Screenwriting & Storytelling

Not for the faint-hearted

Hollywood keeps asking where the next great voices are. The truth is, they’re already here .

Make your protagonist smarter than everyone else

What Makes a Story’s First Moment Irresistible?

To soothe the anxiously querying heart

if you want to write a novel + practical exercises to guide you

Fun 7 iron bet from Tin Cup

Because no one cares about your product (yet)

Or: how to take your audience on a great first date

A No-Paradigm Paradigm

How to use your concept in a scene

A conspiracy thriller that raises bigger questions than just who killed the President

And generate bigger fanbases than the hero . . .

Or how to collaborate with the universe on the story of your life

Even The Rock can’t save a bad story

The Decline of Marketable Indie Films

Reading ought to be a full-body experience

Your character is not broken. Your stakes are.

What skydiving taught me about writing

Why you make this common mistake and examples on how to fix it

The good, the questionable, and …

If you haven’t made them care, can you call yourself a storyteller?

Understanding magic realism that blends reality and fantasy