tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60901282694700470022024-08-30T06:49:46.768-07:00Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090128269470047002.post-12396562402766100452009-07-20T15:19:00.000-07:002011-01-27T03:36:24.424-08:00I just received the following email:Hi David,My name is Warren and I run a screenwriting website called screenwriting-for-hollywood.com.I came across your site while searching information on screenwriting blogs, and I was impressed by your knowledge and experience on the subject.I think my readers would love to learn more about you; would you be open to an interview with us?If so, we can send youAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090128269470047002.post-84096694660930900902008-09-14T16:23:00.000-07:002011-01-27T03:36:24.401-08:00— Chapter 1 —Badger has a PlanOld Mr. Aardvark was not happy. He lived in a beautiful land and had a lot of money, but no matter how many times he counted his money he got no happier. He had spent his youth making more money than he could ever spend so that his happiness would be assured. Now, very old and very bitter, he summoned his adviser, Badger."I'm not happy, Badger and I want to know whatAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090128269470047002.post-60654235639984580722008-09-04T21:27:00.000-07:002011-01-27T03:36:24.390-08:00In June I spent some time on the set of The Soloist as a background actor. I like being on sets, even hot dirty sets like Joe Wright's. I didn't meet him, but I got to see him work. He's very methodical to the point of being maddeningly slow: He called 9 takes (I counted) of Robert Downey Jr. getting out of a car, closing the door, and walking across the street. I could see both Downey and theAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090128269470047002.post-28400237369247203252008-08-09T20:49:00.000-07:002011-01-27T03:36:24.371-08:00Fear not, gentlest of Readers, your RSS feed isn't acting weird. I am actually posting to my wee blog one year and one day after my last post. I didn't realize until yesterday that it had been a year since I was here, but that's not the reason for this article.The reason for the post, and why yesterday was notable is because of who I was talking to on the telephone and why: I was talking to aAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090128269470047002.post-8264230085636121012007-08-08T17:28:00.000-07:002011-01-27T03:36:24.357-08:00Anhedonia is where you can end up when your journey becomes miserable. I think I've been on the outskirts for a while now and my ardent attempts to find the proverbial interstate have finally landed me in the middle of downtown.I still enjoy writing well enough, but screenwriting isn't remotely fun anymore. I'm sure I'd like it just fine if I'd become remotely successful as a screenwriter. I'dAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090128269470047002.post-34788472913076168422007-07-09T13:35:00.000-07:002011-01-27T03:36:24.341-08:00People have been asking me if I've heard from the producer I wrote about in my last article. Yes, I have.The upshot: SCRATCH is a pass but I have an open invite to pitch anew.Here's a bit of what she had to say:First, I think you are a very talented young writer, which is why it's no surprise that you have a manager and/or additional representation. Your presentation is professional andAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090128269470047002.post-26378018712320803052007-07-02T19:49:00.000-07:002011-01-27T03:36:24.331-08:00Enduring Readers of this wee-blog have seen the notes I've received from Biz folken--the few left in Town who still write them. I always appreciate receiving them and even when they're not even close to glowing. I'm a writer, so I appreciate someone taking the time to write me notes.I received an email from one of my Pitch Fest contacts. I didn't pitch this exec in person. I emailed her my 3Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090128269470047002.post-37655816566760269702007-06-30T22:46:00.000-07:002011-01-27T03:36:24.319-08:00I stumbled upon it by accident. It's a word unlike any other and orders of magnitude more powerful than any f-word you've thought of all ready. The amazing thing is it's a word you know.But this word is like a gun. We know what a gun is, and some of us have handled and fired them. But the vast-vast majority of us have never used a gun to terrify someone. But you know a word that can terrify aAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090128269470047002.post-71808431840281051422007-06-25T13:15:00.000-07:002011-01-27T03:36:24.301-08:00Link: The Great American Pitch Fest 4I didn't plan on going. I got email Wednesday night asking for volunteers starting Friday to help over the weekend. I'm still not sure why I agreed to volunteer. I'm not one who jumps at chances to volunteer and especially not to assist a for-profit convention in Universal City.Curiosity was a big factor. I felt like I had to get off my numb ass and at leastAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6090128269470047002.post-26513294261997385762007-06-12T15:01:00.000-07:002011-01-27T03:36:24.283-08:00I've been trying to think of a good example of a writer-as-role-model. So far, not so good. I can think of various writers I like and none of them are good role models. I wouldn't want a child of mine emulating the attitudes or lifestyles of any of the writers on my short list:1) Ernest "Papa" HemingwayA boozing womanizer with no visible means of support. And why the nickname? He never had kids.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0