June 13, 2017 The Story I Never Wrote Years ago, being a Star Trek fan, I once got a big jump start on a novel I was writing. I had Commodore 64… Share this: Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Print (Opens in new window) Print Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
June 12, 2017 27 Up to 27 movie ideas. If I can write all of these this year….! Share this: Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Print (Opens in new window) Print Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
June 11, 2017 Average Movie Filming Budget The average movie filming budget is $65,000,000. That’s sixty-five MILLION. The screenwriter gets 9 to 10%. I’m going to skip sleeping and write three… Share this: Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Print (Opens in new window) Print Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
June 10, 2017 Reading a bad book I remember my wife got some free books from someone, and she brought them home. She took what she wanted, I took what I… Share this: Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Print (Opens in new window) Print Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
June 9, 2017 Read Deadlines Read my screenwriting books, highlighting them then copying over the highlights into Evernote. The books on writing fiction will have to wait, because I’m… Share this: Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Print (Opens in new window) Print Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
June 8, 2017 How to read a how-to book Many of us read how-to books. I think that some fiction writers who couldn’t hack it simply bought 5 books on writing novels, and… Share this: Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Print (Opens in new window) Print Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
June 7, 2017 Cats My cat tends to sit with me a lot. And follow me from room to room. So I try to pet him. He gets… Share this: Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Print (Opens in new window) Print Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
June 6, 2017 Setting up a Writing Office Of course, since this is what I’m working on the most right now, this is what I’m writing about. You, the reader, probably don’t… Share this: Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Print (Opens in new window) Print Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
June 5, 2017 How to Write a book Wanna write a novel? A lot of people do. A lot. And most people can’t get off the ground with it. Here’s what you… Share this: Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Print (Opens in new window) Print Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
June 4, 2017 Retiring The thought hits every writer. “I wanna retire, and just write.” Usually about four words into chapter one of book one. Alas, most writers… Share this: Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Print (Opens in new window) Print Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn