In the game of Hollywood, it’s easy to give up. I share advice and tools to keep your writing motivation up so you don’t quit! Motivation: Balls of Steel™: How to Grow a Set Balls of Steel™: Patience, Crazy Patience … Continue reading
Category Archives: Writing Inspiration
Amazing Retreat for Writers!
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My dear friend, and award-winning screenwriter, Jacob Krueger has found a way to nurture not only a writer’s mind but also their soul. Writing retreats… Costa Rican style! When Jacob learned my short film IMPASSE was being held hostage by … Continue reading
The Train to Change
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At 23, I was mugged at knifepoint in New York City’s Grand Central Station. I vowed never to ride the train again. But in 2007, the Writer’s Digest Conference called my name with promises of hearing Jodi Picoult and meeting “real” … Continue reading
A Graveyard Writing Shift
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Living in rural New York, I often drive the countryside for writing inspiration. This particular day, I needed to find a way to kill one of my characters. I wanted something unique for her death. Suddenly, my car’s ball joint … Continue reading
Writing as a Martial Art
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“This is a last-laugh business: If you can survive as people are kicking you in the head, eventually their leg will get tired, and they’ll want to start kicking someone else. If you’re still there, and can pull yourself up … Continue reading