Wielder of imagination.
Los Angeles, CA
Joined December 2008
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Milena and I premiered our pilot Unspeakable at SXSW. In March I'm going back to Austin to help writers find their story before they write a word. Two hands-on workshops: Stop Writing! and Story First, Words Last. SXSW 2027, March 15-21. Times TBA.
Here's the full announcement: prnewswire.com/news-releases…
Lifestyle: Stop Writing! Master Story Before You Write a Word schedule.sxsw.com/2027/event…
Film & TV: Story First, Words Last schedule.sxsw.com/2027/event…
When you run into a problem in your story, drill in rather than add on.
What's a story problem you solved with the room you were already in?
My wife's acting teacher, Fred Kareman: "It's never a fight; it's a miscommunication."
Characters who yell to win are fireworks. Characters who are trying to be understood and keep missing are drama.
The gods of Olympus. The knights of the Round Table. Storytelling keeps landing on twelve perspectives.
Nov 11, I'm talking mythic archetypes with Christopher Vogler, tarynoneill and a room full of mythologists. Free, virtual, 6–8 PM PT.
eventbrite.com/e/old-gods-ne…
Every great story is a controlled demolition.
The explosion is the fun part. Knowing exactly where to put the charges is the craft, and that's most of the twists-and-turns chapter in my book.
amazon.com/dp/B0HFH83VJD
Stop Writing! hit #1 in all three of its Amazon categories. Didn't expect that.
Finished it? A review helps for a first-time writer: a.co/d/0j2gOy7f
