Child of Dawn - the Screenplay
The journey continues
Never in my wildest dreams did I think that I would write a screenplay. But as with all things, when challenged, challenge accepted. It continues to be a never-ending adventure, but one full of magic and surprises.
The Journey
Adapting Child of Dawn into a screenplay was one of the most personal and challenging creative journeys I’ve ever taken. As the author of the original novel, I thought I knew this world inside and out—but screenwriting asked me to see it with new eyes. To strip away the internal monologues and poetic prose and let the story speak through movement, breath, silence, and dialogue.
There were days I felt like I was failing my own characters—like I couldn’t do justice to the magic, the heartbreak, the weight of destiny they carried. But there were also days when a single line of dialogue or a sudden image brought everything into focus, and I remembered exactly why I loved this story in the first place.
Writing this screenplay taught me discipline, vulnerability, and faith in the creative process. I had to let go of perfection and lean into the raw truth of what Child of Dawn was always meant to be: a love story wrapped in shadow, a tale of sacrifice and salvation, and a world that comes alive when given the chance to breathe on screen.
This screenplay is more than an adaptation—it’s a reawakening. A new heartbeat for a story that has never stopped echoing in mine.
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