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Writing ‘Orange is the New Black,’ I Realized I Was a Lesbian
“I Googled ‘How do you know if you’re a lesbian?’ There had to be, like a quiz, right?” Lauren Morelli, 31 year old newlywed, TV writer, wrote about her real-life journey across the Kinsey scale...
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9 Ways to Stop Procrastinating on Your Screenplay Now
According to writer-therapist Dennis Palumbo, a friend, Facebook friend and personal mentor, procrastination is ultimately about a fear of being judged. He tells his clients (screenwriters, tv...
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12 Famous Writers on Overcoming Writers Block
1. “I only write when I am inspired. Fortunately I am inspired at 9 o’clock every morning.” — William Faulkner. 2. “If I waited for perfection, I would never write a word.” — Margaret Atwood. 3. “Don’t...
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Best Day Jobs For Aspiring Screenwriters
“Malia Obama has been working as a production assistant on the Los Angeles set of Halle Berry‘s TV series Extant, the CBS sci-fi produced by Steven Spielberg.” – Leslie Larson. A problem facing almost...
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16 Things To Do When You Finish Your Screenplay
1. Celebrate. Finishing a project like this is a huge deal in your life. It’s emotionally exhausting. Take time to reflect on what you’ve accomplished. Celebrate with someone close to you who...
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10 Types of Creative Blocks And How To Fix Them – Part 1
These creative blocks apply most directly to writers; novelists, screenwriters, tv writers, non-fiction and other writers. However, they can apply to any creative projects; songs, musicals, art...
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10 Types of Creative Blocks And How To Fix Them – Part 2
More creative fixes for screenplays, novels, plays, pottery collections, or architecture blocks, from a verteran tv/film writer, journalist and licensed psychotherapist. For a direct free phone...
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How To Reduce Stress When Pitching To Studio Execs
Pitching a movie or TV show is one of the most anxiety-provoking experiences a writer will go through. The people you pitch to are from a different planet. They are either studio, network or...
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9 Keys to Surviving Rejection in Hollywood – Part 1
“Rejection just motivates me to keep trying and to try and get better.” Sasha Grey If it were only that simple. The truth is, rejection in Hollywood can really crush your soul. Whether you’re an...
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8 Famous Screenplays That Were Rejected – Part 2
Writers, in general, don’t sell their first script, book or novel. They get lots of rejections. Even the best writers had problems getting their scripts sold, and often their projects fell apart in...
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Career Longevity In Hollywood
When you write anything, novels, nonfiction, screenplays or half hour comedies, you get put in a box. Your agent needs to put you there so he’ll know who your buyers will be. In my career, my...
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12 Best Character Archetypes For Film: Part 2
In Part 1 we introduced the first three Archetypes, The Everyman, The Innocent and The Hero. These are powerful character types that have been part of storytelling for all time. Continuing with...
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12 Best Character Archetypes For Film: Part 3
In earlier blogs we’ve discussed the first six archetypes; The Everyman, The Innocent, The Hero, The Explorer, The Caregiver and The Rebel, which are based in Carl Jung’s observations of myth and...
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12 Best Character Archetypes For Film: Part 4
Of the twelve most common Jungian archetypes, the last three include The Ruler, The Sage, and The Magician. Keep in mind, there are there are hundreds of others found throughout myth and the early...
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Finish Your Screenplay Now: Motivational Tricks: Part 1
As a screenwriting coach, I tell my clients their number one goal is to finish your screenplay. Don’t get bogged down going back to scenes you’ve already written and rewrite them over and over. Don’t...
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Finish Your Screenplay Now: Motivational Tricks Part 3
As a screenwriting coach, I tell my clients their number one goal is to finish your screenplay. Writing the same project can go on for months, and even years. When this process takes years, how do you...
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Finish Your Screenplay Now: Motivational Tricks Part 4
Continuing with this month’s focus on motivation for writers, (or anyone) here are some more clever tricks that can help you get back on track, or to feel more like being productive. 10. Create a...
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The 10,000 Hour Rule: Mastering Your Craft
“The emerging picture…is that ten thousand hours of practice is required to achieve the level of mastery associated with being a world-class expert—in anything. In study after study, of composers,...
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Best Inspirational Books About Filmmaking: Part 1
Inspiration, defined; “A breathing in or infusion of some idea, purpose, etc. in the mind: the suggestion, awakening, or creation of some feeling or impulse, especially of the exalted kind.” Where can...
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Do You Have A Writer’s Personality?
Do writers have a personality type? Some themes that seem to run in writer’s lives are, in varying degrees; introversion, shyness, a tendency toward solitude, a studious nature, a strong goal...
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