FrankenScript

Well I did it. I finished April 2012′s ScriptFrenzy on the 27th, with three days to spare, although only 20 days of that were writing. Ten days in April were spent working at the day job, paying the bills. My fourth script, and first comedy script, came in at 100 pages even, averaging at five [...]

Script Frenzy is over for me. It’s April 29, and I managed to complete my screenplay within 30 days. My final page count was 102. I planned on journalling about my process, but between having to work during the day, write during the evening, and redesign this website with what little time I had left, [...]

Ever since Amazon.com announced that they were forming a studio, there has been much hype, good and bad. Mostly bad. There’s a new website that digs into the meat of their “fine print” and it is worth a read. Get the full article here. Caveat emptor.

Today, I received both a phonecall and a letter in the mail stating that my script “Vermin” made it to the second round of the 2010 Austin Film Festival Screenplay Competition. It was an unexpected surprise, because I try to never get my hopes up on these competitions. In terms of numbers, this means my [...]

My screenplay “Vermin” got two positive reads but didn’t place in the Nicholl Fellowships quarterfinals. However, it was in the top 20% of 6,304 entries. Still good in my view but I still have much work to do. I am pleased. The email with the news continues to be a class act. I wish more [...]

So I entered a screenplay competition recently. Out of the goodness of my heart, I am withholding the name of the competition to protect the asshat there who “analyzed” my screenplay. It starts off like this: “You did a good job of creating the grittiness of this story. The story just feels dirty – like [...]