People seemed somewhat amused to read my post from last week, “Pissing People Off.” I am probably using this blog too much to vent. It’s...

WRITERS: STOP ENTERING SCREENPLAY CONTESTS! WE’RE NOT “COMPETITORS”! 1. WRITERS SHOULD NOT BE COMPETING AGAINST WRITERS!!! Competition...

Above is just some random image I Googled. Personally, I don’t make flow charts, index cards, notebooks, etc. It’s all in my head, until...

Before I get going, can I ask a favor please? It’s super easy, there’s no catch. Can you visit my IMDb page? I just want to see if a few...

This will probably be the most presumptuous and ridiculous article I could write on this blog—wherein I, a lifetime loner and weirdo,...

UPDATE: Not five minutes after I posted this, I got an email that a script I posted got, apparently an 8. So I’m a coward and I’m pulling...

The Black List, in the screenwriting world, refers to two things run by the same company. The “real” Black List is an annual list of the...

Above is a picture I took of my best friend and roommate at Amherst College, Harris Wulfson, at our graduation in May 1996. I wouldn’t...

One of the hardest things to do when screenwriting is come up with a good concept. But evaluating whether or not you have a good concept...

The above screen cap is from a Refinery29 article about a “death doula,” somebody who helps people die (gives end-of-life care). I’ll...

Yesterday I offered to read people’s scripts, albeit with a bunch of caveats that probably discouraged people. I was expecting to be...

I’m a pre-WGA writer looking to break in—like so many of the folks probably coming here from my tweeted invitation. I’ve made a crazy...

I watched Being the Ricardos on Amazon and liked it. I always watch and enjoy Aaron Sorkin’s work. He operates at such a high level, it’s...

I just woke up to the awful news that Jean-Marc Vallée has died. See Deadline. I thought Big Little Lies (the first season) and Sharp...

You know who is a smart man? Harrison Ford is a smart man. One of the many pleasures of the original Blade Runner is the ambiguity as to...

Just a short note today to refer people to this terrific new article on Sam Peckinpah’s Straw Dogs in Quillette. I think I found it...

I got a huge package of CDs from Quartet Records and I am so excited to listen to them! But I am waiting on a new CD player to hook up to...

My daughter (7) drew the above as part of a school assignment. It thought it was hilarious. I would like to produce movies and...

The Expanse is back on Amazon Prime (because space freak Jeff Bezos loved it, and rescued it from cancelation) for its sixth and final...

Netflix has canceled the live-action Cowboy Bebop, which debuted only three weeks ago. I found the show disappointing and am not...