One of the more frustrating things about screenwriting, or any artistic endeavor for that matter, is feeling like you’re so far away from the prize. You may live 10,000 miles away from Hollywood or be knee-deep in a screenplay you’ve run out of ideas for. Meanwhile, to waste time, you visit the trade sites, which […]

Genre: Sci-Fi/Thriller Premise: In a future where people are enhancing their lives with smart technology implants, a successful criminal defense attorney has her body hijacked by an anonymous hacker and struggles to prevent him from using her to commit a series of proxy murders. About: Today’s script finished in the top 20 of last year’s […]

Today I take a second look at a movie that has slowly and quietly become a sci-fi classic. There is no movie in recent years that has gained more fans after underperforming at the box office than Edge of Tomorrow. I can tell you from personal experience that no fewer than a dozen people (many […]

Genre: Drama/Thriller Premise: When a young widow’s son mysteriously disappears in Crater Lake National Park she will have one week to find him before the snowy season begins & buries any trace. Why You Should Read: Much of my writing has always been complex, so I took this opportunity to write something simple, short, sweet […]

Tip 10! TIP 1: Have at least one character in your script who experiences a major transformation. TIP 2: Beware “I can do that too” writing, where you’re basically rewriting your favorite films. TIP 3: Avoid “dirty” pages. These are pages with a lot of dashes, ellipses, bolded or italicized text. Keep things clean and […]