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Screenwriting
Do You Know What You Mean?

Recently, I uploaded my latest screenplay to a screenwriting website for Hollywood producers and studios to view. I was…
March 4, 2021
Screenwriting
Emotional Storytelling

Last year I let a screenwriting and producer friend with 30 years of experience read the first draft of…
February 4, 2021
Screenwriting
Controlling Idea!

As the pandemic unfolded last year, a story concept I toyed with for years kept coming to mind, mainly…
January 4, 2021
Screenwriting
December Denouement

Thanksgiving is over and we’re eagerly awaiting Christmas and the new year! It’s a safe bet 2020 hasn’t gone…
December 4, 2020
Screenwriting
Almost There!

By the time you read this, Halloween will be over; which means the year is almost over—more specifically 2020…
November 4, 2020
Screenwriting
New Heights (The Climax)

At this point in 2020, we are over halfway through the year and it seems like a new setback…
October 4, 2020
Screenwriting
On the Rise

Six months ago when the pandemic first came to America, scientists and medical professionals thought that once the temperatures…
September 4, 2020
Screenwriting
Plot Twist?

Before I began writing my current W.I.P I knew exactly who my protagonist and antagonist were. I knew how…
August 4, 2020
Screenwriting
What’s the Plot?

Recently, I finished the first draft of my latest screenplay. The crazy part is I didn’t think I had…
July 4, 2020
Screenwriting
Hooked?

I’m excited to say that I am almost finished with the first draft of my new screenplay. Getting the…
June 4, 2020
Screenwriting
Elevator Pitch

If you think the Coronapocalypse has the US economy down, imagine the effect it is having on Hollywood. Most…
May 4, 2020
Screenwriting
Log lines

In the business of screenwriting, everyone dreams of getting a big sale with their passion project, projects they worked…
April 4, 2020
Screenwriting
High Concept

Recently, I was motivated to start work on a new screenplay, one that has been a passion project of…
March 4, 2020
Screenwriting
Inciting Incident?

Now that a new year is here, I want to start going in another direction. This year’s focus for…
January 4, 2020
Screenwriting
This is a Test

Recently I received a notification on social media about this year’s film awards. Traditionally, November through February is awards…
December 4, 2019
Screenwriting
Options

Recently, I received a message on social media from a literary manager in Hollywood. Although she isn’t taking on…
November 4, 2019
Screenwriting
What Scares Me

Recently my best friend contacted me about having a guys’ night out. He said he wanted to go see…
October 4, 2019
Screenwriting
Against the Odds

March is a memorable month for me; it marks my greatest fight and biggest victory to date. It is…
March 4, 2019
Screenwriting
What Matters Most

If you’ve been reading my column for any amount of time, you know it’s no secret that I am…
February 4, 2019
Screenwriting
Genre

When I first started pursuing a career as a writer of the screenplays and began learning the craft, I…
January 4, 2019
Screenwriting
The End?

Recently a fellow aspiring screenwriter reached out to me on social media. She was having problems with figuring out…
December 4, 2018
Screenwriting
The Plot

A few months ago, I was asked by an agency to do a rewrite of an older screenplay I…
November 4, 2018
Screenwriting
The Setting

One of the most overlooked components of a story, especially in screenwriting, is the story’s setting. Perhaps, it’s because…
October 4, 2018
Screenwriting
Messy

Let’s face it, sometimes life just stinks. Friends betray us, family walks away and sometimes the boy doesn’t get…
August 4, 2018
Screenwriting
Moving On

We’ve all seen bad movies before. Films we couldn’t wait to see after watching a brief two or three…
April 29, 2018