When a novel is adapted into a film or television series, how does compensation to the writer of the original novel work?
Projects
Monsterpocalypse, and why some projects get announced (and others don’t)
I’m going to be writing a big movie version of Monsterpocalpyse for DreamWorks, based on Matt Wilson’s kaiju-themed giant-monsters-smashing things extravaganza.
Don’t make the feature version of your short
Having worked with many emerging filmmakers through the Sundance Institute and other programs, I’m convinced it’s usually the wrong choice.
Screenwriting and the problem of evil
One of the joys of screenwriting is putting childhood terrors into words. But nihilism is not a crowd-pleaser.