I’m back!  I just spent a glorious, action-packed week in sunny (sometimes cold and overcast) Los Angeles at the Screenwriters’ Expo and I have plenty of stories to share with you!  Bear with me in the amount of time it may take to unload them because I’m still working on the follow-up to the event.  [...]

I don’t really suffer from writer’s block – at least, that’s what I tell myself.  I typically have several projects on the go at once so that if I get stuck on one, I switch to another.  I usually write something every day, but there are times when life takes over and I simply don’t [...]

Not long ago, I had a conversation with a fairly prominent TV and film director.  I happened to mention I planned to go to L.A. and the first thing he said was, “It’s really competitive.”  Take that any way you like, but competition doesn’t scare me, never has.  Why?  Because it’s an illusion. I’ve said [...]

Ever hear the phrase “Get out of your own way?” Well, this is exactly what may be holding you back.  It’s a tricky one because we aren’t always able to see what we’re doing to sabotage our efforts.  Anyone who watches Entourage knows Johnny Drama is this guy.  He constantly lets his temper and ego [...]

Last summer I was introduced to the Canadian writers’ community through a little networking drinks thing called Ink Drinks at the Paddock on Bathurst. It was then organized by Canadian writer/showrunner Denis McGrath who has worked on such shows as The Border, Stargate, and Blood Ties. Last Friday was his last day at a Toronto [...]