PinnedFree Screenwriting Resources to Help with Your Next ScriptA compilation of the most useful tools I’ve provided for aspiring and emerging screenwriters to challenge themselves and improve their…Jun 16, 20235Jun 16, 20235
PinnedScreenwriting Tales from My Life in HollywoodThese essays about my career in the US film/TV business will hopefully leave aspiring screenwriters better prepared than I was.Apr 15, 20233Apr 15, 20233
PinnedMy Artist-on-Artist Conversations with Celebrated ScreenwritersAfter 15 years as a professional film/TV screenwriter, I’ve started talking with old and new friends about who they are and how they createJul 23, 2023Jul 23, 2023
How to Survive the Creative Embarrassment of Working in GenreA host of filmmakers, novelists, and comic book writers from around the globe weigh in about the value of genre storytelling and how these…1h ago1h ago
Published inFanfareQ&A: Screenwriter VJ Boyd Knows How to Make You SquirmFrom ‘Justified’ to ‘The Madness’, the showunner talks his professional journey, creative frustrations, and crafting kick-ass suspense for…2d ago72d ago7
Published inCounter ArtsCharlie Chaplin and Hollywood’s Forgotten Love Affair with HitlerOr: The extraordinary story behind the making of ‘The Great Dictator’, the rise of Cinema of Denial, and why Hollywood may no longer be fit…4d ago254d ago25
Introducing the 5AM StoryTalk Podcast!A weekly podcast series where I’m joined by some of the biggest artists working today to talk about their lives, art, and surviving the…6d ago6d ago
Published inFanfareQ&A: Screenwriter Carly Wray on the Fundamentals of TVFrom ‘Mad Men’ to ‘Watchmen’, the scribe shares what she’s learned from writing so much ‘prestige TV’ (whatever that means anymore)Apr 85Apr 85
Published inCounter ArtsQ&A: Kevin Peter Hand, Director of NASA’s Ocean Worlds Lab, Is Ready for a RevolutionOne of the key scientists in our search for life elsewhere in our solar system discusses his work, the intersection of art and science, and…Apr 67Apr 67
Q&A: Writer Attica Locke on Risking It All for Her ArtThe bestselling author and ‘From Scratch’ creator/showrunner gambled everything she had on herself…and it workedApr 3Apr 3