I’ve distilled everything I know about story analysis into a short eBook. It will be my first Kindle, Amazon, iBooks, Sony Reader, Nook publication. It’s priced at $4.99 for an introductory time. Let me know if you’d like to be on the pre-order list.

I believe fiction is a mirror in which see ourselves– that is why “author’s intent” is never as important as “reader’s (or viewer’s) perception”.

It turns out that just putting in hours and hours at your chosen writing work is not enough; the only way to get better is to make sure you’re devoting those hours to what the researchers call “deliberate practice.”

I believe that if you want your stories to endure, then plot must come from character and not the other way around. I have often said that storytellers are the most powerful people on earth– because they have the power to move the human heart. There is no greater power on earth. You cannot move hearts by relying on plot mechanics.

Mistaking which character is the protagonist is one of the most common reasons why a film doesn’t work emotionally for the audience. Spielberg should know better.

Although this website is not dark in protest of SOPA I stand with those who are!  Here is why–
http://mashable.com/2012/01/17/sopa-dangerous-opinion/