The Age of A.I.nlightenment: How the Artificial Intelligence Boom is Changing the Arts

If everything around AI feels unsettling and sketchy, that’s because the market hasn’t decided what exactly to do with it yet and businesses are taking wild swings.
Writers Shouldn’t Have to Sell Our Souls

Writer’s lives are not clickbait, and they are not a work of fiction to be dramatized for effect.
The Challenges of Second Seasons, Sequels, and Finales

... one of the most worrisome fears for writers is that they could end up penning something that damages ‘the brand.’
The All-Purpose Guide to Hollywood Assistant-ing- Part 1

I was a Hollywood assistant for almost ten years ... let’s go ahead and get the basic stuff out of the way.
Q&A: Should I Adapt My Own Book Into a Screenplay

Established IP is always the perfect place for film and TV producers to find gems that need to be adapted for the screen.
Consultants, Contests, and Coverage—Oh My! Sorting Out the Professional Script Reader Landscape

Sounds like you need a reader, friend! But just a quick glance at all the options out there makes it pretty obvious that what a “reader” does is much less clear.
Hollywood Films Written by and About Women - Part 3

By the 90s, an increasing number of these women were finally gaining some prominence in Hollywood.
Hollywood Films Written By and About Women - Part 2

" ... it was also no coincidence that when the big studios decided to unionize in the 1920s, most of those labor unions didn't allow female members."
Perfectly Ordinary: The Resistible Rise of the ChatBot

Programs like ChatGPT ... according to Noam Chomsky and others, are actually distracting us from the true goal of creating a technology that thinks.
Hollywood Films Written By and About Women - Part 1

The fact that writing was seen as "women's work," ironically created a window in which many women forged influential careers in the industry and were able to quickly expand into directing, producing, and executive roles.
Serving Up Notes

... you are a chef and your script is the meal. Why? Because I’m hungry, recently rewatched "The Bear," and this analogy works.
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.
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?
Get Back in the Room

For some, the crisis is over, and for others, it is not. Therefore, Zoom, if you must. But know that you’re doing so at your own professional peril.
Money, Money, Money

Sadly, the well-known quip about exposure not paying the bills is becoming truer every day. So, what can creative industries do to help writers feel more financially secure?