I don’t even remember how many screenwriting books I’ve read. It’s rather a rite of passage, I suppose, and while I’ve picked up a couple more in the past year, I mostly skim them. After a certain point, you’ve read everything there is to say, and you just need to write.
That said, certain [...]
So I’m working on a draft of a screenplay that I like, that should be saleable, but I don’t have a solid logline yet.
I’m in love with the title, the very Max Brand-ish Dead Man’s Reckoning. It gives a sense of the story’s Western roots, and lets you know right off there’s going to [...]
Yesterday I came across two ideas for stories. One is a vague suggestion of something, not at all a full story or even concept, just a starting point. But potentially cool.
The other is one of the more sure–fire high–concept ideas I’ve ever had. The entire idea of the story in twenty not–especially–carefully–chosen [...]
Monstrous — Blazing through a first draft, which I’m not loving. But I still love some of the ideas behind it, so it will get a second draft, come what may. Title ripped off from one of Cloverfield’s rumored titles, but the story is nothing at all like that.
Dead Man’s Reckoning — Stalled [...]
A Few May Remember (from Raymond Chandler’s unused titles)
Lament, But No Tears (ditto)
Aye, Perdition!
The Land of Dreams (from a poem by Wm. Blake)
Lunkhead
Rum Run
Came the Revolution
Somebody’s Mistress
In the Details
Devil May Care
The Big Quiet
Second Nature
Metal Storm
Express Ticket To Hell
How to be Human
Random Chance and Happenstance
Face to Face
Slammers
With Dignity
Just For Fun
Free On Board
Never Breathe a Word
Lord, What [...]
