Hunger Games: Catching Fire – Adaptation Choices
“I have an image of Prim in a white room, strapped to a table, while masked, robed figures elicit those sounds from her. Somewhere they are torturing her, or did torture her, to get those sounds.” In my last podcast Read more…
Residuals
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, I was a screenwriter. I wrote screenplays, won some awards, had some optioned and a few produced. One of those screenplays I wrote at the request of a friend of Read more…
Writing Space
Does where you write effect how you write? When I was starting out writing screenplays, I read an interview with Patrick Sheane Duncan, screenwriter of the film Courage Under Fire, who said that he taught himself to write anywhere with Read more…
It Only Took Sixty-Three Drafts to Learn How to Write
Writing can be a painful experience. I spent the majority of my life around, involved in and pursuing a life in film. I studied it, I performed in it, I wrote for it, I directed it and I loved it. Read more…
It Drives Me
I like to challenge myself. And I like to learn new things. These attributes have come in handy as I’ve focused on writing novels. When I was a kid, I was enthralled by movies. One summer in particular, the movie Read more…
A Theory
I have a theory. This theory started when I was in college. Back before DVDs and online streaming, it was nearly impossible to watch a movie that was no longer in the theaters and movie classics could rarely be seen Read more…
From Screenplay to Novel
The differences between a screenplay and a novel are equivalent to the differences between a blueprint and a finished building. Over time, screenplays have come to be structured in a very specific way so that each page equals approximately one Read more…
Man of Steel – Slave to the Story
The latest incarnation of the Superman franchise, Man of Steel, does many things well and some other things poorly. The overall experience, however, is satisfying. There are **SPOILERS** in this post, so if you haven’t seen the film yet, take Read more…
Fingerprints from God
I believe we are all born with God’s fingerprint on our souls. What do I mean by this? I mean that, I believe God imbues every single one of us with a gift, a talent that is solely ours. For Read more…
Writing Tips
I’ve been writing in one form or another for almost 30 years. I’d like to share some tips that I use to help me get from the blank page to a finished story. Writers Write: Writers are compelled to write. Read more…
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