According to a study cited in this article, little kids perceive time as “bigger” when it is more eventful, whereas older kids and adults feel less-eventful periods as longer and eventful periods as faster. But maybe I understand how kids see time, because lately when people mention incidents that happened in early 2023, I find … Read more
About a month ago, I mentioned directing a short film. Sometimes plans, as they roll downhill, unravel or disintegrate. Other times they pick up speed and size until you’re running to stay ahead of them and not get flattened. In this case, I’m happy to report it’s the latter. Happy, of course, being one of … Read more
I’m directing a short film.I’m starting a weekly Substack newsletter.There’s a 90% chance that by the end of the day I will sign up for a class that will force me to pitch paid publications. All of these things have been on my to-do list for awhile, but I have not done them. But right … Read more
This year I decided to do two versions of a year-end newsletter. This is the one I sent at the end of November to entertainment industry contacts and folks from that arena. It is work-focused, accentuates the positive and politely doesn’t mention the negative. Privately, I think of it as the “Everything is Awesome, I’m … Read more
The folks at Screencraft (they run the contest that I won earlier this year) recently sent me some prompts / questions about my screenwriting journey in order to cull testimonials from my answers. They managed to find a few uplifting snippets to use in their Instagram / Twitter posts — and kudos to them for … Read more
WRITING My top three projects for August/September/October (as measured in hours devoted) were: A VERY PEARTREE CHRISTMAS – horror rom-com spec feature (with Paul Seetachitt) Christmas-resistant journalist is sent to the town of PearTree to cover their annual Twelve Days of Christmas Festival only to discover that a series of gruesome “accidents” occurring during the festivities … Read more
In the wake my guest spot on the podcast recently, I heard from some of my earliest friends — people I went to junior high or high school with, which was really lovely. One old classmate I heard from is the author of several published fantasy novels, which I find incredibly impressive! We got to … Read more
This past week, I was the guest on PIVOT POINTS with JOSEPH DEBEASI, a podcast that talks about the ups, downs and “pivots” of living the creative life. A little insider information is that, although I had a great time talking with Joseph, my feeling after we recorded our session was, that was a complete … Read more
It’s a beautiful sunny Sunday in April and this blog is officially neglected. The problem with neglecting something — like your student loans or cleaning the kitchen junk drawer— is that the longer you leave it, the more daunting it feels to come back to it, which makes it take even longer – so when … Read more
A couple of 2020 bright spots as we round out the year. I think it’s okay to mention, as rumors of Season 3 have been public since June. Paul and I got to do this: We wrote in the fall and have heard that the shoot actually happened in December in Atlanta, making this our … Read more