There’s an interesting book called “Three Christs of Ypsilanti,” which is about an actual event where a psychiatrist attempted...
There’s an interesting book called “Three Christs of Ypsilanti,” which is about an actual event where a psychiatrist attempted...
Some movies are dull because you feel as if you’re just an observer, watching a shadow puppet play from...
In fiction writing, many people write stories based on existing novels. Known as fan fiction, these fan fiction stories...
Every screenwriter wants to see their stories turned into am movie. However, novice screenwriters often have unrealistic dreams. As...
The best stories are more than what you think they are. “Ford vs. Ferrari” appears to be a movie...
The biggest mistake you can make in writing a scene is making it one-dimensional and focused on performing a...
Nothing’s more boring than seeing the ordinary. People don’t go to movies to watch ordinary life. People go to...
A hero in any story can never succeed on his or her own. Instead, heroes always need a mentor...
Hollywood tries to minimize risks. That’s why they often turn to successful books, movies, and video games to turn...
It’s easy to make a bad comedy movie that simply spoofs other movies like “Disaster Movie” or “Vampires Suck,”...
What gives a story depth is the past. Sometimes that past is seen right in the beginning of the...
Rodriguez broke into Hollywood with his film “El Mariachi,” which is about a mariachi singer who comes to town...
First place winner in Scriptapalooza’s 2023 screenwriting competition for the supernatural horror screenplay titled “Nightmares From a Past Life”. Author of “The 15 Minute Movie Method”, “Story Starter”, and “Writing Scenes for Screenplays” in addition to over 50 computer books. Writer of “Three of a Kind”, a situation comedy produced by San Diego State University’s film class that won a student Emmy award. Designer of the board game “Orbit War”, published by Steve Jackson Games, that simulates satellite warfare in the near future.