Writers Rehab

   My new play Sparkling Object opens on November 3, 2010 at The Canal Park Playhouse, a new theater in Tribeca in New York City.      ...

Whether it’s in my own work or in the scripts of others that I read, there are often characters and scenes that have no reason for being ...

Ordinary, workmanlike ideas are a dime a dozen. Great ideas aren’t. When I say great I mean commercial, high concept, extremely sellable ...

           It’s been a busy and productive Summer. The only place I haven’t been productive is right here. Only 3 posts in 3 months. Until I...

    As Shakespeare said, “strong reasons make strong actions.” The reason this is so profound is because if you don’t know why a character, ...

     It’s been over a month since my last post, but I have a good reason. I had a great vacation during which I did no writing. I also go...

     Most of the screenplays I read lack dramatic conflict.  Characters just talk and say empty words. Nothing’s happening. Often, the reaso...