ANNOUNCEMENT – I HAVE DECIDED THAT ALL MAYBES IN TODAY’S POST ARE OFFICIALLY ***IN*** THE BLOOD & INK SHOWDOWN.  CONGRATS! (The following article is a follow-up to the Blood & Ink Contest. If you would like to learn more about the contest, you can go here) First of all, I have to point out that […]

ALL PITCHING IS NOW CLOSED! I have a direct line to, arguably, the biggest person in horror in all of Hollywood. This person has been in the trades relentlessly lately. And he trusts my taste implicitly. If I send him a script that I say I love, he’ll start reading it within 10 minutes. This […]

As we gear up for the final weekend of horror pitches (starting tomorrow!), I wanted to broach the most common question I’ve been asked during this submission process. And that question is, “Should I reveal my big twist in the logline?” In order to answer this question, a question I’ve been asked so many times […]

Today we discuss one of the most intensely debated topics in screenwriting Genre: Action-Thriller Logline: A star quarterback hides a twisted secret—he’s a serial killer carving up victims between games. But when a relentless detective starts connecting the dots, his perfect season—and double life—begin to unravel. American Psycho meets Any Given Sunday. About: This script finished as the […]

Let me start by saying, thank you to everyone who’s submitted to the Blood & Ink Showdown so far. I know it can be difficult putting your ideas out there to be judged. I always try and give some sort of explanation for why I say “no” but sometimes I have to get through a […]