I’m late night gorging on trash TV instead of reading a script, watching a movie or even catching up on sleep. Hulu is apparently determined to keep me awake, no matter how repetitive the commercials. Because just below the video is written, “What are you thinking?” Haunting. Those very same words have been running through [...]
I recently worked with a writer who was beside himself with despair. He has been writing for years. He has been writing in every genre. He has been writing in every form: poetry, novels, short stories, narrative nonfiction, screenplay, play, automatic writing, everything. He has tried writing partners, writing alone, following a schedule, writing at [...]
From never being on a TV staff, to becoming the creator and showrunner of “House of Cards,” Netflix’s original foray into dramatic television and the corrupted world of politics… this week’s interview with screenwriter, painter, and playwright Beau Willimon is sure to inspire you! Click image to play video; more details are below. Beau Willimon [...]
Writing teams are popular in Hollywood, as they can give shows more bang for their buck. But are they popular in Canada? Find out as we meet Jeremy Smith and Matt Venables, a Vancouver-based writing team currently staffed on Continuum. Click image to play video; more details are below: Born in Barrie, Ontario and living [...]
What are your excuses for not writing? This week we meet Vivi Anna / Tawny Stokes, a successful novelist and screenwriter, who writes and publishes mountains of material while being a single mom and homeschooling her teenage daughter! Click image to play video; more details are below. Vivi Anna is an award-winning Canadian multi-published author [...]
In “Story Talk: Writer’s Block—Really? Part 1” I introduced the myth and the reality of writer’s block and talked about the popular mythology about this overinflated annoyance. As it happens, writer’s block is 99.99 percent smoke and .1 percent fact. The .1-percent part is the only part you can work with. Here in “Story Talk: [...]
TV Writer Chat is launching a new FREE TV pilot writing program, and today’s interview with screenwriter/novelist Jamie Livingston tells you all you need to know! Click image to play video; more details are below. Jamie Livingston is a great example of how you are never too busy to write! Aside from working full time [...]
Acting, directing, writing, producing, teaching, stand-up comedy… LaMont Ferrell wears a lot of hats! Click image to play video; more details are below. Originally from Philadelphia, LaMont Ferrell has been entertaining audiences for many years. He has performed for a variety of ages and ethnicities across the US, and around the world. A local magazine [...]
Ala Rodney Dangerfield, “I don’t get no respect.” Actually, I do, I get lots of it, but at the moment of this writing I have been eviscerated and disemboweled by a fellow writer who hates story consultants and story gurus. I enjoy sharing my little humiliating conversations with you, so here’s how it kind of [...]
