Sorry for that! I was conversing in #ScriptChat for an hour. (That SPEED on a plane script actually began as DIE HARD on a plane, because SPEED didn't exist when I wrote it.)

Hey. I made it through that. Now I need to get back to writing! Thanks everyone! #ScriptChat

#ScriptChat Novels: I'm my own boss. No stupid story notes. I'm adapting scripts that got me studio meetings but never sold. A series character - Jackson Bolt Threat Management. Bodyguard from Oakland who lives in San Fran.

#ScriptChat Working on the last of the 20 Blue Books. Have a novel and a novella waiting for a rewrite. Finishing up another novella.

I think I figured it out.. #ScriptChat

#ScriptChat How do I do hashtag READING here?

#ScriptChat I was (am?) at #ScriptChat regular over on Twitter, so I am sitting in a park, drinking ice tea, and participating here. Who else is here?

Friday's Script Tip: CHARACTER FLAW IS STORY. From FACE/OFF to TRAIN TO BUSAN we look at how deeply flawed characters are the most important part of a screenplay. People problems. www.scriptsecrets.net/tips/tip210.... #writing #filmsky #screenwriting #scriptsky #scriptsecrets #amwriting

On this date in 1987 Katherine Bigelow and Eric Red's NEAR DARK was released. The great Lance Henriksen, the awesome Bill Paxton, the amazing Jenette Goldstein (half the cast of ALIENS!), the fantastic Tim Thomerson, Jenny Wright, and Adrian Pasdar. youtu.be/XBDhZrzqcPY?... #scriptsky #filmsky

On this day in film history - October 3, 1951 - Sonny Corleone drives up to the tollbooth for the last time in THE GODFATHER. amzn.to/4q1izEn #todayfilm

Fridays With Hitchcock: THE LOST HITCHCOCK FILM. Not MOUNTAIN EAGLE, but WHITE SHADOW directed by Hitch's mentor Graham Cutts. Lots of background information! sex-in-a-sub.blogspot.com/2018/06/the-... #scriptsky #filmsky #writing #booksky

Target has a different idea of action movies than I do... (What do you think is in the Fast & Furious Sticker Book?)

THE SHOTGUN APPROACH. (CRIME TIME THRILLER) Introducing Homicide Inspector Shelly Steele, SFPD. A Pop Star is murdered on the VIP floor of a luxury hotel. His ex-Partner? Ex-Wife? His ex-Record Label Owner? 105 pgs 99cents! a.co/d/cign3UD #writing #mystery #thriller #ad #booksky #scriptsky

"He looked exactly the same when he was alive, only he was vertical.” #scriptsky #filmsky #writing

On this date in 1959 Rod Serling's THE TWILIGHT ZONE premiered on CBS. What is your favorite episode? youtu.be/relidV9GWL8?... #scriptsky #filmsky

18 years ago I was in a short that's 1:31 long. www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0Vf... If you started watching it back then, and watched it at 10 frames per month (which is about 0.4 seconds worth), you'd be nearly done now. #scriptsky #filmsky

On This Day In Film History - October 2, 1998 - Ash Williams and his girlfriend Linda go to the Knowby cabin in EVIL DEAD 2 for a relaxing vacation. amzn.to/4o1vTH0 Tis The Season! #scriptsky #filmsky

Wow! 11 books on Amazon's Top 100 Screenwriting Books (Kindle) right now! Thank you ! Leading the pack... #scriptsky #filmsky #booksky

"The eyes of the world are upon you. Notables from every country are gathered here in your honor. This is a gala day for you." "Well, a gal a day is enough for me. I don't think I could handle any more." #filmsky #scriptsky #writing

A FINE UPSTANDING CITIZEN. (CRIME TIME THRILLER) 25 years ago Senator Milano killed a man. Now he's one of a dozen suspects in an information leak. Can he solve the crime before they discover his secret? 86 pgs 99c! amzn.to/3AVvyCp #writing #mystery #thriller #ad #booksky

"I told you to go away, Martins. This isn't Santa Fe. I'm not a sheriff and you aren't a cowboy. You've been blundering around with the worst bunch of racketeers in Vienna, your precious Harry's friends, and now you're wanted for murder." #scriptsky #filmsky

On This Day In Film History - September 27, 1969 - The Zodiac Killer strikes again, killing a couple at Lake Berryessa in ZODIAC. amzn.to/4nrWgG9 I've been there many times... a Bay Area picnic) fishing spot. #filmsky #scriptsky

Director Arthur Penn was born on this date in 1922... and died on tomorrow's date in 2010. THE MIRACLE WORKER, BONNIE AND CLYDE, ALICE'S RESTAURANT, LITTLE BIG MAN, and NIGHT MOVES are among his films. #filmsky #scriptsky

Buy the BOURNE book today! All 5 Films Analyzed! Great for fans, writers, directors! How Thrillers work, elevated thrillers, Arrogance Of Sequels, American vs European car chases: 276 pages, under $4! a.co/d/7rxVnAf #screenwriting #amwriting #filmsky #writing #scriptsky #books #ad

Fridays With Hitchcock: Organic Storytelling. Hitchcock explains how everything is connected in a story in an interview clip. Nothing glued on from the outside. What do you find in Switzerland? sex-in-a-sub.blogspot.com/2019/08/hitc... #screenwriting #writing #filmsky #scriptsky #books

Horse Head Book Ends. youtu.be/Te3pdzQtxWc?... Words to live by...

On This Day In Film History - September 26, 2026 - By 17:43:54 the Simian Flu has spread to London, New York City, and San Francisco in DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES. amzn.to/3IFAvU5 #screenwriting #writing #film #amwriting #scriptchat

My favorite Bergman film...

