Artist Snapshot: Aaron Brooks

... pissing off powerful people is at the top of the list. Having a well-attended funeral is another goal.
Want Your Script to Get More Attention? Zag

Even if you’ve got a winner, endorsed with great notes from a pro, or some wins in a contest or two, what else can you do to give your work traction?
Writer's Block? Your Workspace May Be the Cause

Having a psychologist in the family, I've long been aware of the tremendous impact one's environment has on everything from morale and mental wellbeing to the quality of one's work.
Becoming a Writing Research Powerhouse

If you only try to find facts to support your hopes or assumptions, you’ll miss discovering things that could inspire you or help you write an even better story.
The Queue: 365 Movies I Never Saw Because I've Spent Too Much Time on Twitter - Part 2 (February 2023)

I wish to never hear Marlon Brando sing again.
How to Win the War on Truth

In a media landscape of constant manipulation, bias and lies—how do we know what's true?
Someone Stole My Script! (Maybe)

... there is a lot of misunderstanding about what it means to “steal” a screenplay—i.e., what constitutes copyright infringement.
Artist Snapshot: Nick McMurdy

If art illuminates the human experience, then my goal is to create work that helps people appreciate all the similarities that we often overlook. Plus, I just love weird shit.
Nepo-Baby or Nepo-Victim?

But here’s a trigger warning—nepotism is even more pervasive than you think. Nepotism is everywhere.
The Explainer

But what, to be crass, of art?! What of our ability to grieve, engage, and change at a point in time where we need to collectively practice all three?
Let the Bad Times Roll

... there is nothing more cruel than spending an eternity subjected to never-ending positivity.
The Impact of Arts and Minds, the Bilingual Art Program Dedicated to People Living With Dementia and Their Carers

Arts and Minds provides an opportunity for genuine connection, unapologetic self-expression, and reflection.
Where is the Love?

The worst of mankind is more sellable to the American public than the best, it would seem, so anyone attempting to tell a tale of romance is up against a burgeoning trend of nastiness.