barrington99@gmail.com What to say about 2016…? This is a question I have been mulling over between episodes of The Americans as I surrender to my end-of-year cold. On one hand, nobody opens a holiday letter to be reminded of the same world news they either read or avoid from plentiful sources throughout the year. On the … Read more
Because this blog is sadly neglected of late, I don’t think I’ve mentioned that I’m teaching a screenwriting class this term. A friend alerted me to the opportunity around the same time that I was leaving my other day job, and it seemed like a message from the universe saying things would be all right. That … Read more
So, here’s a little news on the professional front. I’ve got representation now! A little more than a year ago, I received an email from a college classmate, introducing me to his manager and suggesting that we might enjoy working together. I had some work ready to go, so I sent the manager some samples which … Read more
I’m a freelancer again! I woke this morning and scrolled through my mental to-do list. I recalled that I promised my friend/client that I’d look at a few chapters of her book before we meet tomorrow. “Charge us for that time,” she very kindly said. No problem there! Or… is there? I opened her Google doc … Read more
The other day, in yoga class, the instructor said, “How you do anything, is how you do everything,” and it’s been knocking around in my head. Google reveals I am not the first person to be struck by the concept, and my yoga teacher wasn’t the first to articulate it, though–as with all wisdom formatted … Read more
One thing I have been frustrated by in the past, is following the blog of an aspiring writer–or, a writer who is aspiring to something–who fades–blogwise–into nothingness. Either they have accomplished their thing, or moved back to Minnesota, and I never get to know which. That will not happen here. I have some intermediate level–not … Read more
I want to learn new skills. That’s not exactly true. I want to have new skills. If I could get them injected directly into my brain with a big syringe, I would do it. Although it seem like it might hurt. How much pain would you suffer for an hour in order to acquire a completely … Read more
Have I mentioned that Lovers in Their Right Mind is going to Switzerland? Janice and I submitted out script to a program called Pen & Pellicule (that means Pen and Film in French), and it was one of the ten scripts selected to attend a week-long program in Sierre, Switzerland. Ours was the only script … Read more
On Thursday nights after work I take two trains to LA City College and take a basic film production course. Tonight we turned in our first of three projects. The project consisted of 20 shots in a particular order, each five to ten seconds in length. Shots like “a pan of a static landscape, ” … Read more
It would be safer if I left in ten minutes. On Tuesday nights, for eight weeks.. I am taking an Improvisation for Writers workshop. It is a quick drive, the price was right, and I think it is good for me. I am probably also enjoying it. This is kind of work is like a … Read more