PinnedFree Screenwriting Resources to Help with Your Next ScriptA compilation of the most useful tools I’ve provided for aspiring and emerging screenwriters to challenge themselves and improve their…Jun 16, 2023A response icon6Jun 16, 2023A response icon6
PinnedScreenwriting Tales from My Life in HollywoodThese essays about my career in the US film/TV business will hopefully leave aspiring screenwriters better prepared than I was.Apr 15, 2023A response icon4Apr 15, 2023A response icon4
PinnedMy Artist-on-Artist Conversations with Celebrated ScreenwritersAfter 15 years as a professional film/TV screenwriter, I’ve started talking with old and new friends about who they are and how they createJul 23, 2023A response icon1Jul 23, 2023A response icon1
Published inFanfareSize Matters Not: ‘Mission: Impossible 3’s’ Franchise-Changing Third ActOr: How J.J. Abrams soft-rebooted the M:I film series by putting character first2d agoA response icon22d agoA response icon2
Published inCounter ArtsQ&A: Director Susanna Fogel Says the Darndest ThingsIn between making me laugh my ass off, the filmmaker talks stress dreams, eccentric families, and how she’s overcome the challenges of…4d agoA response icon24d agoA response icon2
New Podcast! Amber Tamblyn Visits 5AM StoryTalkThe filmmaker, author, and activist discusses surviving life as an artist in the 21st century and a seminal piece of art from her life —…6d agoA response icon16d agoA response icon1
Published inFanfareQ&A: Writer-Director Kay Cannon Can Do Anything (So Back Off, World!)The ‘Pitch Perfect’, ‘Blockers’, and ‘Cinderella’ filmmaker discusses her creative origins, storytelling craft, and making films/TV in an…May 13A response icon12May 13A response icon12
Published inCounter ArtsQ&A: TV Showrunners Dawn Prestwich & Nicole Yorkin on 30 Years As a Writing TeamConsider this a masterclass on leaderscreative collaboration, showrunning, and surviving HollywoodMay 11May 11
New Podcast! Veronica Sullivan, Director of the Melbourne Writers Festival, Visits 5AM StoryTalkThe literary stalwart talks curating festivals and a seminal piece of art from her life — C.S. Lewis’ Narnia prequel ‘The Magician’s Nephew’May 9May 9
Published inFanfareQ&A: Producer Ted Hope Wants a New Indie RevolutionFrom shaping the ’90s indie film movement to helping Amazon break into features, the producer has seen and done it all, he has despaired…May 6A response icon10May 6A response icon10
