Quadra Farewell
Usually, when gifts are bestowed upon me, or when I am fortunate enough to own some material item of worth, I immediately lose it or break it.But there's one material…
Neal Gets An Agent
Congratulations to tv writer ras at Procrastinatey for getting her first agent last week. Her success has sparked lots of discussion in the Scribosphere about the Hollywood agent hunt. So…
Scribosphere 1 Page Challenge
In reponse to Michael Patrick Sullivan's invitation to the scribosphere to post a single screenplay page for public consumption, I offer a link to the writing samples page of my…
James Goldman on Screenwriting
I joked about mistaking William Goldman for his brother James in a post about the Screenwriting Expo, but I do adore James Goldman's two medieval movies, "The Lion In Winter"…
Warren Hsu Leonard – The Times
Check out the article in today's Times of London about Screenwriting Expo 4 - "How I Ended Up In Big Pitches" - based on an interview with Screenwriting Life's Warren…
Screenwriting Expo Pt. 4
Philippa Burgess began with:"Who here has the goal of selling a script this weekend?...Who has the goal of getting representation? ... Who has the goal of ... the goal of…
Screenwriting Expo Pt. 3
So I got up to the mike and I said to William Goldman, I said: "Bill, I just wanted to let you know first of all how much The Lion…
Screenwriting Expo Pt. 2
I've avoided the Screenwriting Expo for the past three years because I've naturally assumed I already know everyone and everything re the movie industry in general and screenwriting in particular.…
Screenwriting Expo Pt. 1
Attended Day 1 of Screenwriting Expo IV yesterday with comrade/bro-in-law Warren Hsu Leonard.Ran into many old friends. Philippa Burgess's marketing seminars were a revelation.I'll go back tomorrow.But today is my…
New Script Ideas
I'm brainstorming ideas for the next feature film screenplay. I think I've narrowed it down to the five best ones. Here are the loglines: Idea #1: "A Second Chance" -…