The following is excerpted from my Paranormal Activity review… it’s a portion of the post that I find myself referring to and wanted the passage in its own post for reference. THE LIMITATIONS OF AUTO-CHRONICLING The “auto-chronicled narrative conceit” has…
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the auto-chronicled narrative conceit
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Faeries at Shriekfest Film Festival
Let’s get the news out of the way right off the bat: Faeries did not bring home an award in the screenplay competition. But the good news is, the grapevine tells us that we were a very close runner up,…
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i will not read your fucking script but if i read your fucking script appreciate my fucking feedback
A History of Violence screenwriter Josh Olson seems kinda pissed. Apparently he gets asked to read a lot of scripts. Apparently most of them are crap. And apparently nobody really wants his honest feedback. So he wrote a scathing essay…
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Faeries is a finalist at Shriekfest
Well, I told you just days ago that our horror screenplay Faeries had made it to the semi-finals of the 2009 Shriekfest screenplay competition. The news just got better. Faeries has now advanced to the finals, baby! Looks like we’ll…
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Sony's Samuel Dickerman, New Deal Studios and Filmworks/FX
I had a hell of a birthday last month… it’s been nearly three weeks, and now I’m finally getting around to writing about it. Marvin Acuna of The Business of Show Institute (BOSI) invited myself and 9 other screenwriters down…
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My novel, Rocket Summer is now available in Kindle and paperback.
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