Interview: Author Isabel Peña Alfaro on Self-Publishing
It's been all kinds of responses, but that's why I had that little pebble in my shoe—we don't talk about mental health as much as we can, or normalize it.
I Watched Forrest Gump with My Mom
I’m willing to bet that if all of you made your heroes more like Forrest Gump, your scripts would be much better for it.
The Bumpy Road
... the world shines a light on success stories but doesn’t always highlight the struggle to get to that success, or the blatant truth of failure.
Survival Check: Beating Burnout
Everything I loved about the process evaporated, replaced by bone-aching exhaustion that induced a mixture of nausea and the constant threat of tears.
Q&A: When Are You Ready to Get Your Work Out There?
How does one not only determine when a project is ready for circulation but also when YOU ready to step out into the chaos that is the film & TV industry?
The 5 Notes I Always Give
So many of you seem to be making the exact same mistakes with your writing. And from my vantage point, they're all easily fixable.
Beating Back Fear
Is it fear that I can’t do it anymore? That I overpromise results and then freeze in fear that I can’t fulfill that promise?
What Happens When Your Reps Leave the Industry?
... that amazing rep you have? They’re out. It’s not you, it’s them. What now?
Looking for New Stakes? Shame on You
Shame is, in many ways, like that gun being held on a crowd. Everyone can relate.
Interview: Joanne Sarazen—From Playwright to Screenwriter
... the thing about screenwriting that's interesting is that everybody wants to talk about what you're doing, like, four years after you did it.
Moments of Magic: Writer LaDarrion Williams and the Conjuring of 'Blood at the Root'
It’s great to have big dreams, but we need little dreams along the way ...
How to Write Better Comedy. Seriously.
Shows trying to tickle our funny bones have become so prolific that we have started to collectively yawn—it takes a lot more to stand out.
Full Circle: From Lollapalooza to Lolla—Director Michael John Warren
These ideas haunt me and the only way to get them out is to put them down.