This year, I promised myself that I would post in this space once per month. The bad news (to self) is that I’ve already failed at that goal. The good news is that I have posted more this year than I did last year. So, if that goal was the moon, I feel like I …
A few weeks ago, I typed “FADE OUT. THE END.” on my latest project; a dramatic pilot for a limited series. Any screenwriter who reads this knows the complex emotions in the accomplishment of it. Married to the truth of this ineffable sensation is the knowing that the real work is ahead. The rewrite. …
In 2007, I visited Los Angeles and, among other things, attended the American Black Film Festival. Obviously younger and poutier, it was very early in my screenwriting career, and, at the time, I hungered for and devoured every morsel of knowledge and advice a fledgling screenwriter might crave. On this particular night, my BFF from …
