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 »