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Follow a screenwriter as he attempts to get his screenplays made into movies.
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Back to the Pacific War
As I've mentioned before, I'm helping a WW11 air force veteran write his memoirs of the Pacific war around 1944-45. His first name is Jule and he lives in... Read more
Posted on 29 July 2013 SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL -
The Reader
There is, in this business of writing, one thing that makes writers shudder. For that one thing, it is a single person, male or female who, in their world have... Read more
Posted on 22 July 2013 SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL -
Too Busy?
Well, no excuses... I had a hell of a time Sunday as I attempted to do a 2 minute intro to our kickstarter.com page and completely forgot my Monday blog. Read more
Posted on 17 July 2013 SELF EXPRESSION -
Beginning the Ghostkeeper Project.
It's almost 8 am and today is the beginning of attempting to fund Ghostkeeper 2 to the tune of $1.6 million dollars through the crowdfunding website called... Read more
Posted on 08 July 2013 SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL -
Kickstarter and Crowd Funding
I'm finally going to take the plunge into crowd-funding, that curious way as to raise money for a movie. I've talked about this before but now I'm going to... Read more
Posted on 01 July 2013 SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL -
Anonymous No More...
One thing I never really expected is that there are people out there who like to take me down, as they say. It comes and goes when they get tired or I just... Read more
Posted on 28 June 2013 SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL -
Anonymous Again
Got a comment in the previous blog from Anonymous (how come they're always anonymous) reminding me of the moaning of the good old days. Well I guess we old... Read more
Posted on 26 June 2013 SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL -
Done, Move on
Well, one more spec screenplay finished and hopes that it will be sold. A friend of mine was talking about what he felt was the biggest problem in the movie... Read more
Posted on 20 June 2013 SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL -
Father and Daughter Compete?
A new movie opens this week-end at "select theaters" as they say, but which means it's only showing in New York and Los Angeles. It's mostly a tryout to see if... Read more
Posted on 14 June 2013 SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL -
One More Job Lost...
I have often noted the loss of jobs in the entertainment business. Best example of this is the little documentaries I make. In 2005 I returned to my home town i... Read more
Posted on 10 June 2013 SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL -
My Book is Out!
Finally, my book on Screenwriting it out. I've already had a few sales, hoping for much more as I've contacted some film bookstores and a few chains. Read more
Posted on 07 June 2013 SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL -
Best Written TV Shows
Last night I attended a function at the Writer's Guild theater to listen to some legendary writers as well as find out what the best writing in TV history. It... Read more
Posted on 03 June 2013 SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL -
When It Works and When Not
Fell a little behind this week, got an excellent start on my heart screenplay last week and plowed through 40 pages this week, that is until today ---- Nothing... Read more
Posted on 30 May 2013 SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL -
Week-ender - a Short History of Where I Live...
I happen to live in Sherman Oaks, which is in the "valley" as they say. That refers to the San Fernando Valley, which has several of these little cities within... Read more
Posted on 25 May 2013 SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL -
Before I Write...
A lot of people think writers just start writing their story and probably some of them do. However, for me, it can take weeks or months or even years before I... Read more
Posted on 20 May 2013 SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL -
The Projector - Or How I Got The Movie Bug.
A few weeks ago the major movie studios announced that they are not going to make and deliver 35mm prints of their movies to theaters in the U.S. and Canada. Read more
Posted on 13 May 2013 SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL -
Two Guys Who Failed Film School
Today, my friend Phil Borsos, would be 60. Phil was a totally filmmaker whose talents in filmmaking were above grade. Phil died way too early in 1995 of a type... Read more
Posted on 06 May 2013 SELF EXPRESSION -
Weekender: The Book... Aghhhhhh!!
I'm having a problem with the Amazon book publishers and it seems to revolve around a technical issue with the screenplay pages. My book is a combination of tex... Read more
Posted on 03 May 2013 SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL -
Problems and Ideas and Superstitions.
Seems my screenwriting book is in limbo for a while as the text was improperly done with different shades of black, one dark on the left page and one lighter... Read more
Posted on 30 April 2013 SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL -
Falling into Place
After a week of complications with Createspace, who prints the screenwriting book over some margins. It seemed that our margins weren't correct even though the... Read more
Posted on 22 April 2013 SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL