Now! What are you prepared to do?

Now! What are you prepared to do?

“Now! What are you prepared to do?!” – Sean Connery as Jim Malone in The Untouchables I read an article a while back about a high-level mixed martial artist, with a severely damaged toe. He had to make a tough choice — take a year off from...
Photo Quotables: Enrique Jardiel Poncela

Photo Quotables: Enrique Jardiel Poncela

Some quick inspiration from PhotoQuoto.com: When something can be read without effort, great effort has gone into its writing. ~ Enrique Jardiel Poncela That goes for both ease of comprehension, and ease of actually saying the line. In my writing group, often times...
Photo Quotables: Abraham Lincoln

Photo Quotables: Abraham Lincoln

Today’s inspiration from PhotoQuoto.com: That some achieve great success, is proof to all that others can achieve it as well. ~ Abraham Lincoln Regardless of the odds, a bunch of screenwriters are going to sell their spec scripts this year, or break into the...
Dialogue in the Wild 1

Dialogue in the Wild 1

As a screenwriter, I hope you’re always listening for great dialogue “in the wild.” You know — those brilliant lines that occur while we’re out with friends, chatting with our boss, eavesdropping on the next table at a restaurant, or even...