Good as they are, sometimes Internet search engines let you down. They only find matches for the words you know, which is great if you know the answer you want. But if you have a question, if you don’t know the search terms that match the answer — well, sometimes you end up chasing your…continute reading »
Please join me for the next in a series of regular meet-ups I call Screenwriting Manifesto Live. Every month or two I venture out to local cafes, coffee shops, delis, bistros, opium dens and any other sort of place that features an open, relaxed atmosphere, free Wi-Fi, and some form of nourishment. My hope is…continute reading »
I was in the middle of writing a lengthy post that busts one of the biggest myths of screenwriting and, if you were to follow my advice, would improve the quality of your current screenplay by exactly 243%. But it’ll have to wait. I might be behind the curve on this one. I usually am.…continute reading »
Really, it’s just another birthday. No more or less momentous than 39 or 41 or any other randomly chosen number within the human life span. Why then should it feel so weighty? Why does this particular day feel like the beginning of the end? I turned 40 on August 23rd of this year. Birthdays aren’t…continute reading »
Since this is a new(ly relaunched) blog, this meme seems appropriate as a way of (re)introducing myself. Also, I can’t leave the WriterDad post up all summer, his blog is just too good. Folks might stop hanging around here. So, until regular posting begins later this month, I give you: Six Things People (Generally) Don’t…continute reading »
A brief unrelated note: the two of you that aren’t in San Diego this weekend, please join me for the first ever Screenwriting Manifesto Live. Hope to see you there. Now, back to our regularly scheduled post… Good news everyone! A new star lights the sky of the scribosphere. My good friend and writing partner…continute reading »
Two brief side notes here. First, this will likely be my last major post until the site officially opens in September, but I’ll be around responding to comments and working on the blog’s back-end. Second, please consider joining me for the first ever Screenwriting Manifesto Live event.I’d love to see you there. Since this site…continute reading »
Please join me for what I hope will be the first in a series of regular events — I call it, Screenwriting Manifesto Live. I’ll get to the specifics in a moment, but let me explain in general what this is all about. Every month or two I’ll be venturing out to local cafes, coffee…continute reading »
Like most writers waiting for their big break, I have a day job. I have, in fact, had a day job for a long, long time[1]. There are many dangers inherent in leading this double life. It’s easy to lose focus and let writing take a back seat. This is because the day job is…continute reading »
Sometimes the hard part of writing a screenplay is making your characters behave in a way that is inconsistent with their established character, yet is entirely sympathetic and believable. Most protagonists end up doing the one thing they really aren’t cut out for. Brody is a city cop afraid of the water who has to…continute reading »