July - 2016

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Welcome to the Blog! This is the heart of our journey into selling a screenplay. Here you will find daily postings about the projects I am currently writing, rewriting and rewriting again. I'll explain my process and and the mechanics of screenwriting, incorporating all revisions into the samples located on the Projects page. But in addition to the writing, we'll delve into the business side of screenwriting and unravel the mysteries of writing query letters and developing pitches. Then when it's all put together, we'll set our marketing plan into action and see what kind of response we get. Hopefully, it won't necessitate a trip back to the drawing board.

But the blog isn't all work and no play. I'll be taking you to film festivals, workshops and pitch fests for an insider's looks at all the action behind the scenes. If you haven't attended one of these events in the past, this will be a good opportunity for you to understand how they work and what to expect when you get there. And you are going to attend, right? You're on a journey, after all.

The blog will also feature interviews with fellow screenwriters, actors, directors and producers, giving you valuable insight into what they've experienced and what they expect when working with writers. The blog will be an indispensible font of information for you as you begin the journey to sell your own screenplay. You can begin that journey right now by subscribing to the blog using the form below.

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So check out a blogcast and then get back to writing. Remember, the journey to a successful screenplay begins with a single keystroke.

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Day 310: New Feedback

While I did spend a portion of the 4th of July Weekend partaking of bar-b-que and fireworks, I did also manage to get a couple of scripts out for feedback from new readers. The results came back quickly and were very favorable. No one had any questions about "The Calling." As you may recall, I had several earlier readers express a certain amount of confusion over the ending. One potential producer even indicated he passed on the script because of the 'wild and out there' endi

Day 309: Overcoming Technical Difficulties

I had anticipated relaxing and enjoying the extended 4th of July Weekend, putting writing aside for a few days. Well, I managed to put the writing away, but there was a considerable amount of energy expended on trying to get the latest blogs up on the website. There was some time set aside for more traditional activities such as bar-b-que and fireworks, but a lot of the weekend was dealing with technology that didn't work. Since I'm away from my 'traditional' writing/working

Day 305: Entered the Screencraft Horror Competition

It's the start of a new month and there is no better way to kick it off than by entering a screenplay contest. in this case, I entered Screencraft.org's Horror Competition with The Calling. What makes this entry particularly sweet is that I had to do some quick rewrites on the ending with only about 48 hours to go before the deadline. Those rewrites turned out to be fairly simple. In fact, simplicity was the key. My original ending had turned out to be too complicated and rea

Day 304: End of Month Tally

After an exciting previous two months, June was more than a let down. I did manage to meet and exceed my writing goal. I hit around 60 pages, maybe a little more, for the month. That's double my required minimum, but almost all of that writing was concentrated in just a few days, usually Thursdays. I needed fresh pages for the Rewrites Workshop each week, and I would wait until Thursday and spend the day pounding the keyboard and hitting print just before heading to the works