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Category: screenwriting

  • Three movies of note

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    I watched three films over the past several weeks that have stuck with me as I work on my own projects. Each one gave me a master class in screenwriting. Here’s the gist, with no spoilers: NOBODY (2021) Written by Derek Kolstad, who also wrote JOHN WICK, this movie dished up one reveal after another…

  • PERFECT ZERO earns a “Recommend”

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    With eyes opened about the value of coverage, I also sent my Christmas script and pilot/pitch bible to Extreme Screenwriting for a floodlight of a review. As I mentioned before, no stone is left unturned: plot, characters, dialogue, etc. Last night, I received back the six pages of coverage for PERFECT ZERO, my dystopian sci-fi…

  • DIRTY POLITICS earns a “Recommend”

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    Earlier this month, I sent out DIRTY POLITICS for coverage with Extreme Screenwriting. It was the first time I’d ever sent anything out for coverage because I have terrific screenwriting peeps who don’t hold back when we trade scripts. Instead of sending out for coverage, I put my money toward tightening and improving my screenwriting…

  • Go, Team!

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    I recently mentioned to a producer that I like the collaborative side of screenwriting — my words on the page take on new life once others weigh in and shape what I began. “All the inspired words of God are gone,” I said. “I’m not going to write any of them.” I meant it. So…