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Acts of Intimacy

Writing for actors is an act of intimacy. When you take this approach, you are peering into an artist’s heart and soul… and you are allowing them to peer into yours. You ask questions of their characters – detailed glimpses … Continue reading

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Life’s a Playground

As I mused to my BWF, Balls of Steel columnist Jeanne Veillette Bowerman, to grow up is to wield  a double-edged sword. On one side of the sword is who/what we walk away from. We move from the realm of … Continue reading

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My Way

My HRH blog-site has been terribly quiet; I’ve been throwing every ounce of energy into my web-series, which is scheduled to begin shooting October 7ish. At the TLAU blog-site, I’ve been writing about the world that I’ve created, and the … Continue reading

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Day Two – It’s All in the Details

Day Two – It’s All in the Details. I’ve a full day of work on TLAU, as well as my comedy, ahead of me. Please take a peek at the project blog, and see what is happening in my world!

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Words, words, words

“What’s in a name? that which we call a rose By any other name, would smell as sweet.” – Romeo and Juliet, II, ii Words are a funny thing to me. Not only do I love them for their meaning, … Continue reading

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Deep Thoughts

I’m in a bit of a creative frenzy, with deadlines on rewrites looming, and the desire to produce one of my shorts NOW. Also, I’m feeling silly. As I get ready to take a good look at my board, I … Continue reading

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Zen and the Art of Technical Writing

I read the Scoggins report last night; once again, I read a proclamation that the spec market is alive and well. Certainly specs are moving at a much more expedient clip than in the past few years… however, if you … Continue reading

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Next Time, Call Me

I’ve been putting in 7-day work weeks lately; however, this morning, I found myself with a few precious spare hours, grabbed the hubby and headed to the Americana (just for something different) to catch an early viewing of “Cowboys and … Continue reading

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Extreme Screenwriting

Ah. The thrill of victory! If only. What we more often experience is the agony of defeat. Screenwriting is a sport – no doubt about it. It’s a marathon event; we sprint out a first draft… but that is not … Continue reading

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Two Years

It’s August 4th, again. It’s an emotional day for many of us. Two years ago today, Blake died. I had written a draft of this blog yesterday; in it, I detailed every second of that day – down to what … Continue reading

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Wonder Princess

Oh, joy! It’s the weekend! That time when we play! This is how I’m playing: Four mile hike in the Hollywood Hills (commencing in T-minus eleven minutes) Pre-timing a script Preparing a production packet for Monday Knocking out draft one … Continue reading

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Back to the Trenches

I’m diving back into production training, and have little time to spend tickling the keyboard, not to mention little focus and/or energy. Shit, I’m so tired that taking a shower seems an Herculean endeavor, and this morning, I couldn’t remember … Continue reading

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Zen and the Art of Scribal Maintenance

Update: Please check out my guest contribution at the Save the Cat! blogsite… A decade ago, I was planted firmly in the trenches of corporate America, toiling in a pimped-out office, and being sent on travel junkets in order to … Continue reading

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Think Like a Playwright

The experience of sitting on Sunday’s panel at IFFF is still resonating and reverberating deep within me. One thing that startled me was the reaction of the audience, in regard to my sharing that our team is currently bypassing representation … Continue reading

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IFFF Wrap-Up

Yesterday, I was fortunate enough to sit on a screenwriting panel at the International Family Film Festival. The panel was titled “Sold! Getting Your Screenplay Sold and Produced”… but it ended up being so much more than that. Perhaps it … Continue reading

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