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September News & Comment.

Greetings. In an effort to (for once) not bury the lead, I’ll let everyone know that the big news is this: One of my scripts has “advanced” through the competition in the Austin Film Festival’s top-notch screenwriting contest. My submission in the “Original Sitcom Pilot” category made it into the top 10% of entries (outContinue reading “September News & Comment.”

Festival wrap-up.

I’m pretty tired after four days and nights of screenings, panels & parties. I missed out on a lot of sleep, but I saw some great & funny short films, met some really nice & hilarious people, ran into some old friends and ate an assortment of good meats served on a variety of skewers.Continue reading “Festival wrap-up.”

December Lull ??

Here in Los Angeles “The Holidays” is an unavoidably slow time of year. From approximately Nov 15th to Jan 4th, when it comes to trying to do (creative) business, the first sentence on everyone’s lips is: “Let’s talk about this after The Holidays.” It is easy to find this mindset annoying, especially when you’re tryingContinue reading “December Lull ??”

Satori Galore

Planet O’Connor continues to spin through the cosmos. It has been a busy and productive month even though there has been little fundamental or profound change. Thanks to the help of some key friends, my script “Rock Hard, Big Dick’s” is finally “getting read” by some people who might actually matter…all while it is simultaneouslyContinue reading “Satori Galore”

The latest news. NOT about swine flu.

Found out today that my comedy script “Rock Hard, Big Dick’s” has once again risen to the top… well, nearly to the top. It is a ‘finalist’ in yet another Canadian writing contest… hmmm, maybe they just “get” me there. I think this is the sixth time this script has made it to the lastContinue reading “The latest news. NOT about swine flu.”