... pissing off powerful people is at the top of the list. Having a well-attended funeral is another goal.

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?

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.

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.

I wish to never hear Marlon Brando sing again.

In a media landscape of constant manipulation, bias and lies—how do we know what's true?

Shaky beginnings lead to problems down the road every time without fail.

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

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.

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

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?

... there is nothing more cruel than spending an eternity subjected to never-ending positivity.

Arts and Minds provides an opportunity for genuine connection, unapologetic self-expression, and reflection.

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.

I apologize for nothing.