For Carson City resident and author David Earle, 2012 was an exciting year that set the stage for an even better 2013. The veteran playwright’s first novel, “Life Is But A Dream,” was published last year by Lulu and its screenplay received multiple awards at the Action on Film International Film Festival in August.At the festival, “I had the most nominations of any writer and walked away with the most awards,” Earle said.Those awards were “Best Dialogue for a Feature,” “The Arthur Rosenfeld Award for Dramatic Writing” and runner-up for “The AOF Award for Excellence in Writing.” It was also …