An interview with ‘The Ark’ co-showrunners Dean Devlin and Jonathan Glassner about the sci-fi genre and creating their new series.
Sci-Fi Circut: Insights from ‘The Ark’
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Should I Give Up the Writers Group I Started?
In this month's "Ask the Coach" article, I’m responding to a question about giving up a writing group, or not, including looking at the larger issues buried in the question: 1) Losing enthusiasm for...
How Much Do I Need to Develop My Script Before I Start Writing?
In this month's "Ask the Coach" article, I’m responding to a question about how much to develop a story before starting to write pages. In this article, I talk about screenwriter Jeff Howard's take...
How Can I Prioritize Writing (And Get Others to Understand)?
In this month's "Ask the Coach" article, I’m responding to a question about prioritizing writing. In the article, I talk about what prioritizing writing means, where we run into trouble, and then...
How Can Writers Deal with Procrastination?
In this month's "Ask the Coach" article, I’m responding to a comment on Twitter about handling procrastination. This is a topic I never tire of talking about with writers because it's so relevant...
How Can I Build a Consistent Writing Routine?
In this month's "Ask the Coach" article I’m answering a reader question about how to build a consistent writing routine, even while managing work and family. This is the high level view of the 7...
Odds & Ends — Building a Script Library, Seeking a Universal Script Structure Method, and Finding Courses
Welcome to the latest installment of my “Ask the Coach” column on Script Mag! This month I’m addressing a few shorter reader questions: In response to last month’s article regarding having more than...
Who Do I Send My Script To?
Welcome to the latest installment of my “Ask the Coach” column on Script Mag! This month I’m addressing a question about where to send a script: "I am wondering if you know any places or producers...
How Do I Keep Writing During Summer?
Welcome to the latest installment of my “Ask the Coach” column on Script Mag! This month I’m addressing a question about how to keep writing during the summer: "How do I keep writing even when I’m...
What Do I Need for a TV Pitch?
Welcome to the latest installment of my “Ask the Coach” column on Script Mag! This month, I’m sharing more from my interview with Neil Landau, author of the recently released book, The TV...
How Do I Find a Showrunner?
Welcome to the latest installment of my “Ask the Coach” column on Script Mag! This month, I’m addressing a question about finding a showrunner: “I have a solid idea for a TV series, but I need help...
Odds & Ends – Finding Your Voice, Getting Unstuck, and Abandoning Scripts for Books
Welcome to the latest installment of my “Ask the Coach” column on Script Mag! This month, I’m addressing a collection of shorter questions about Finding Your Voice, Getting Unstuck, and Abandoning...