UPDATE: Off the Hook has now made the semifinalist cut @ StoryPros! Finalist will be announced in another week so all hooks are crossed! ORIGINAL POST: Just a quick post to announce that StoryPros, based out of Woodland Hills, California, has named the Off the Hook screenplay a quarterfinalist in the Family/Teen/Animation category. This marks the 13th award for the screenplay. Thanks StoryPros! John

I'm excited to announce that my third children's book called, Neat Freaks, recently wrapped up production and I'm currently awaiting proof copies. I hope to release it in July and I'll be sharing more details soon. For now you can follow along on the Neat Freaks Facebook page and also the web page, NeatFreaksBook.com, which is currently under construction. I'm really loving how this one turned out and can't wait to share it along with the backstory on how it came to be! John

I'm excited to announce that the Off the Hook screenplay has just been named a semifinalist in the Spring edition of the Big Apple Film Festival Screenplay Contest. The full list will be posted on their web site soon but in the meantime, you can read a pretty impressive list of actors like Jessie Eisenberg, Cuba Gooding Jr, and Haley Joel Osment, whose films have been recognized by BAFF here. This marks the twelfth award for the screenplay. You can see the full list of award