by Trevor Mayes | Dec 20, 2017 | Style, Words, Writing |
Dude, aren’t all verbs active? Good question, smartass! The truth is, there are passive and active forms of verbs. The active form (without the “ing”) is almost always the best one to use. For example, I often see a variation of the following...
by Trevor Mayes | Oct 17, 2017 | Miscellaneous, My Experiences |
What is it? MoviePass is a service that allows you to see as many movies as you like (but only one movie per day) for a flat monthly fee. So in a 31 day month, you could conceivably see 31 different movies… or one movie 31 times, if that’s your thing. When...
by Trevor Mayes | Apr 23, 2017 | Events, Pitching |
ScriptFest / Great American PitchFest Every summer, screenwriters from around the world descend upon L.A. to pitch their scripts to agents, managers, and producers at various events. It’s a great way to test your material and pitching skills on people who hear...
by Trevor Mayes | Jan 22, 2017 | Writing |
When do you capitalize god, mom and dad? Based on the frequency with which I encounter these capitalization mistakes while proofreading scripts, there seems to be a lot of confusion surrounding this question. Luckily, there’s a really easy trick to...
by Trevor Mayes | Aug 1, 2016 | Contests |
The Finals! So, this is cool. My script PROMISES just made the finals of the 2016 TeaDance Gay and Lesbian Film Festival. I’m blessed to have many female friends in the LGBTQ community. As such, we often talk about lesbian movies. Most conversations are...
