I've met a few of you by reading scripts and having you read the one script I've posted so far, so I may not be totally new to this forum, but I am totally new to the field of screenwriting.

I am 43 years old, have been married for 19 years, and have three sons.  7, 8 and 12 years old.

I went to college for graphic arts, then painting and drawing with a minor in English, back in the mid to late eighties.  Never completing a degree.

I have been a Transportation Planner at Goodyear Tire and Rubber for the last 4-1/2 years.  Before that I worked in a machine shop, and as an injection molding technician.

I have always been a lover of film, television and advertising, but never studied it in an organized fashion.

I love the structure and flow of screenplays, and find it quite natural to write.

As you read by my history, I have done nothing with the supposed 'creativity' everyone, including myself, felt I had in my younger days, and the desire to create 'something of substance', has swelled in me to the point of bursting.  I believe I can find that outlet in the world of screenwriting!!

So. . .here I am.

Sounds like someone got bit by the screenwriting bug. Welcome to SS Steven.  It's a good place and you'll learn lots here.  Just keep reading, writing, and commenting.

Hey Steven...Welcome! Me and you got a lot in common (except for the Goodyear part)...Glad you are here!

Thanks for the warm greetings folks.  This is just the place I've been looking for to help me grow as a screenwriter.

me: You're more than welcome to read my short mock/tribute to Ed Wood script, The Beast from Planet 7734:

http://www.simplyscripts.net/cgi-bin/Blah/Blah.pl?b-short/m-1233520627/

A young man in California is going to produce it for a college project!  I'd love to hear what you think.

I also just submitted my full length script: The Blueprint For Life, but it is not posted yet.  Watch for it!