Blogging – meh
I’ve never been all that good about keeping up a blog. I’m going to lean into that weakness and stop. I need all my writing […]
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“Any Way The Wind Blows” – The story behind the story
With the buzz surrounding BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY and Rami Malek this award season, I’ve been thinking about my Freddie Mercury episode of THE NEVERMORE CHRONICLES, “Any […]
The Red Carpet
Award season is back and in general, I’m not a fan of how we handle the events. In the post-Weinstein world I think it’s time […]
The Woman Scorned Revenge Scene Trope – Please Don’t Write This
There’s a scene. We all know it. We’ve all seen it. It stinks. Here’s Sarah (Kate Mara) from “Shooter” and Emma (Haley Bennett) from “The […]
Angelinos Can’t Drive On Hills
It’s widely accepted that Angelinos (Los Angeles natives) can’t drive worth a damn in the rain. I’ve also determined that they / we are incapable […]
The Wisdom of Jim Butcher – What I Learned Today
On my journey to becoming a better writer, I’ve decided to learn something new (or revisit something important) about the craft every day. When I […]
David Mamet’s memo doesn’t get old – and Star Wars too!
I was looking through old files and came across David Mamet’s memo to THE UNIT writers. I can only imagine that in his haste to […]
Award Season Is Coming!
Award Season is coming! I love it and hate it. There are obvious issues with awards as evidenced by #OscarsSoWhite and reports of racism, sexism, […]
“Avengers: Age of Ultron” – Whedon, Black Widow, her wound and Hulk – What Would Beth Do?
Disclaimer: Writing is hard and everyone is a Monday morning quarterback. I mean no disrespect to those writers and directors who created the work I’m […]
Eminence Front… it’s a put on
GMC runs ads for its shiny new fleet with The Who’s “Eminence Front” as background music. Eminence Front? I’m a huge fan of The Who, […]