Here’s what I wish someone had told me before I started writing the Arlo Finch trilogy.
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2020 Annual Review
Now that we’ve called a wrap on 2020, a year that maybe wasn’t the worst in history but sure felt like it, I want to take stock of what I accomplished over the prior 12 months. While the pandemic impacted everything, many aspects of my life marched along with minimal disruption. I still wrote movies. […]
Let’s make a Fountain block for WordPress
Way back in 2008, I announced a plugin for WordPress that made it easy to insert short bits of screenplay-like material into a blog post. EXT. HOUSE -- DAY Max is checking his mail when he spots neighbor FRANK crossing the street, heading his way. Shaking his head... MAX I thought we talked about this, […]
Getting Things Done in a Pandemic
As a screenwriter who works at home, I’m used to having large, shapeless blocks of time. Now that the coronavirus has many people unexpectedly working from home, I wanted to share a tool that’s helped me stay productive. It’s a pre-printed sheet of 8.5×11-inch paper folded in quarters. I call it my Daily Plan. You […]