Hollywood’s Misandry Bias
Misandry. It’s a word dominating Hollywood decisions today. Misandry is the hatred of men. It’s the opposite of misogyny, which is the hatred of women. Men get called misogynists all the time today. So much so that it’s become relatively Read more…
The Simple Solution to Hollywood’s Problem
There’s a simple way to fix the entertainment industry. It’s an old-fashioned idea called capitalism, where they make content people want to see instead of making content they want to be seen. It worked for over a hundred years. They Read more…
Hollywood’s Fatherless Problem
I like writing strong characters, both men and women. I created Gabby Wells, a young adult sleuth fighting evil forces in her small town, and Damien Hill, a rookie cop who loses everything and must fight the damage of that Read more…
Preaching = Bad Storytelling. Always.
One should never preach in fiction. It is the weakest form of story telling. It stops the momentum and dramatic tension of the plot and characters. It turns active readers/viewers into passive listeners of whatever ideology is being taught. Watch Read more…
Residuals
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, I was a screenwriter. I wrote screenplays, won some awards, had some optioned and a few produced. One of those screenplays I wrote at the request of a friend of Read more…
It Only Took Sixty-Three Drafts to Learn How to Write
Writing can be a painful experience. I spent the majority of my life around, involved in and pursuing a life in film. I studied it, I performed in it, I wrote for it, I directed it and I loved it. Read more…
Cinemability
Some people will not be denied. I have known Jenni Gold for about 20 years now. She and her husband Jeff Maynard have been fighting the good fight in Hollywood. They’re good people trying to make good films in a Read more…
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