The other day, I was asked to describe my writing process. My first instinct was to say I didn't have one but, upon further consideration, I realized that I do follow certain patterns when writing a script. Step #1: PROCRASTINATE I'll do anything to avoid starting a script - surfing the net, doing my taxes,…
May 22, 2012: Running the miniseries marathon! And the Dark Matter TPB is on its way!
If this miniseries were a marathon, these last two legs would have been all uphill. I'm exhausted but have passed the halfway mark and, while I forge ahead, keeping to my grueling act a day pace, Paul is following a few steps back - reading, revising and making sure everything actually makes sense. Once I…
March 14, 2009: A Non-Celebrity Guest Blog, Your Book of the Month Club Reminder, and An Extra Chunky Mailbag
So a couple of weeks ago, Jason Sizemore over at Apex Books asked me whether I’d be interested in writing a guest blog entry for them (Actually, he referred to it as a Celebrity Blog which, of course, gave me pause because I‘m a celebrity in much the same way that Joe the Plumber or…
December 12, 2008: Beating Out the Beat Sheet
I’ll admit it. I’m incapable of writing a proper beat sheet. Somewhere between an outline and the chronicled ramblings of someone with a reeeeally good idea, the beat sheet is a document that neatly sums up the significant scenes and developments in a given episode (or movie, as the case may be). The intent is…
June 23, 2008: France vs. Germany! Paul vs. Oswald! Wraith vs. Whoever That Is!
Our agent contacted us with the good news. A one hour action series had just been greenlit and the production was looking for writers. The timing couldn’t have been better as Paul and I had just finished work on another show and were looking for a steady gig. Of course there was that possibility…