Stephen Carpenter

Birth Name:

Stephen Carpenter

Birth Place:

Weatherford, Texas, United States

Profession

Writer, Director, Cinematographer, Editor, Camera department

Won Best Screenplay at the Fantafestival in 1984 for "The Power," an award he shared with Jeffrey Obrow
Earned his degree from the University of California, Los Angeles School of Theater, Film and Television
Started writing when he was in seventh grade, starting with plays and short stories inspired by Poe, Shakespeare and popular authors of his day
Credits his interest in writing in the paranormal genre to Stephen King and his son, who inspired him to read such fantasy series as "Harry Potter" and "Twilight․"
His first novel, "Killer," held the #1 position on Amazon's Mystery/Thriller list when it was published on the Amazon Kindle in 2010
Has given lectures on writing and story structure at the University of Southern California's School of Cinematic Arts
If he could choose one super power to have it would be the ability to stop time

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