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Summer? What summer? This writer spent July and August confined to her apartment with bronchitis because she dared travel outside of her safety cage in Koreatown. Basically, not much happened until September to which, I’ve been finishing pilots that were roaming about my head. Two science fiction spec TV pilots were finished, one of which was […]
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Just a quick October update: I found out today that my short (currently being edited) is in the hands of an editor that works at Paramount. So no rush dude: Take. Your. Time. Finding this information out has made it very clear to me that networking pays off. Giving a little blood and sweat (aka […]
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With all of the irons I keep in the fire, you’d think one might be ready. It’s always the weird unexpected ones. Last week, I helped an LACC film student who happens to be an established rapper in Los Angeles by providing material. He’s shooting it this weekend so I’m guessing by the first week […]
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I’ve been in Los Angeles for almost one year. To cliche myself to death, “boy, time really flies”. Things I knew would happen have, such as; I spend so much time with my “day job” to make the rent I have lost time to write. It’s all my fault really. I can make time but […]
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The treatment I wrote for an actor’s reality show idea landed in Mark Burnett’s office last week. Hmmm, let’s see…. Who is Mark Burnett? He’s only the Godfather of Reality Television. Of his many credits, these are some of my favorites: Survivor, Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?, Rock N’ Roll Fantasy Camp, and my […]
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I can’t talk to much about projects that are in play or opportunities that are blossoming right now, so let’s chat about some other people I know. 1) My friend Gary, a fellow Triggerstreet member that I’ve known via the impersonal tubes of the internet for several years, has been SWEEPING the floor over at […]
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What’s new in K-town? I’ve become accustomed to my tiny space such that I want to trick it out. There’s a closet specifically built for a murphy bed, so I may return it to its original state and install one in there. The question remains; should I use the closet for a full size bed […]
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The dichotomy of having a great manager who gives excellent feedback and a personal disagreement of notes given on a project is causing me to have lockjaw of the keyboard. In other words; “I don’t wanna do it and you can’t make me.” My manager single handedly helped improve a different project based on her […]
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A quick note about networking. Keep in mind that actors and other entertainment industry related individuals besides producers and production companies are willing and able to hire screenwriters for work. I recently completed a paid assignment that included writing a treatment for an actress who had been asked to submit a reality show idea for […]
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