Happy Friday! This has been an exciting week! Two of my private students, one a novelist and one a screenwriter, had major breakthroughs in their work. 1. My novelist learnedRead More
Screenplay
Happy Holidays/Rest and Reflect/ Next writers room
Happy Good Friday, My best wishes for beautiful holiday experiences (take notes)! Holidays allow us writers to reflect on our beliefs and values. For example, revisiting the heroic stories ofRead More
Rewriting and Perseverance
I feel like a blacksmith banging out horseshoes by hand – each shoe a word being hammered into something a horse could comfortably wear. Deep into my rewrite, IRead More
Critique Your Scenes
Happy Friday! I’m sitting on my deck working on the rewrite. It’s coming good, and the scenery and beautiful weather are helping. Enjoy! I had aRead More
What’s the goal of any scene?
Happy Friday! I trust you had a rest over the July 4th holiday, and are refreshed and back to work! I’m happy to report that I’m nearing the end of theRead More
Prepare for the Hard Work of Rewriting
Happy Friday! I’ve been in rewriting hell or heaven this past week. It’s sometimes hard to tell because whether or not the rewrite is effective-it’s hard work. But, mostly, theRead More
