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 when I…Jul 4A response icon4Jul 4A response icon4
PinnedListen to the 5AM StoryTalk Podcast!A compilation of my conversations with some of the biggest artists, intellectuals, and activists in the world in which we try to make sense…Jun 27Jun 27
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, 2023A response icon6Jun 16, 2023A response icon6
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, 2023A response icon1Jul 23, 2023A response icon1
Published inCounter ArtsQ&A: Author Candice Fox Isn’t Afraid of the DarkThe bestselling crime novelist discusses her craft, compulsive creativity, and fascination with the worst of humanity1d agoA response icon11d agoA response icon1
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Published inCounter ArtsQ&A: Writer-Director Liz W. Garcia Found God on the Big ScreenThe ‘Space Cadet’ filmmaker discusses her love affair with cinema and balancing her Hollywood work with her side hustle as an indie auteurJul 6A response icon2Jul 6A response icon2
Published inFanfareQ&A: Journalist Maureen Ryan Wants to Burn Hollywood DownThe ‘Burn It Down’ author discusses Hollywood’s history of abuse, why she’s determined to see the culture change, and our complicated…Jul 1A response icon10Jul 1A response icon10
Published inCounter ArtsQ&A: Filmmaker Lena Waithe Has Made It to the Emerald CityThe screenwriter, actor, and producer discusses her creative journey from Chicago to Hollywood and back to where it started with ‘The Chi’…Jun 29A response icon2Jun 29A response icon2
Published inFanfareQ&A: Screenwriter Javier Grillo-Marxuach Knows What Makes Great ShowrunnersThe veteran scribe offers up no-holds-barred thoughts on what’s hobbled writers’ rooms over the decades, Hollywood’s many daddy issues, and…Jun 24A response icon7Jun 24A response icon7