Melbourne, Australia 1982. I submit my first "screenplay" (and I use the term very loosely) to the BBC. It was a hugely expensive Doctor Who saga. Needless to say, it wasn't picked up. You can read all about it here.
Sure, I was a little disappointed, but as I was also working at my first job in advertising as a designer / junior art director at the time, I wasn't too upset.
Since then I've worked in design and advertising.
But, over the years, I kept finding myself being drawn back to screenwriting. Originally, it was because I thought it would be easy. Or at least, easier than writing a novel. And then, when I figured out how hard screenwriting is, I did it because it was fun.
And that's where I'm at now. Writing for fun. Writing movies I want to see. Writing to get produced.
You can follow my progress, such as it is, at: assortedprojects.net Thanks for your interest.