The Artful Writer

We wrapped principal photography on Tuesday.
For those directors out there who shoot these gargantuan, 100 day and more schedules, all I can say is…I’m in awe. Because after 48 days, I was ready to...

Hope you had a pleasant Thanksgiving.
I really really really hope that the Verrones and the Counters and the Youngs and the Chernins and the Bowmans and the Meyers had a pleasant Thanksgiving.
They...

Then I’m sorry…and thank you.
I’ve been deluged lately, and with the last few days of production still left to go, I just haven’t had a chance to respond to everyone the way I normally do.
I’ve got...

As you can see, we’re still working on getting our formatting back, but in the meantime, I thought I’d catch up with all of you.
It used to be that folks would come here to catch up, I suppose, but...

Okay. The custom templates aren’t back yet, but they’re on their way. Meanwhile, the comment system appears to be working.
When you go to sign in, if you’ve registered your ID with TypeKey, then ma...

Sometimes running a blog is SO MUCH FUN!
As you all know, comments are down. We’re working on it. When the changes are done, you’ll have to register with a handle of your choosing (so Anonymous or ...

This video was apparently made by a striking writer.
Perfectly done. The WGA should get this up on their site immediately.
I was planning on a rebuttal to Michael Eisner’s comments about how this s...

Ed. Note: Still working on implementing this. Comments will be back soon. Bear with me.
New Note: Should be working now. If you registered for TypeKey but were having trouble, clear your cache, log...

More, please…
It’s quite likely that a union can successfully wage a strike and still not convince a single damned person that what they’re doing makes sense. It’s not like these things are decided...

It appeared in Variety yesterday.
If you’re a WGAw screenwriter, you can still add your name to the online version.
When I was asked to sign this, I did offer a full disclosure that I could theoret...