
SE 2 D297: ScriptFest 2017
I'm not going to say much here in the blog; I'll let the video do it instead. Today was a great day of screenwriting education at ScriptFest 2017. I attended classes with script consultant Danny Manus who gave me great advice at last year's Nashville Writer's Conferernce, screenwriters Chad and Corey Hayes (Chad remembered me from Nashville, though he wasn't as clear on the script I pitched him - LOL), Steve La Rue, Steven James, Jill Chamberlain and the always fabulous Whitn

Day 274: Rewrites for Rewrites Writers Workshop
The days are ticking by faster than ever. I can’t believe it’s been two weeks since ScriptFest 2016. In the week following the conference, follow up letters were sent to the various industry professionals that either requested one-sheets or scripts. I didn’t respond immediately as I felt their in-boxes were probably inundated with such material. By waiting a few days, hopefully my submissions might stand out a bit and not get lost in the clutter. Of course, there is always th

Day 271: Wrap Up on the Great American Pitch Fest
It’s the end of Memorial Day weekend, the end of the month and the end of my follow-ups subsequent to ScriptFest 2016 and the Great American Pitch Festival. A lot has happened in the week since my last blog, but I did do some on-site videos for ScriptFest that appeared on the The Screenwriter’s Journey Facebook page. If you haven’t seen them, I’ll give a brief recap of that weekend’s events to bring you up to speed. Scriptfest is a decidedly different beast than the Nashvill