W. Derek Ratliff: Actor, playwright and screenwriter in Atlanta, Georgia.

would love to get to know Queer/LGBTQ Producers from Europe mostly but of course from all over:)

Greetings all!  I am writing my first thriller/horror screenplay. And I was wondering what classes and/or horror expert screenwriters/teachers I could talk to on here. Thanks!

Hello, everyone! I am very happy to be a part of this group. I have written two screenplays and working on a third of a series, all taking place in Deep South Mississippi starting in the late 30s. These works are looking like they are going to be a prequel to a web series that I have been working on, which is set in the 1970s. Both feature LGBTQ characters, mainly of color, with the web series featuring them predominantly. I feel that minority LGBTQ characters are VASTLY underserved in the film and TV world, unless they are viewed as secondary characters or comic relief, and not as the heroes and heroines we are. I wish to change all of that.

I look forward to getting to know all of you better! All the best,

Derek

Thank you so much, Nathaniel, for being a part of my net work! I look forward to getting to know you!

Hello, fellow screenwriters!  i am super excited to be here. I am a writer  originally from North Carolina, now living in Atlanta where I have been for 30 years.  I have also done a lot of acting in theater and some TV and film work. My  specialty is writing works pertaining to the LGBTQ community.  I have written and produced my own web series. I’m currently working on a screenplay that is set in the deep south, Mississippi, starting in the late 30s and going through the present day. Again, I am very happy to be here.

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