Friday's Script Tip: IT'S ONLY A MODEL! Why screenwriters might need to hire a nude model (tax deductable!). Why & How 25 writers can write 25 completely different scripts from the same idea. Other useful tools! www.scriptsecrets.net/tips/tip295.... #writing #filmsky #scriptsky

$3.99 SEPTEMBER SALE! HITCHCOCK: EXPERIMENTS IN TERROR! Hitch's most daring cinema experiments revealed! Contained Thrillers? Serial Protagonists? Multiple Connecting Stories? Same Story Multiple Times? Single Shot Film? a.co/d/aVwVOEH #writing #scriptsky #filmsky #ad

Film Courage Plus: Creating Suspense. Interview clip plus article on creating suspense in thrillers, comedies, action flicks, and even knights in shining armor movies. sex-in-a-sub.blogspot.com/2020/07/film... #screenwriting #writing #filmsky #amwriting #scriptsky #scriptsecrets

"Not to be a sore loser, but, when this is done if I'm dead, kill him." Today's movie quote. #filmsky #scriptsky #writing

On this day in 1964 THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E. starring Robert Vaughn, David McCallum, and Leo G. Carroll premiered on NBC and ran 4 seasons. One of my favorite shows as a kid. Created by Sam Rolfe. youtu.be/CjmOkqU6Roo?... #writing #scriptsky #filmsky

On this date in 1984 Carl Reiner's comedy ALL OF ME was released in the USA. Steve Martin,Victoria Tennant, Richard Libertini, Dana Eclar (hung out with him once), Jason Bernard and Basil Hoffman. Screenplay by Phil Alden Robinson! youtu.be/y2FgCNpq7II?... #scriptsky #filmsky #writing.

THROUGH THE RINGER (MITCH ROBERTSON #1) - Screenwriter Mitch Robertson just wants to sell a script, but ends up solving the mystery of a whiz kid writer whose new script stinks. Fun! a.co/d/41eSH8x #screenwriting #amwriting #filmsky #scriptsky #writing

On This Date In Film History - September 21, 2012 - Jack McClane is arrested in Moscow, Russia... and daddy has to come bail him out, in DIE HARD WHATEVER. amzn.to/4guPhJG We need a baby John McClain movie...

Tomorrow is the last day of summer, so I bought some ice cream! But does this flavor have side effects? Damn! The cat got into it! #filmsky #scriptsky #writing (Art stolen from someone, sorry!)

"At three cents a word, every time I say ‘Bang’ in the story I get three cents. If you think I'm going to finish the gun battle while my hero still has fifteen cents worth of unexploded ammunition in his gun, you're nuts!" - Erle Stanley Gardner #scriptsky #writing #booksky #filmsky

"I want my body back. And I want my freedom and my privacy. And most of all, I'd like to be able to take a leak without being fondled." From a movie released on today's date. #scriptsky #filmsky #writing

On this date in 1997 the great Oscar winning film L.A. CONFIDENTIAL was released in the USA. Directed by Curtis Hanson, screenplay by Brian Helgeland and Hanson based on the novel by James Ellroy. youtu.be/DacxCcEo-HY?... #filmsky Compare all of the Goldsmith Noir scores - all very different!

SEPTEMBER SALE: $3.99! HITCHCOCK: EXPERIMENTS IN TERROR! Hitch's most daring cinema experiments revealed! Contained Thrillers? Serial Protagonists? Multiple Connecting Stories? Same Story Multiple Times? Single Shot Film? a.co/d/70cAvem #writing #scriptsky #filmsky #amwriting #ad

On this date in 1974 one of my favorite movies (in my Top 5) Frederico Fellini's AMARCORD was released in the USA. I love the ugly peanut vendor who visits a vacationing Sheik's harem and pleasures them all! Criterion #4. youtu.be/BtG9ZM-ZHnY?... Like an Oscar winning version of AMERICAN PIE...

"Dolbys!" Happy Birthday to Paul Williams who was born on this day in 1940. youtu.be/OkmoLGt45Qk?... #filmsky #scriptsky #writing #dolbys

Fridays With Hitchcock: The "Lost" Tom Snyder Interview With Hitchcock from 1973... Where Hitch explains the ending of LOST! (He's seen BETWEEN TWO WORLDS.) sex-in-a-sub.blogspot.com/2020/09/frid... #writing #screenwriting #scriptsky #filmsky #scriptsecrets

From a movie released on this date! #scriptsky #filmsky #writing

Friday's Script Tip: Opening With Character. Even though THERE WILL BE BLOOD opens with an explosion, the injury he suffers from that explosion brings out his character. DIE HARD opens with character, too! www.scriptsecrets.net/tips/tip110.... #screenwriting #writing #filmsky #scriptsky

61 years ago? One of the pieces of entertainment that made me who I am. youtu.be/svbjS7YZ7sc?... My gateway to Doc Savage... #filmsky #booksky #writing #scriptsky

Thursday's Script Tip: MAN WITH A PLAN. We look at Indiana Jones and meandering stories. Protagonists need a plan - even if that plan fails. CRYSTAL SKULL is our example. Why didn't it work? www.scriptsecrets.net/tips/tip89.htm #writing #screenwriting #scriptsky #filmsky #scriptsecrets

Don't wait for the Big Break, snatch up all of the little breaks that come along! Who knows where they'll lead! #writing #scriptsky #filmsky

Yesterday in 1966 Dan Briggs listened to a vinyl record that self destructed afterwards, when MISSION IMPOSSIBLE premiered on CBS. Steven Hill, Martin Landau, Barbara Bain and Greg Morris. youtu.be/QhPwhv2aRZc?... M:I 5 also has a vinyl record listening booth for the mission message.