Gordy Hoffman's BlueCat Screenplay Contest released its list of 2023 competition quarterfinalists on Tuesday April 4. Approximately the top nine percent of feature submissions made the first-round cut. A total of 225 scripts out of 2,439 were chosen as quarterfinalists. In the "pilot" category, there were 119 quarterfinalists chosen from 967 submissions. Of the 513 … Continue reading My script End-Stop;; makes BlueCat Quarterfinals

You know, you enter a bunch of screenwriting competitions in hopes of getting within earshot of a producer, director, or manager who shares your vision and is willing to help make your project a reality. And that's why I shot the moon on the 2023 Circus Road Films Screenplay Contest and sent them three of … Continue reading Three of my scripts placed in Circus Road Films’ Screenplay Contest!

It's gonna come as a zero percent shock to no one that I'm terrible at stopping and smelling the roses. In fact, that phrase so annoys me I wrote a little scene lampooning it in one of my recent screenplays. To be fair, how many of us really spend a whole lot of time thinking … Continue reading Time to stop and smell the OSCARS

One of my many many many little brothers charged me with scribbling some thoughts on self-publishing a couple years back. This afternoon I stumbled upon it while googling myself—oh, the unmitigated narcissism—and was reminded just how acerbic and generally on target it was. I know, I know. I'm supposed to pretend my own writing never … Continue reading The worst (best) writing advice you’ll ever get … from me … this week … maybe

At the heart of the story I submitted to this year's Austin Film Festival screenplay competition is a man taking on difficult and morally questionable work in order to fund the medical needs of a dying loved one. Nothing new under the sun, right? My big twists are the bizarre ways he makes the money, … Continue reading Pleasantly surprised by my 2022 Austin Film Festival screenplay notes