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Overwriting Character Descriptions
Novels and Screenplays and How to Turn One Into the Other and Back Again
The Two Most Important Rules for Writers' Finances
The Write Way and The Wrong Way
Anora--The New Worst Movie Ever
There Are Patterns in Film - Can You Spot Them?
Let's Talk About Vaginas in Movies
Immigration, Diversity, and American Film
In Screenwriting, Story Is Everything
Screenwriting With Your Audience In Mind
Truth and Authenticity in Film
Cringing When I See "Based on a True Story"
George Lucas the Experimentalist
A Dirty Word in Hollywood: Experiment
Never Underestimate the Loudness of Silence
Let's Talk About Query Letters
Intellectual Property and Paranoia
Leave Your Brain Outside the Theatre
Art Versus Entertainment - Don't Let It Be A False Dichotomy
How Many Pages Should You Read Before Quitting a Book?
Free Parking, Rejection, and Screenwriting
Screenplay Beginnings--Must a Script Explode on Page One?
Why Titanic Is Good But Not Great
When Writing Love Stories, Don't Make This Mistake
A Rare Thing in Film: Engaging the Audience
How to Write Strong Beginnings
Remember, Screenwriters: You'll Catch More Flies With Honey
Want to Get An Agent? Write to the Writer!
Climate Change and Screenwriting
What's Changed and What's Remained the Same In Movies
The Two Biggest Changes in Film
Weinstein, Spacey... Let's Dispel the Myth of Mean Old Hollywood
The Ideal Training for Hollywood
Stereotypes in Movies - Use Them Or Ditch Them?
An Underrated Book on Screenwriting: Plots and Characters
Brainy Writers Must Never Forget: The Heart Is Smart
Great Protagonists are Dreadful People
What I've Been Watching, Loving, and Loathing Lately
How to Get the Script Reader to Not Reject Your Screenplay
How to Get the Script Reader to Not Reject Your Screenplay
In Film, Entertainment is Not a Dirty Word
Seven Dirty Words in Hollywood
Screenwriters and Distractions
Encountering Jack London in the Waiting Room
We Are Trained to Write Too Much - Throw More Away
Screenwriters - Learn to Throw It Away
That Time I Pretended Not to Be the Author of My Own Novel
Naivety is the Writer's Friend
A Trio of Triumvirates - Part II
Want a Free Copy of My New Book?
Whatever You Do, Make Your Screenplay Personal -- Like Star Wars
In Hollywood You Start from the Top and Work Your Way Down
The Key to Great Screenwriting? Being a Human
Writing Rule #1: There Are No Rules