Things are bad. At least, that's how it seems. The entertainment business appears to be shrinking into its shell, presenting a tougher...

It seems like the days are gone where a brilliant script from an unknown writer can break through and earn a six-figure deal. We’re still...

For the past 14 months, I’ve been off Instagram. Recently, I’ve reflected on how the past year has felt without this particular piece of...

Recently, I uploaded a feature outline I’d been puzzling over to ChatGPT and asked it to generate a logline, synopsis, and breakdown of...

Continuing my tradition from last year, I'm reflecting on the thirty-two books I read this year and spotlighting my top five favorites....

WRITE. EVERY. DAY. NO EXCUSES!!! This all-caps mantra was one I believed in and sought to execute for many years. After all, it was a...

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Have you ever had a friend tell you a boring story that you wished would just end? Now imagine that the story lasted two hours and you...

I believe that most people inherently want to help. Our capacity for cooperation is a key reason why our ancestors didn’t club each other...

For over ten years I’ve worked as a story analyst for companies like Netflix, Disney, and the Black List. I’ve read over 1000 screenplays...

Throughout my twenties, I was heavily immersed in the worlds of productivity and daily optimization. I was a devoted disciple of the...

As writers, we tend to be a bit obsessive over our work. We cover our walls in notecarded story beats. We hop out of the shower to...

They say variety is the spice of life. It can take something bland or lackluster and elevate it to something amazing. In the writing...

One of the most common pieces of advice new writers get is “write what you know.” If you used to be a mechanic, write a story about an...

When I moved to Los Angeles, I gave myself a deadline. If I didn’t “make it” in ten years, I would give up and do something else. I hit...

Are you spending hours staring at a blinking cursor? Does writing a single line of dialogue seem like a Herculean effort? You might be...

What do you do? For the aspiring writer, this staple of the smalltalk handbook can be the source of major anxiety. My own answer to this...

A professionally written script may seem like a hard nut to crack for fledgling writers; but with programs like Final Draft, Writer Duet,...

How many times have you turned to your best friend and told them how many years you’ve been friends? You’ve never done that? That’s...