At his age, he had plenty of wisdom to draw upon and apply to the characters he was auditioning to play.

Did you catch that? “Mediocrity is … unacceptable.” And if this were the case, or the perception in 1873, how much more does this apply today?

Just because a film is short doesn’t mean that it’s easy or cheap to produce. Like any film, it’s a complex, potentially stressful, and complicated undertaking.

"Peace is not going to rain on us. Peace is something we have to make. We have to build it. It's going to take sacrifice."

The writing had to stand on its own. Nobody gave a crap if I was cool.

I thought I should get to work on the whole manuscript and maybe a query, too. Oh, my giddy cousins, was I wrong.

They’re the reasons Luke and Darth felt right ... So where do you find these potentially script-worthy names?

When was the last time you had fun—real fun—at the movies? Beginning-to-end, clapping at the screen, whooping along with the audience, goosebump-raising FUN.

Friends and people who believe in you are worth 10x more than funding—and they'll make the journey a lot more fun.

"I think this is an opportunity for people with disabilities and allies to demand better."

What I discovered was eye-opening at the curiosity level, but also valuable for my thinking and planning as a publisher, and for you as a writer or author.

Sticking the landing of a script is tricky. It can’t be too predictable, yet it needs to feel wholly appropriate, justifiable, and even inevitable in its way.

As the rejections racked up, we felt frustrated: How is no one seeing what we’re seeing? This is the right comedy for the right time ...

It's often hard to know who the "good guy" and the "bad guy" is, especially when both sides of a conflict are truly convinced of their own righteousness.

... in swapping stories with fellow small publishers and indie authors, I eventually happened upon the secret of the apple orchard.