I’m from Toronto, my heritage is English and yet I have an American mentality.  The kinds of stories I write mix all three and yet don’t seem to fit any one in particular.  I’ve written a show that takes place in Toronto, one based in L.A. and neither one would sell as is to the [...]

These days, you have to be flexible as a writer.  You need to be willing and able to write for both film and television, and for more than one genre.  Not only that, but you need to understand writing for all media platforms: Web 2.0 (social media), mobile media (cell phones), web series, etc..  The [...]

Glee! returns next Tuesday and I have to say I’m looking forward to it.  Oprah, among others, called it a phenomenon.  What makes it a phenomenon is that it’s so uplifting when most current one-hour shows are ‘downers’.   Our current viewing options are: cop show or serious dramas with a minor comedic element about vampire teens, back-stabbing teens, pregnant teens, [...]

I’m back from a weekend of R&R with family and friends in suburbia.  On Sunday, we gathered at my friend Tara’s for an afternoon barbeque in the sunshine.  One of the many and varied topics of conversation discussed was TV. As a new mom, Tara doesn’t have time to schedule her TV watching so she’s turned to renting [...]