In Samuel Beckett's Worstward Ho, he quips: "Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." And, I think that's what I'm doing. True, I failed again to place in the finals of a screenplay competition ... but I managed to fail better. According to Bryn Tilly, Festival Director & Head of Programming for … Continue reading My horror script made the ANOH short-shortlist

"This is a hilarious script with fantastic depth of character." —BLUECAT SCRIPT READER The 2023 BlueCat Screenplay Competition released a round of script analyses this week, and though the announcements for first-round contenders are a ways off, the feedback I received was quite promising.This is my second year submitting to BlueCat. My 2023 entry is … Continue reading My 2023 BlueCat Screenplay Competition script analysis

As a hope-I-might-someday-sell-a-screenplay type dude, I would never ... ever ... ever ... super-probably be overly precious about one of my written works. But, if I was, I know my screenwriting mentor Don Holley—creator of the cult classic comedy Loaded Weapon 1—and a hilarious Hollywood memoir, would be there to yank my leash. Because even … Continue reading A reminder for wannabe screenwriters

This being my first year submitting to the Academy Nicholl Fellowships, I didn't have super high hopes. OK, I secretly wished they'd realize my genius after reading a mere five pages and cancel the competition to declare me the Crown Scribe & Earl of Hollywood. Are you sitting down? It didn't happen. In fact, I didn't … Continue reading My 2022 Academy Nicholl Fellowships screenplay results

Well, my dark and funny dramatic feature-length movie script about two brothers returning to their terribly dysfunctional childhood home in order to deal with their deceased mother's estate didn't place in the Big Apple Film Festival screenplay competition but I did receive an Honorable Mention for scoring in the top 50 percent. I had joked … Continue reading Big Apple Film Festival update