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 Create Art After Children Blow Up Your Life20 filmmakers, novelists, and comic book writers from around the globe weigh in about how becoming parents impacted their creativity and…2d ago12d ago1
Published inFanfareQ&A: Screenwriter Hart Hanson Isn’t Sure If He’s an ArtistThe ‘Bones’ creator walks me through his creative journey — including how not to start your career in Hollywood by pissing off an A-list…4d ago114d ago11
Published inCounter ArtsIn the Writers’ Room Where It Happened: ‘Twin Peaks’Harley Peyton, who wrote or co-wrote 13 of the original series’ 30 episodes, breaks down everything he learned from the experience6d ago246d ago24
Q&A: Author Candice Fox Isn’t Afraid of the DarkThe bestselling crime novelist discusses her craft, compulsive creativity, and fascination with the worst of humanityMar 71Mar 71
Published inFanfareThe Last Time I Publicly Criticized Someone Else’s ArtThere’s a lot to learn — both as a storyteller and human being — from my poor decision to go off on ‘The Man of Steel’ back in 2016Mar 421Mar 421
Published inCounter ArtsThat Time I Didn’t Meet Steven SpielbergHow a surreal 30-minute lunch with the legendary director brought me closer to my fatherMar 223Mar 223
Published inFanfareQ&A: Actor Thomas Jane Is Trying to Save HimselfThe star of ‘The Mist’, ‘Hung’, and ‘The Expanse’ on his lifelong love affair with genre, creating on his own terms, and why he makes so…Feb 2711Feb 2711