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In Film, Entertainment is Not a Dirty Word
8 mins; March 28, 2024
Seven Dirty Words in Hollywood
9 mins; March 27, 2024
Screenwriters and Distractions
9 mins; March 23, 2024
Goals and Guilt
8 mins; March 20, 2024
My Thoughts on Oppenheimer
9 mins; March 19, 2024
Encountering Jack London in the Waiting Room
9 mins; March 07, 2024
Novel vs Screenplay
8 mins; March 06, 2024
I've Just Published a Book!
9 mins; March 05, 2024
We Are Trained to Write Too Much - Throw More Away
9 mins; February 29, 2024
Screenwriters - Learn to Throw It Away
9 mins; February 28, 2024
That Time I Pretended Not to Be the Author of My Own Novel
9 mins; February 22, 2024
Naivety is the Writer's Friend
9 mins; February 17, 2024
A Trio of Triumvirates - Part II
9 mins; February 14, 2024
Trio of Triumvirates
11 mins; February 12, 2024
Want a Free Copy of My New Book?
9 mins; February 09, 2024
Whatever You Do, Make Your Screenplay Personal -- Like Star Wars
9 mins; January 31, 2024
In Hollywood You Start from the Top and Work Your Way Down
9 mins; January 30, 2024
The Key to Great Screenwriting? Being a Human
10 mins; January 29, 2024
Writing Rule #1: There Are No Rules
9 mins; January 25, 2024
Creativity and Patterns
8 mins; January 18, 2024
Creativity and Patterns
8 mins; January 12, 2024
Hamas, Israel, and Screenwriting
9 mins; January 09, 2024
Big Money
10 mins; January 03, 2024
Screenwriters- Get Out of Your Own Way
9 mins; January 01, 2024
Testicles and Freedom of Speech
9 mins; December 22, 2023
How to Wreck Your Writing Career - Part 6
9 mins; December 09, 2023
How to Wreck Your Writing Career - Part 5
8 mins; December 08, 2023
How to Wreck Your Writing Career - Part III
9 mins; December 02, 2023
Some More Ways to Wreck Your Writing Career
8 mins; November 22, 2023
Various Ways to Wreck Your Writing Career
9 mins; November 21, 2023
Here's Another Handy Trick If You Want More Action in Your Screenplay: Give Your Actors Something to Do
9 mins; November 15, 2023
Here's a Handy Trick If You Want More Action in Your Screenplay
10 mins; November 14, 2023
Should Screenwriters Still Use Gender Specific Names in 2024?
9 mins; November 11, 2023
It Is the Movie's Job to Keep the Audience Awake, Not the Other Way Around
7 mins; November 06, 2023
Is Your Intelligence Not Helping Your Writing Career? Instead of Smart, Try Stupid
10 mins; October 30, 2023
Big Chill, American Graffiti, and the Collective Protagonist
11 mins; October 25, 2023
Dialogue Versus Dialect
9 mins; October 23, 2023
What "Da Jewz by Da Hood" Can Teach Us About Diversity in Screenwriting
9 mins; October 19, 2023
Is It Time for a Writer-Owned Netflix?
9 mins; October 17, 2023
What the Writer's Strike Means for Writers
9 mins; October 12, 2023
First the Writers, Then the Actors
9 mins; October 11, 2023
The Writer Strike Is Over-- But the Actors Soldier On
9 mins; October 07, 2023
The WGA Strike Is Over
9 mins; October 05, 2023
Why American Films Are More Successful Internationally Than Other Countries
10 mins; October 02, 2023
Beyond black, white, gay, straight, old, young, rich, poor... we need diversity in film.
9 mins; September 26, 2023
Screenwriters Know the Truth: Different Is Better
8 mins; September 23, 2023
Attention Deficit Is Here to Stay
9 mins; September 22, 2023
The Best Dialogue is No Dialogue
10 mins; September 14, 2023
Novel vs Screenplay
9 mins; September 13, 2023
Identities: Intersectionality or Taxonomy?
