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A Fast-Moving Summer

August already? This is the time of year when results start coming in for all those screenwriting competitions we all submitted to back in February and March. I didn’t have a lot of new stuff to submit this year, so it is nice to see the two new-ish things I did submit get a littleContinue reading “A Fast-Moving Summer”

Halfway Through An Even Weirder Year

The WGA is on strike. Still. Since my last post here, “Artificial Intelligence” has become a real threat to the livelihoods of writers and creative people of all kinds. I don’t know about you, but a future where the computers get to write poetry, create music & make art while we humans continue to doContinue reading “Halfway Through An Even Weirder Year”

Wrapping up this weird year.

December already. Like a lot of people, I had hoped 2022 would bring back some much-missed calm and normalcy, but that just wasn’t the case for me – nor for most of the people I know. While I understand that, from a global perspective, I’m still incredibly lucky (or blessed or privileged or whatever youContinue reading “Wrapping up this weird year.”

This Has Happened Before

I believe “The Muse” rewards effort, but not in the way you might expect. Once again, a few months ago, I found myself working on a script – a spec comedy feature – but the more I worked on it, the more it seemed to get away from me. Undaunted, I still sat down everyContinue reading “This Has Happened Before”

Dis-Content-ed

Like a lot of people, I’ve experienced a definite shift in my perspective as I’ve emerged from the long COVID lock down and started the long trek back to whatever “normal” will be from here on out. I’ve also had to seriously reprioritize how I use my time pursuing my (sometimes too many) creative endeavorsContinue reading “Dis-Content-ed”