Almost Back!
Hello! Just wanted to drop in to give you a quick update… It’s crunch time in that LARGER PROJECT but great news! There is an end-date! And it’s next month! So, in just over a month, Script Doctor...
View ArticleHiatus, Schmi..atus?
So, when I said I’d be back in October, that was wishful thinking that turned out to be, well, wishful thinking. Let’s put all* the cards on the table. I have been working on a project, and that...
View ArticleFree Awards Season Screenplays
Just wanted to drop a quick line to let you know that some awards season scripts are beginning to appear online. Which means, it’s my favorite time of the year! (The time where you can get free...
View ArticleFeedback Friday
As a screenwriter* I like to get notes on my scripts from a variety of sources. I’ll get free notes from friends who are screenwriters, actors, agents, or producers, but I’ll also purchase script...
View ArticleLogline Friday Winner – The Claim
Happy New Year’s Eve!* We end this holiday season with an extremely competitive Logline Friday. Honestly, there were seven loglines that I thought could be winners. It was a struggle to pick one. So...
View ArticleHow to Write a Movie in 2013 – Lesson 1: The Idea
This is the first of a weekly series that takes you through the step by step process of writing a screenplay. If you follow each step, you’ll go from concept to first draft by March! -Eric How to...
View ArticleScreenwriting Office Hours
Today marks the first day of screenwriting office hours. In other words, from noon to one today, chat me up! I’ll be answering questions on screenwriting, query letters, selling your screenplay, LA,...
View ArticleHow to Write a Movie in 2013 – Lesson 2: PRE-WRITING
This is the second installment of a weekly series that takes you through the process of writing a screenplay from beginning to end, with the goal of a first draft by March! -Eric How to Write a Movie...
View ArticleMy Writing Routine – Variation 1
A quick post inspired by my artist-painter-friend Elizabeth Hudson, who wrote about her artistic process on her painting blog in a simple, clear manner, which made me think – hey, I should do something...
View ArticleHow to Find Time to Write
Here’s a post from Phillip Mottaz, whose wonderful blog phillipmottaz.wordpress.com is a candid and fun exploration of what it’s like to be a screenwriter and stay-at-home dad. Even though the post...
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