They say you won’t sell your first screenplay. Or your second. Or third, or fourth, or fifth… that it’ll take years of practice to arrive at a screenplay that’s worth reading, much less worth buying. But I did… I sold…
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How I Sold The Very First Screenplay I Ever Wrote – And How You Can Avoid The Same Fate
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Wizard of Oz is public domain
So I was recently reading an article Hollywood Reporter about the new Oz the Great and Powerful, and learned that the source material is in the public domain. Now, I should have known this… if I was a responsible screenwriter,…
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Faeries screenplay optioned
Well, we spent the past few months negotiating a new option deal on our horror creature feature “Faeries”. Now the deal’s done, and the producers are in LA putting together a biz plan, some previz materials, and other assets to…
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Color me prescient: More momentum for Western / genre mashups
Is the Western/Genre mashup gaining momentum? I hope so. First a little self-congratulatory pimping: Back in 2009 I wrote about the forthcoming Cowboys and Aliens movie, and discussed its potential to launch a new genre. So the Science Fiction Western,…
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Screenplay to Novel: Rocket Summer. The Conversation.
This is a passage that’s been rewritten SO many times in the screenplay it isn’t even funny. It’s a turning point for Lacey, a glimpse for her into her father’s process, and the beginnings of her realization that he’s human…
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My novel, Rocket Summer is now available in Kindle and paperback.
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