Sell Your Story
In my years of attending workshops, pitch fests, master classes, and a month-long screenwriting program, I’ve collected words of wisdom from luminaries in the film industry. Now, I’m wondering if […]
The Writing Discipline
Years ago, I entered the world and throes of screenwriting by attending workshops, lectures and a month-long program in Los Angeles. Beforehand, I wrote two screenplays for my senior thesis
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The Instant Classic
The instant classic. For me, it’s an immediate response, as in “I know it when I see it.” And that’s my first impression of the movie Cabrini, a story about
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Following the Trends
If you’re a screenwriter, most likely you’ve heard the advice: Don’t follow trends. Write the story that impassions you! Trends will change. If there’s interest in your script, it’s because
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The AI Connection
I’ve yet to tap into the AI world for writing my blogs, novels, scripts, or emails. A grant writing colleague employed ChatGPT, the free AI system. for writing thank you
The Car Chase
Some audience members thrill at the sight and sound of speeding, crashing, or exploding vehicles. Other viewers find chase scenes a pointless bore fest. But a chase scene doesn’t typically
The Series Character
A movie series has a built-in audience. Film studios, promoters, and financiers count on it. But when the actors playing a beloved and well-known character change within the series, there
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Novel Writing vs. Screenwriting
In April of this year, Victoria Griffin of Modern Publishing, interviewed me about the craft of writing. The interview resulted in three separate podcasts that covered distinct discussion areas. One
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Film Noir vs. New Noir
As a college student, I was an English major with a concentration in Film Studies. Many of my classes explored film noir and how the movies reflected post World War
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Intellectually Speaking
Some of my favorite and least favorite movies are based on books, short stories, magazine articles, and poems. In the screenwriting world, these are referred as IP or intellectual property.
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