On Breaking the Fourth Wall
It has been said that breaking the fourth wall is a crutch used by lazy writers, and also by cripples. This may be true, although I can't be sure, since I've never met any cripples. Although once I...
View ArticleOn Follow-Up Calls
MEHi, is this ______________?(Executive's name deleted for whiny lawyer reasons.)MR. XYeah. Who's this?MEJeremy Slater. You know, the awesome screenwriter. I'm a big fan of your work, by the way....
View ArticleOn Casting
There are a great many unwritten rules and regulations in Hollywood regarding who does what. The producer, for instance, does not get to set off squibs no matter how much he really, really wants to. It...
View ArticleOn Writing for Television
We've wasted a hefty chunk of time talking about breaking into the movie business while ignoring its retarded younger sister, the television industry. Here's an interesting bit of trivia: did you know...
View ArticleDon't pretend you're not surprised...
What? You thought we do this because we like you? Hell no. We're doing this because we're soulless money-grabbing bastards.With that in mind...CLICK THE BEAR. BUY MERCHANDISE. MAKE US RICH.We know a...
View ArticleHi, 8 Us
You've probably noticed that the site has been pretty dead for the last few weeks. Unfortunately, that's not going to change anytime soon. Dan and I are both swamped with personal and professional...
View ArticleSince people are asking...
...How to Write Screenplays Badly is kind of dead.Much like my penis, our book proposal was deemed "too niche" by all the important people in New York, forcing us to divert our questionable talents...
View ArticleStab things! For free!
I missed out on King of Sword's last free-instrument-of-death deal, but apparently the promo is very legit and the prizes are all nicely pointy. It's also fairly simple: just create a blog post about...
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