My First Blog!

My First Blog!

Hello everyone.  This blog is all about writing.  While I will be talking about my writing (BOOKS AND SCREENPLAYS), I will also be interviewing other writers who may not be well known yet.  The purpose of these discussions is to talk about the process that a writer goes through to create their work and to offer insight to readers that might be interested in tackling that book or screenplay. The process certainly doesn't end when you write FADE OUT.  There is the rewriting process that requires most writers to put their early draft in the hands of an editor or other trusted individual.  What follows is the process of digesting the feedback, requiring the writer to discern between good notes that solve major, unseen problems and bad notes that will send the story off into oblivion.  

Then there is the question of how you get your project out into the world.  In my personal experience as a screenwriter, screenplay contests have spearheaded the building of my brand and provided me valuable networking opportunities.  These opportunities have led to attention from filmmakers, culminating in the 2014 production of  "THE ART OF HUMAN SALVAGE" short film (based upon my feature screenplay) by director Dempsey Tillman, starring Edward James Olmos, Jamie Walters and Matthew Boylan.  See the website here.
 This short film went on to garner several awards, including an award for the screenplay and has an excellent chance to be made into a feature film in the near future.

Recently my writing has expanded to include novels including "POLYBIUS", a science fiction novel about a 1981 video game programmed to drive players insane and "EAST HOLLYWOOD"  A coming of age story about a young boy trying to coexist with his hedonistic physician father in the wild days of early 80's East Hollywood.
See my author page here.  

I look forward to discussing my work and my process with my readers.  This is really about the nuts and bolts of writing as well as the inevitable pitfalls that come at us.  The take away from the discussions here is that YOU are not alone with your struggles and disappointments.  Success can sometimes take many years of hard work with difficult and sometimes comedic struggles in the wilderness of obscurity.  I hope this blog can be a little flashlight that makes it easier to see the forest trail to your eventual destination.