9 mins; September 11, 2023
What Is the Value of Screenwriting?
10 mins; September 07, 2023
The Biggest Mistake Screenwriters Make: Writing Far Too Much
9 mins; September 02, 2023
Authenticity Is Massively Overrated in Screenwriting
9 mins; September 01, 2023
My Review of Barbie, and Why It's Okay to Hate Movies
9 mins; August 29, 2023
Let's Talk About Barbies and Vaginas
8 mins; August 24, 2023
My Opening Thoughts on Oppenheimer
9 mins; August 19, 2023
Actor Ronald Reagan's Advice to Screenwriters
9 mins; August 17, 2023
What Font Should I Use for My Screenplay?
9 mins; August 15, 2023
How Many Drafts Of My Screenplay Should I Write?
8 mins; August 14, 2023
Screenwriting Format: How Many Pages Should My Script Be?
9 mins; August 08, 2023
How to Format a Screenplay
9 mins; August 05, 2023
How to Know Your Screenplay's Theme
9 mins; August 04, 2023
Is It Time to Stop Screenwriting Scenes in Restaurants?
10 mins; August 02, 2023
Is It Time to Stop Screenwriting Scenes in Restaurants?
8 mins; July 29, 2023
If I Could Re-Name My Book on Screenwriting, I'd Call It "Appearances"
9 mins; July 24, 2023
No I Will Not Read Your F*****g Screenplay
9 mins; July 14, 2023
Dialogue
9 mins; July 10, 2023
Guilt and Goals: Use Both On Your Screenwriting Journey
10 mins; July 08, 2023
A Reckoning Is Coming for Privilege in Public Education
10 mins; June 28, 2023
The F-Word
10 mins; June 16, 2023
Screenwriters Rarely Get the Credit They Deserve
9 mins; June 11, 2023
Spoilers - Part I
9 mins; June 01, 2023
AI and Film
9 mins; May 24, 2023
Should Writers Fear Artificial Intelligence?
8 mins; May 23, 2023
The New Dead Ringers Doesn't Work
11 mins; May 22, 2023
Hate Speech in Films
9 mins; May 18, 2023
How to Sell a Screenplay
10 mins; May 05, 2023
How to Sell a Screenplay
10 mins; May 04, 2023
How Do I Protect My Screenwriting Ideas?
9 mins; May 01, 2023
What Screenwriters Must Learn from Cult Leaders
9 mins; April 19, 2023
The Absolute, Irrefutable, Undeniable #1 Rule for Screenwriting in Hollywood
11 mins; April 12, 2023
"Cinema" vs Film
11 mins; April 02, 2023
In Screenwriting, Goals Are Your Enemy
10 mins; April 01, 2023
In Screenwriting, Imperfect is Perfect
10 mins; March 31, 2023
Personal Pronouns and Gender in Screenwriting
10 mins; March 25, 2023
Three Rules for Creating Singular Characters
10 mins; March 24, 2023
Ideas Are Overvalued
10 mins; March 23, 2023
Context Is Everything - Part 2
9 mins; March 22, 2023
There Are Two Movies That Depict the Same Scene With Absolute Opposite Goals
10 mins; March 21, 2023
The Love Story in Titanic Doesn't Work
10 mins; March 18, 2023
History is a Story
11 mins; March 06, 2023
Can't Break Into Hollywood? Save the Rage for the Page
9 mins; March 04, 2023
Being a Celebrity Has Its Downsides
10 mins; March 03, 2023
Character V. Story
11 mins; March 02, 2023
The "Best" Movies of 2022
10 mins; March 02, 2023
How Authentic Should My Screenplay Be?
9 mins; February 24, 2023
When Writing Screenplays, Don't Try to Teach a Lesson--Just Tell a Good Story
10 mins; February 16, 2023
Script Stuck? Take Out the Improvements
9 mins; February 01, 2023
Want to Read My Hate Mail?
10 mins; January 27, 2023
The New N-Word
10 mins; January 26, 2023