Writing
I'm a writer first. The Writer's Table is my newsletter for screenwriters and storytellers: how stories work, why scripts fail, and what it takes to keep going. More than a thousand people read it.
- Sep 30, 2026Why "Almost" Is the Cruelest Word in Hollywood (and What $10 Can Do About It)Turns out you don't need a studio to make a movie, you just need a few hundred friends and ten bucks each.
- Jul 6, 20264 Setup And Payoff Principles That Make Scenes LandWhy your callbacks feel forced instead of inevitable
- Jul 1, 2026Why Your Third Act Doesn’t Land (And How To Actually Fix It)The difference between resolution and ending (and why most writers confuse them)
- Jun 26, 2026The Call Sheet | Issue No. 3 | Week of June 26, 2026Your weekly submission guide for screenwriters who are serious about getting their work seen
- Jun 24, 2026The Five Questions I Ask Every ScriptWhat separates scripts that work from scripts that feel like work
- Jun 19, 2026The Call SheetIssue No. 2 | Week of June 19, 2026
- Jun 17, 2026The Three Scenes That Make Or Break Your ScriptWhy most writers get the opening and climax right but completely miss the midpoint
- Jun 15, 20265 Signs Your Scene Has Real Stakes Instead of Fake UrgencyHow to tell if your scenes actually matter or just feel frantic
- Jun 12, 2026The Call SheetIssue No. 1 | Week of June 12, 2026
- Jun 10, 2026Stakes!!! What They Actually Are (And Why Yours Aren’t Working)The fundamental misunderstanding that breaks most scripts
- Jun 8, 20264 Truths About Screenwriting That Change After Your First SaleWhat separates aspiring writers from professional ones (and how to close that gap)
- Jun 4, 2026The Plotting Problem Most Writers Don’t Know They HaveWhy most scripts get the relationship between plot and character backwards
Podcast
What's Your Why
What broke you made you beautiful.
Real conversations with writers, musicians, directors, actors and creators about the fire that drives us, the fear that shapes us, and how both evolve.
- Writing What You See: Pittsburgh Novelist on Craft & PersistenceGuest: Patrick McGinty
- All Your F*cks Disappear at 40 (And Other Truths): Screenwriter Lauren Greenwood on RejectionGuest: Lauren Greenwood
- When Church Breaks You: Pastor JP Robles on Creativity, Faith, and Why God Looks Up From the BottomGuest: JP Robles
- The Story That Drives Him: Donavan Clark on Passion, Perseverance, and PurposeGuest: Donavan Clark
- The Song That Saved His Life: Jacob Luttrell on Pain, Purpose, and Being a SuperheroGuest: Jacob Luttrell