| 1960: |
Born. |
| 1961-1982: |
Grew up. Did non-writing stuff. |
| 1983-1985: |
Worked with NASA
as Aerospace Engineer. Started writing scripts part-time for
no money. |
| 1986-1987: |
Started writing scripts full-time for no
money. |
| 1988-1990: |
Wrote for first two seasons of "THE WONDER
YEARS". Nominated for Emmy, Humanitas, and
Writers Guild Awards. Won Humanitas and Writers Guild.
Lost Emmy to pilot of "Murphy Brown" but I'm not bitter
anymore especially since show never lived up to its potential.
Wrote the first two "TEENAGE
MUTANT
NINJA TURTLES" movies. Became rich, but with
occasional pangs of guilt. |
| 1991-1992: |
Tried to elevate the quality of films coming
out of Hollywood by rejecting all script assignments and writing only
on
spec. I.E., Obscurity and Unemployment. |
| 1993-1995: |
Ran away to Europe for a few months,
returned, wrote first play. Ran away to Asia for a few
months, returned, directed first short film. |
| 1996: |
Stopped running long enough to get in line
to write a feature film version of "I Dream of Jeannie". BLINK!
Next. |
| 1997-1999: |
Completed Quest for Seven Continents with
travels to Africa, Australia, South America, and Antarctica (whiter
even than The Blank Page). |
| 2000-2002: |
Solidified reputation as International Man
of Leisure. Blew it by writing a book in here somewhere. |
| 2003-2005: |
Nap. |
| 2006-2007: |
Wrote, produced, and directed a 90-minute
compilation of comedy shorts called "42 STORY HOUSE".
Sold very nearly that many DVD's. |
| 2008-2009: |
Pangs of guilt concerning sudden wealth now
a distant memory, sought status as "Too Big To Fail". Failed. |
| 2010: |
Attempted to finance an indie movie called "WHY THE
SQUIRREL WON'T FRY". Fried. |
| 2011: |
Published first eBook "THE TELLING OF
MY MARCHING BAND STORY". Fell. |
| 2012: |
Published
some eScreenplays to see if anybody was interested in reading
eScreenplays. Seriously, anybody.
Hel-loooooooooo...? |
| 2013-2014: |
Started YouTube
Channel "Todd
Trumpet Videos". Reached "Blockbuster" (LLC)
Status. |
| 2015-2016: |
Wrote "A
CHRISTMAS CODA".
Received lavish praise from Dickens Experts. Who -
"Bah! Humbug!" - apparently don't impress the General Public. |
| 2017-2018: |
Adapted
"A CHRISTMAS CODA" into a stage play. Learned Broadway and
Hollywood, despite being on opposite sides of the country, actually
share the same Welcome Mat. |
2019-2021:
|
Wrote "SNOW
BALL". My first (albeit short) novel not based on material
I had already scripted in the past. Something else happened in
2020, but it's hard to remember exactly what because it pales in
comparison to me writing a novel.
|
| 2022: |
Achieved Complete World Domination.
(Pending) |
