My Best Articles
• 3 Essential Steps to Writing a Killer Logline
• How to Create Great TV Bibles & Treatments
• My Number #1 Tip For Writers: Self-Compassion
• 6 Ways to Turn Your ‘General Meeting’ into a Job Opportunity
• How To Give Good Meeting... And Get the Job, Part One
• How To Give Good Meeting Part Two: Four Key Strategies
• How to Write a One-Pager that Gets Traction
• What is a “Leave-Behind” & When Do You Need One?
• Get your Sh*t Together! 10 Ways to Organize Your Creative Life
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It's Never Too Late to Have a Screenwriting Career
Want to be a screenwriter but you’re not 22? Don’t panic. Smart showrunners and decision makers are often looking for grownups and will open the door for someone with talent, enthusiasm, and great personal stories. Your work needs to be contemporary, but your life experience can make your writing richer and lend authenticity in meetings and pitches.
How to Handle the Physical Demands of Being a Writer
Sitting all day can lead to vision, back, and health problems. Here are my top 5 tips to protect yourself while pursuing your writing career.
How To Create a Hollywood Resume That Gets You to the Top of the Pile
I have some advice on how to turn your blinking cursor into the Hollywood resume that leaps out from the large pile your potential future employer is sloughing through.
How to Get That Elusive Hollywood Mentor
When you’re starting your screenwriting career, you’re hopeful, excited, and pretty confused on how to get ahead, so of course you’d jump at the chance of having a Hollywood mentor take you under her or his wing. Now, for the question everyone’s asking: how do I get one?
5 Spec Script Mistakes to Avoid Like the Plague
If you’re an aspiring screenwriter, make sure to avoid these common spec script mistakes that stick out like a sore thumb.
Breaking into Hollywood: 3 Mistakes To Avoid
I have a secret. I have the ability to tell, in the first five minutes after meeting someone who wants to break into Hollywood, whether or not they’re going to succeed.