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Worst Scripts Ever!

Why is it that when they take a million selling novel and decide to make a movie of it, they ALWAYS pick THE worst idiot…

Who Makes More Money?

Script writer? Director? Or Film Score composer? I’ll give you a hint. Obviously the director makes more money. So, who ends up in second place?…

Good Writing Advice

Years ago, my mother saw a book somewhere, and she got it for me because I was a raging Star Trek nerd. It was David…

If you’re an Actor…

If you’re an actor, first, let’s work on your craft. Get acting lessons. You need to watch a lot of old movies. Take notes. How…

World War Z – How I would have changed it

I realize that there’s ideologies involved in the movie. however, let me explain how different the movie would have been if I could have written…

Archetypes

I haven’t officially made a study of archetypes. What this is, is – heros. Your hero character. Let’s analyze some. Jack Ryan (Clancy) – unwilling…

“Where do you get your characters?”

Years ago, I came up with a concept for a novel where a group of people wake up, and find most of civilization just… gone.…

Battling Writer’s Block

I really don’t get writer’s block. I can usually put two words together. If you focus on one sentence at a time, you usually don’t…

Speaking Engagements

Apparently, you’ve got to speak at writer’s conventions nowadays. how this tells a publisher you’ll sell books to non-authors I’ve yet to figure out. So,…