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[THREE CENTS] What Now?
If there ever was a point where a question felt most appropriate, it’s today. What now? Not where are you going to find toilet paper, or how best to hide from your children, or whether you’re more of a “summer” … Continue reading
Posted in Industry, THREE CENTS
Tagged ideas, Pandemic, R.E.M., Screenwriter, Screenwriting, Writer, Writing
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[IN THE TRENCHES] Tech vs. Spec
In the never-ending war of tech vs. spec, tech wins almost every time. Not too long ago, a production company liked a script Rhonda Smiley and I wrote, but the scale was a little too small for them. They asked … Continue reading
Posted in IN THE TRENCHES, Industry
Tagged Fax Machine, Outdated, Revision, Screenwriting, Spec Script, Tech, The Firm
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[IN THE TRENCHES] The End of the Road
Writing is hard. Making a living writing, is almost impossible. So, have you imagined a time when you’d stop? Stop writing. Stop trying to get discovered. Stop trying to get hired, produced, or published. Have you imagined a scenario where … Continue reading
Posted in IN THE TRENCHES
Tagged Courtney Hunt, Frank McCourt, Quitting, Screenwriting, The Wizard of Oz, Toni Morrison
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[SPOTLIGHT] Stinkier & Dirtier
If you thought this post was going be R rated, I’m afraid you’ll be disappointed. Instead, it will be very much a G, since it’s about the preschool series, The Stinky & Dirty Show. This happens to actually be my … Continue reading
Posted in SPOTLIGHT
Tagged Amazon Prime, Andy Richter, Kids Show, Rhonda Smiley, Screenwriting, Talking Trucks, The Stinky & Dirty Show, Tom Kenny
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[SPOTLIGHT] The (Award Winning) Stinky & Dirty Show
March 22nd marked the drop of the latest episodes of Amazon Prime’s Emmy-Nominated, The Stinky & Dirty Show. Now, I’ve talked about this show a bit before, so what makes this drop so special? Simple: Me! Well, me and Rhonda … Continue reading
Posted in Biographical, SPOTLIGHT
Tagged Rhonda Smiley, Screenwriting, The Stinky & Dirty Show
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[IN THE TRENCHES] Turn Up The AC (AC Bradley, That Is)
3Below, the second chapter in Guillermo del Toro’s animated Tales of Arcadia, dropped on Netflix this December 21st, to glowing reviews (pun intended). AC Bradley, 3Below’s Head Writer, is no stranger to accolades. In addition to her work on the … Continue reading
[THREE CENTS] Responsibility to Your Audience
As writers, most of us work to create scripts with compelling stories, three-dimensional characters, and authentic-sounding dialogue. But what else should be on our checklist? After all, screenplays – and the resulting movies, television, and web content – aren’t designed … Continue reading
Posted in IN THE TRENCHES, Industry, THREE CENTS
Tagged Advice, Audience, Industry, Screenwriter, Screenwriting, Writer, Writing
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[IN THE TRENCHES] The Ensemble: Divide and Conquer
Like the rest of the industrialized world, I caught a showing of Avengers: Infinity War over the weekend. It was pretty great, actually. More or less lived up to the impossible expectations. (No pressure, Solo). In addition to a sizable … Continue reading
Posted in IN THE TRENCHES, Industry
Tagged Advice, Avengers, Ensemble, Infinity War, Kuu Kuu Harajuku, Marvel, Screenwriter, Screenwriting
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[IN THE TRENCHES] A Recipe for Creativity
As writers, we’re all fueled by creativity. We need it to fill in that foreboding blank page, to wow those executives in that pitch meeting, to finish the outline for that new idea, and so on and so on and … Continue reading
Posted in IN THE TRENCHES
Tagged Advice, Hereth, Inspiration, Screenwriter, Screenwriting, Writer
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[IN THE TRENCHES] Rhonda Smiley: Novel Screenwriter
My frequent collaborator, Rhonda Smiley, has been a working screenwriter for years, both as a solo scribe and in partnerships. As one of the many little-known, but prolific, creatives in the business, she’s written dozen of hours of television, including shows like High … Continue reading
Posted in IN THE TRENCHES, Interview
Tagged Advice, Asper, Interview, Novelist, Rhonda Smiley, Screenwriter, Screenwriting, Totally Spies!, Young Adult Fantasy
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