A few weeks ago, a filmmaker friend, E, called with an idea for a TV show. She wondered if I was interested in the concept, and maybe partnering to develop it further. The idea revolves around a protagonist who works in a medical profession so we figured the show would be a medical drama. Neither … 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
Last fall, Paul and I got to write a segment for CREEPSHOW on AMC’s Shudder. We knew the Season 3 was happening, but didn’t know exactly when our segment would air, so it was fun when Paul walked in and read me an excerpt from a review at BloodyDisgusting.com. Yes—we were Episode 5, which dropped today! … 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
Today I saw that The Hollywood Reporter published this article last week. The article is mostly about another project at Jumpcut, the studio that has optioned a pilot I wrote called Jack 9, but Jack 9 is mentioned here in the subheading… And later in the article, I am named in conjunction with the project. … 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
Yesterday, I got an email from Screencraft letting me know that “Shell” was now a finalist in their Cinematic Short Story Competition. Looks like that means the top 50. Not bad! We’ll see what happens in March. Also in “Shell” news. I opened “the Twitter” and saw I was mentioned in a tweet from Kandisha … 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
I’m from the Midwest – so my social media feeds are not entirely void of Trump supporters. Their posts can scald, but I have developed a protective layer that prevents me from exploding when I rub up against them. The algorithms must have figured this out, because now I’m being fed more posts from my … Read more
Americans are stressed. Here’s a poll taken in June by the American Psychological Association, and here’s an article about about how we’re more stressed now than in the 90s — especially if we we are old enough to remember the 90s. Individuals in my life support this. They report incidents of road rage, scuffles between … Read more