I like to explore a story in miniature form before I go ahead and write it as a full-blown feature or play. I think this really helps my process before going big.
When you learn to play the classic board game Go, you start on a 7×7 grid. As you master the game [...]

- An Asian kid
- A talking dog
- A flightless bird that mocks you
- Ed Asner
- Dogs that fly planes and shoot machine guns
- A first act that reduces even the most stone-cold gangsta into a blubbering mess
Yes, it’s almost perfect. 99% perfect. But to be absolutely perfect, the only thing that it [...]

I’ve got a lot of homework this weekend, as usual. Reading, outlining, revising.
Some of my favorite haunts — the libraries at UCLA — have cut back on their hours due to budget shortfalls. They aren’t even open on Saturdays anymore, which is a major hit.
This is kind of [...]

Don’t give him a ride.

Tribeca All Access Submissions Are Open: You should apply to this. Take that feature script of yours, polish it up, and send it to them before December 14th. The people that run this program are really great — they really take care of you. If you [...]