Hoping to better endure the Jack Torrancian hellscape that is the Michigan winter, the wife and I are currently reading, for our own little private book club, Robert M. Pirsig's Zen and The Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. While I've ingested this tome, in whole, at least five times—and in pieces several more—this is her first … Continue reading Zen and the art of coincidental correlation

LINK TO SCRIPT BELOW "Never-ever-ever write a screenplay adapted from intellectual property to which you do NOT own the rights!!!" It's the very fist admonition of screenwriting gurus to yon hopeful peons when discussing the many spiky pitfalls of penciling a biopic for the big screen. Did I mention I'm terrible at doing what I'm … Continue reading Screenplay for Ernest Hemingway’s “A Moveable Feast” [spec script]

I'm with Larry David on this whole wishing people a Happy New Year past Jan. 11th, which just happens to be one of my little brothers' birthdays. So I'll just say longtime no see. But, in my defense, I've been ridiculously busy. Which is good. Because I don't do well with downtime. I also don't … Continue reading 2025: newish year, same old me

There are several checkpoints a screenwriter must pass on the way to getting their script made into a movie. For me, the most helpful—and often terrifying—is the table read. This is where you get to hear just how stupid your words really are. I've endured a dozen or so table reads of my work over … Continue reading Get your fill of screenwriter schadenfreude on Unscripted Scripts podcast

Where were you when you realized Nicolas Cage was your favorite actor of all time? I've always been a fan of his but it wasn't until the last couple years I realized that he's my absolute favorite. Funny thing is, at first, I was surprised by this. I mean, for as many great movies as … Continue reading The unbearable weight of Nicolas Cage’s massive filmography