing me!
Pandemic Post
“Walt Disney’s Fun-Time Carousel”
Short Story
“Children, there once was a man. A man named Walt Disney. After graduating from school and working a few odd jobs, Walt had just enough money to buy just one ride: a carousel. His very first carousel.
“I’ve sold many carousels,” said the salesman. “Too many.”
Walt worried not. “I’ll eschew equine ubiquity,” he said, “For all the animals of God.”
Walt assembled his carousel near Delray Beach, Florida, crafting all the animals of the world from solid blocks of wood, one by one. As he worked, he named each and every animal, and his heart filled with love as his hands sanded his creations smooth and painted them pretty.
Walt placed his favorite animal, the lion, next to his second favorite, the grizzly bear...”
Excerpt from “Walt Disney’’s Fun-Time Carousel” — a short story published March 2020 by Pandemic Post. Full story available here.
Spork Press
In 2010, Spork Press, an independent literary press based in Tucson, Arizona, published two poems of his online. You may find them archived here.