Well. We are on strike. When I say we, that is WGA as in Writers Guild of America writers. [Screenwriters are union labor. You knew that, right?] Wall Street is never going to get tired of getting rich on talents’ back. Screenwriters shouldn’t have to drive Ubers in off hours to put food on the […]
I have totally been neglecting you! Sorry about that. WordPress keeps making things weird. Which makes it harder and harder to show up here. But, let’s do this: AFW [that’s my school, students and workshoppers) movers and shakers have been hitting it. Yay! January classes are coming up: 5150 the online screenwriting workshop is full, […]
What’s up in May? Bunches. For one thing, we’ll find out whether the WGA and AMPTP come to an agreement on contracts or don’t — if they don’t, screenwriters are going on strike on May 2. That has me a little tense. The Academy Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting Competition deadline hits May 1. Ahhh! Did […]
September is mildly crazed because I have two weeks off in late August early September between AFW classes to do just about everything I don’t have time to do while AFW classes are in session. So, it’s time off — with no time off. This is not a bad thing. Part of what […]
The January Stage 32 webinar went well. If you could not catch it live, never fear, you can still watch it online on Stage 32: :::CRASH COURSE: WRITING DYNAMIC SCENES::: Also, if you missed the December Stage 32 webinar, that is still available to watch too: :::CRASH COURSE: HIGH CONCEPT WRITING::: There is an […]
Every time I create a new class and have blocked it all out, I think I’m incredibly smart planning it out and writing and titling lectures and thinking up assignments and putting together study material and clips. By the time I have the class and lectures and materials outlined and put together I think […]
So, things happening now and on the near horizon — Right now — as in right right now and on through Monday — – I’m doing a Black Friday/Cyber Monday deal on script analysis. On Wednesday, December 2nd, I’m doing a Stage 32 Next Level Webinar: Crash Course: High Concept Writing. I’m on the […]
In AFW news, we’re now putting seats in chairs for the upcoming January classes. One of these classes is new, The First 30 Pages. It’s going to be great. Please reserve your seat early, new classes fill up pretty fast. And in Stage 32 news, I’m going to be On Stage With RB this […]
In Max news, I just finished a short story for an anthology and turned it in. It’s a fantasy anthology and was really fun writing for. It’s coming out in January but I don’t know whether I’m supposed to be talking a lot about it in public yet so more on that later. Am […]