Sitemap - 2023 - Tales of a Hollywood Screenwriter
The best way to make it in the movie business...
Treatments: THE ESSENTIAL SKILL OF A SCREENWRITER
Stack the deck with your script and package to get that puppy GREENLIT and going!
Screenwriters Need to Make Exposition Work in their Favor
the Golden Era for screenwriters is beginning...
Why finishing your first draft is the MOST IMPORTANT PART OF SELLING SCRIPTS
A few simple tricks to improving your material tenfold as a screenwriter
ONE REASON writing high concept screenplays makes getting produced a little easier for writers
The writers who are destined for success
If you can dream it, you can achieve it
Making it as a writer REQUIRES you to seize opportunities in the ever-changing Industry
My Predictions for a post-strike era for writers and moviemakers
The Art of Being a Working Writer
Should screenwriters be writing novels during the WGA strike?
I'm a WGA writer and this is what I'll be doing during the Writer's Strike
Let go of "Breaking In" to Hollywood as a screenwriter & focus on selling each Script
What does this likely WGA strike mean for screenwriters, both guild and non-union
Stop Blaming Luck for your writing career & Hone the Spotlight of Control
Where there's a Dream, there's a Way
How to Build the Dream Career as a Writer (in reality)
You only need one person to say yes to your script
I want you to succeed as a screenwriter - Q&A advice I heard at the WGA "AIR" Screening
What Separates Successful Writers from Talented Artists
Catching a Big Break as a screenwriter requires strategy (STEP 1)
Screenwriting isn't Journaling
Quit Overthinking What Comes Natural
The BIG FIX most scripts need to get picked up by producers
Unfinished Business as a Writer may be the source of your Creative Blockage
Just how important is your title and logline when it comes to getting a script produced?
5 Practical & Actionable Advice/Tips for writing better scripts
Why Horror is a great Genre to write
Everyone Loves a Comeback Story
Get your foot in the Door as a Writer before you Reinvent the Wheel
Four essential elements the Modern Screenwriter needs to find success in 2023
How to pitch on an OWA (open writing assignment)
Page Counts of the Scripts I've Sold
Art form to using ALL CAPS, italics, custom spacing, even font size & color in your screenplay
Mind-blowing Little Trick a Development Exec taught me for writing better characters
3 Things need to happen to sell a script w/o an Agent
How to make your screenplay descriptions pack a PUNCH
All My Thoughts on What Makes a Great Screenplay
Spring Cleaning for Screenplays (a habit that's led to a lot of deals)
Screenwriters should only ever pay for one thing
Why I think writing scripts fast is a better long-term strategy
Script to Screen (plus, a quick tip before you start your next project)
Tiny little trick I do in my pitch meetings!
How long should a Treatment be? (Sparknotes version)
Ultimate currency for Writers is not caliber of material anymore
A Writer must take Practical Steps everyday for success and self-esteem
I only "BOLD" my Slug Lines for certain scripts
The Kiss of Death for Writers comes in the form of a Compliment
All the reasons why the Screenplay you wrote works better as a Novel
What I learned from doing script coverage for a year...
Fancy getting rid of Writer’s Block permanently?
We're all writers in the end, and must acknowledge the Power of the Pen