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David Clawson

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Newport News, The United States

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Born in Virginia, raised in Pennsylvania, and later living in Arizona, Washington DC, and California, it’s fair to say I have been around. With BAs in Creative Writing and Dramatic Theory from the University of Arizona and an MFA in Screenwriting from the University of Southern California, I’ve written scripts for European and Hollywood companies, both independent and studio. I currently teach Screenwriting at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles.

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Where did you get the idea for your most recent book?

David Clawson My Fairy Godmother Is A Drag Queen started as a screenplay called Himderella. I'd been writing romantic comedies with straight protagonists, and I wan…moreMy Fairy Godmother Is A Drag Queen started as a screenplay called Himderella. I'd been writing romantic comedies with straight protagonists, and I wanted to write a classically structured rom-com with two men falling in love. And since the Cinderella archetype is probably the #1 rom-com jumping off point...Chris, JJ, Coco, and the rest were born.(less)

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After a book has been revised time and again, and is ready to go to editor/publisher, how does an inexperienced writer in the field go about getting a) an agent, b) a good editor, c) a cover artist and d) finding a publisher for the book (that won't screw over the author)?

David Clawson To be honest, I'm not the expert on this part. I'm also a screenwriter, and my management company in LA handled the selling of the MFGIDQ manuscript. …moreTo be honest, I'm not the expert on this part. I'm also a screenwriter, and my management company in LA handled the selling of the MFGIDQ manuscript. An editor at Sky Pony acquired the book, and they provided the copy editor, cover artist, and such. I may be biased because I'm a professor, but I recommend some sort of writer's group, workshop, or writing class to help you vet the material, then do a little research on the query process. There are tons of resources, and SCBWI is one of the most popular. Good luck!(less)

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What I Did On My Summer Vacation (with MFGIDQ)

I love to travel. Like, I LOVE to travel. Along with teaching and writing, it takes up a lot of my time.

So this summer, I took along a copy of My Fairy Godmother Is A Drag Queen to keep me company. In each place I visited, I took the book with me at least once to get some candid pics. Hopefully this blog shows the fun and whimsy I try to have when I’m traveling…just as I often try to have whil

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“I just felt like . . . me. And whatever “me” meant, that was perfectly fine and absolutely enough. Everyone should feel that kind of peace and self-acceptance far more often than I think most of us do.”
― David Clawson, My Fairy Godmother is a Drag Queen

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“Every time he said those words it was like a supernova of joy exploding inside me. I just didn’t yet know that supernovas burn so brightly because a catastrophe is taking place. That lesson would come later.”
― David Clawson, My Fairy Godmother is a Drag Queen

tags: burn, burning-bright, cinderella, fairy-godmother, fairy-tales, lesson, lessons-learnt, love, supernova

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“Happiness can be a dangerous thing; it can make you greedy for more.”
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