A Derivative Post
John August has another one of his Scene Challenges up. The goal is to write a scene where one character explains to another what investment derivatives are. It was a difficult writing problem, since...
View ArticleReally Writing
I walked into the writers’ office yesterday and saw a ping pong ball and two paddles sitting on the assistant’s desk. I paused, staring at the ping pong ball. This was one of those moments you see in...
View ArticleLuckiest Motherfucker Ever
You know my feelings on luck. I generally don’t believe in it, but Peter Steinfeld is trying to very hard challenge that disbelief. The other day, I listened to Creative Screenwriting Magazine’s...
View Article“‘Dog Movie’ Screenplay Needed”
The universe is somehow bending itself to my will. I seriously wish I was kidding. From Craig’s List: “Dog Movie” Screenplay Needed (Anywhere) Reply to: gigs-916676856@craigslist.org [?] Date:...
View ArticleTake Coverage!
Writing about dogs in unusual professions took me back to the good old days of reading scripts and writing coverage. “Coverage” is basically a synopsis of a script, followed by comments on its quality....
View ArticleHow to Get an Agent
Chad replied to yesterday’s post: I read every entry of your blog last night starting from the very beginning in April. You’re hilarious! Wow, even I haven’t read every post. (You can tell by the poor...
View ArticleScreen Story Success
Since I’ve been talking about executives all week, I figured now would be a fine time to direct you to Screen Story Success, a blog by former studio executive Lindsey Hughes. Some of her advice is good...
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The Curse of the Origin Story
You'd be surprised how many bloggers start out this way. Matt’s email yesterday got me thinking about “making it,” and what exactly that means. I, too, will someday need a lawyer. I hope. This got me...
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Script Coordinator: A Way Out of The PA Doldrums
I have no intention of being a PA forever. As I’ve said before, I’d ultimately like to write and direct. "Someday, Abu, things are gonna change. We'll be rich, live in a palace, and never have problems...
View ArticleConnecting
Mr. Hart replied to a post from earlier in the week: Ok so lets say you have a well written screenplay or you are in the process of writing one, how does one go about selling it? For example, I am a PA...
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