When I talk to writers about helping with their books, the first thing I always start with is “What draft are you on?” Because there’s a sweet spot where I can add value.
Category Archives: screenwriting
Screenplay Consult Delivers Competition Success
Sometimes I get to hear about the success my clients see after a story consult. This satirical sci-fi screenplay has been especially fun to follow.
New Project: Sci-fi Screenplay to Novel
I’m excited to be bringing another client’s vision from screenplay to novel. This story is based around an awesome concept that brings old-school 1970 disaster films into a whole new epoch of science fiction awesomeness!
Managing A Fiction Ghostwriting Project
I’ll use whatever assets you’ve got to work with, and we’ll have a conversation (or two) to discuss your story, themes, concepts, and ideas before writing gets started. Here’s what that process looks like:
Adapting A Fantasy Novel From A Screenplay
I was recently approached by a young screenwriter who was excited about finishing his very first screenplay, his *dream story* that he’s hoping will become a trilogy.
Screenplay Polish Goes Wildly Right
I don’t always get to see what happens to a project when I’m done with it… and this writer was so kind and generous with his feedback and updates that I just had to share.
Writing, Marketing, The Curiosity Gap, and Art School
A while back a friend and I were talking about The Curiosity Gap, and how it works in art and marketing.
And I made this connection.
From Screenplay to Novel – How One Short Scene Became A Whole Chapter
Here’s the story behind what turned a simple cutaway scene in the screenplay’s third act into a whole new chapter in the novel – and why I think it works.
Why Your Screenplay Does Not Define The Movie
Your screenplay will be changed, edited, enhanced, and improved by everyone from the director to the cast to the lighting team in ways you can’t even imagine. Here’s an example of how that happens.
Why We Rewrote a Perfectly Good Screenplay – and Why You Should Too
What happens when you reread what you thought was a perfectly good screenplay and discover it’s not?
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