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Artist Snapshot: Jessica Kane

Artist Snapshot: Jessica Kane

"The sooner you embrace your weirdest self, the sooner you'll find the stories you were meant to tell." -Benjamin Franklin...actually did not say this.

# Read # Snapshots
1 min read

Sun, Moon, and Stars: Using Astronomical Symbols in Your Story

Sun, Moon, and Stars: Using Astronomical Symbols in Your Story

There are perhaps no other elements used more often in these early stories than the celestial bodies people saw when they stared into the sky.

# Read # The Collection # LA Screenwriter # Style & Substance
3 min read

The Secret to Better Writing? Prepare to be Bored.

The Secret to Better Writing? Prepare to be Bored.

There’s no magic secret to success in Hollywood as a scribe. It all comes down to the same boring, monotonous tasks that everyone knows they should do but nobody wants to.

# Read # Style & Substance
8 min read

Emily Gordan Wants to Know: What's Keeping You From Writing?

Emily Gordan Wants to Know: What's Keeping You From Writing?

These barriers are often of our own making, created by way of excuses to get out of doing the dirty work.

# Read # The Collection # The Creative Mind
4 min read

Interview: John Cosgrove

Interview: John Cosgrove

Reflecting on our mortality is a process of personal grief that comes with all the psychological pitfalls of grieving for another.

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8 min read

Lessons from an Ad Agency: Fear, Hope, and Fantasy in Genre Writing

Lessons from an Ad Agency: Fear, Hope, and Fantasy in Genre Writing

One of the worst pieces of advice ever given to a screenwriter has to be: “Write what you know.” The key is relatability. If you can relate, you can write.

# Read # The Business of Art
5 min read

Build a Better Pitch Deck

Build a Better Pitch Deck

Please, please PLEASE do not hesitate to inject your personality into your deck. This isn’t a technical manual, it’s a freakin' movie!

# Read # Style & Substance
4 min read

Artist Snapshot: Quincy Ledbetter

Artist Snapshot: Quincy Ledbetter

The beautifully tragic thing about this absolutely mental way of life is that you have no desire to do anything else.

# Read # Snapshots
2 min read

Art vs. Artist vs. Optics: Why We Wrote a Slapstick Comedy About Race, Even Though One of Us is a (Gulp) White Guy

Art vs. Artist vs. Optics: Why We Wrote a Slapstick Comedy About Race, Even Though One of Us is a (Gulp) White Guy

Jokes can be a weapon disguised as entertainment. And because of their disarming nature, they can be more effective in demonstrating a point about inequality, prejudice, or oppression than a serious speech or dramatic monologue.

# Read # The District
7 min read

Don't Be a Dick

Don't Be a Dick

The only thing your heroes all have in common is that they work really fucking hard. And it’s only through doing this work, quietly and in the background, that you can ever hope to have a respected career.

# Read # Breaking In
5 min read

Shut Up and Listen

Shut Up and Listen

It’s not as easy as it may seem to take notes when you put your heart and soul into something.

# Read # Breaking In
5 min read

"I Wrote About Parties"

"I Wrote About Parties"

And you know what happens when you take the time to play? You happen. Your very best self.

# Read # The Creative Mind
11 min read

Managing Self-Doubt in Crowdfunding and Marketing

Managing Self-Doubt in Crowdfunding and Marketing

Let’s find a strategy that works for you so you can go into the world confident and ready to share your story in the way most authentic to you.

# Read # The Collection # Independent
9 min read

Interview: Jessi Honard and Marie Parks

Interview: Jessi Honard and Marie Parks

It’s so fulfilling to work alongside someone who intuitively understands my intentions, knows when to push back, and can help fill in the gaps of knowledge and experience.

# Read # Interviews
7 min read

Absolutely No One is Stealing Your Idea

Absolutely No One is Stealing Your Idea

Look, I’m not going to stand here and tell you that this has never happened in the history of showbusiness. But these instances get so blown out of proportion that it creates a false narrative.

# Read # The Business of Art
9 min read
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