Screenplays

KNOCK ON WOOD (romantic comedy):
1st place winner 2005 Paul Gillette Memorial Contest
Doug calls off his marriage proposal to Lynn when he discovers she’s superstitious.  Having been adopted and raised by overly superstitious Chinese parents, he’s had enough of that hocus pocus…but will that magic ironically be what brings them back together?
(with Christian M. Lyons) Available

EATING A HEARSE (comedic drama):
2nd place 2002 Paul Gillette Memorial Contest
Semi-finals BlueCat Screenplay Competition 2008
When lounge lizard, Zinc, techno-geek Gabe, and car enthusiast Benny, buy into a life insurance scheme, each tries to cheat death in his own way, threatening the  friendship.  Available
                    
HOT FLASH (broad comedy): (or THE LAST TABOO)
When menopause descends upon Sophie Brennan, bursting into flames and leaving puddles in her wake are only the beginning.  Available

HEADHUNTERS (SF farce):
1st place winner 2000 Paul Gillette Memorial Contest
Year 2046.  Ozone gone, the world is parched. The future depends on who wields the power of Dr. Harrolson’s discovery. Mallory’s Grandpa's cryonically preserved head must be found and fought for to help create an artificial ozone and save the world. (with Janet Fogg) Available

NO ONE ASKED THE RIVER (supernatural thriller):
2nd place 2001 Paul Gillette Memorial Contest
Top 100, 2001 ALL SHE WROTE Contest
semi-finals, 2000-2001 Moondance Festival screenplay contest
finalist, 2000 Southwest Writers Contest
Archeologist Kevin Hunter excavates alongside rapidly rising waters downstream of the massive Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze. But his most recent find, an intact artifact from 300BC, releases an ancient water god and the vengeance of the river. (with Janet Fogg) Available

DARK SIDE OF MORNING LIGHT (paranormal suspense):
3rd place 1999 Paul Gillette Memorial Writing Contest
A mother wades through Chinese mythical culture to free her son from a hunger striker who possesses him.  Available.

CHARTRES (supernatural thriller):
2nd place, 2003 SouthWest Writers Contest
Claudia, a specialist in historic restoration, is called in when a keystone in the Gothic wonder shifts. The cathedral leads her and historian sidekick, Charles, to a connection between the ancient Druids, The Knights Templar, the Freemasons, and a secret the Freemasons are willing to kill to protect -
a secret the world is not ready to learn. (with Janet Fogg)
In Development

THE SPACE BETWEEN BREATHS (paranormal suspense):
The Faustinos, a family dealing with a sordid past, move into a brownstone apartment marked by a disreputable history and inhabited by a centuries-old evil spirit. (with Christian M. Lyons)  Available

FLY ON THE WALL (broad comedy):
As Harry Winger watches his wife's meteoric rise to success developing pesticides, he fades into the background of her world until he literally transforms into a fly. In his new form he can at last relate to his teen
son, thwart a plot against his wife's career, and demand the attention he craves.  In Development

THE LOCKSMITH (paranormal suspense):
Atop China’s Yellow Mountain, Abel reaffirms his love for his wife by securing a heart-shaped lock on a fence encircling an ancient tree.  According to tradition, hung among hundreds of others, it is a promise of enduring love.
That single action will change Abels’s life forever.  Following that, his wife dies in an auto accident.  Despondent Abel discovers the real, magical, reason his life is spared. (with Christian M. Lyons) In Development

Karen has received over 25 writing awards (including several for scripts).  Contest honors for feature length and short screenplays (solo and collaborative, finals to first place) include:
Moondance Film Festival, BlueCat, All She Wrote, Lighthouse Writers, Boulder Asian Film Festival, SouthWest Writers Contest, and Pikes Peak  Writers Contest.  Through a former agent, her work was considered by directors James Cameron and Barry Sonnenfeld, HBO and the Sci Fi Channel.  Her work was sought out by independent producer Ellisa Kannon.  She co-wrote scripts with independent director Erich Toll, one of which was recently produced.  She is currently seeking an agent/manager to represent her screenplays.