Writing

A Time to Write

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I’ve finally come to the conclusion that I can’t work a sixty-five hour work week and work on my screenplay at the same time. I

Maybe I Should Quit

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Here’s how I tell if someone is smarter than me– when they tell me something, I think to myself, “That makes perfect sense, and I

Authorship

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I was talking with a friend the other day. Well, actually I was talking at him. Railing, really, against the injustice of auteur theory. A

Believe in Yourself!

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I really enjoy the Creative Screenwriting Magazine podcast, despite the fact that their interviewer, Jeff Goldsmith, is a massive tool. (That’s a post for another

Screen Story Success

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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

Colorful Response

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Just over a week ago, I related an anecdote about the producer’s assistant indirectly checking that the intern was doing her job correctly. A lot

Questions, Questions

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In response to yesterday’s post, univoked asked if writers’ conferences could be helpful in finding an agent. Ugly Deaf Muslim Punk Gurl! replied: Writers’ conferences

Networking

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After working in low budget film for a number of years, I started running into people I’d worked with before. At a certain point, I

And While We’re on the Subject…

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Coincidentally, John August was also dispensing career advice today. Very few others see such a jump in pay grade as the writer, but his advice

If It Makes You Ha-ppyyyyy…

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Robert commented on last Thursday’s post, but for some reason, WordPress thought it was spam. Strange, but whatever; it’s available to read, now. Go ahead

Luckiest Motherfucker Ever

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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

A Moral Quandry