Month: February 2020

https://youtube.com/watch?v=f-7ooqWU3ak%3Fversion%3D3%26rel%3D1%26fs%3D1%26autohide%3D2%26showsearch%3D0%26showinfo%3D1%26iv_load_policy%3D1%26wmode%3Dtransparent “That’s the part that keeps people back the most—it’s like, ‘Well I don’t have an idea, so I can’t start.’ No, it’s like you only get the idea once you start. It’s this totally reverse thing. You have to act first before inspiration will hit. You don’t wait for inspiration and then act or… Continue reading The Problem with Waiting for Inspiration — Screenwriting from Iowa

https://youtube.com/watch?v=9saQ-4_8Csk%3Fversion%3D3%26rel%3D1%26fs%3D1%26autohide%3D2%26showsearch%3D0%26showinfo%3D1%26iv_load_policy%3D1%26wmode%3Dtransparent ”How to tell a good story? I don’t think anybody has that answer. Like when I sat down to write Dear Basketball I was like what do I want to say? You have certain acts and how you can structure things, ebbs and flow of story, certain formulas that have been there since the… Continue reading ‘Nothing in this world moves without story’—Academy Award Winner Kobe Bryant — Screenwriting from Iowa

https://youtube.com/watch?v=6u3GAQgZpww%3Fversion%3D3%26rel%3D1%26fs%3D1%26autohide%3D2%26showsearch%3D0%26showinfo%3D1%26iv_load_policy%3D1%26wmode%3Dtransparent In light of last night’s Iowa Caucus and the counting confusion this morning, what’s needed is a little Election humor from screenwriter Alexander Payne and actress Reece Witherspoon. via Voting in Iowa and Why Tracy Flick Isn’t Upset — Screenwriting from Iowa

“I just kept working,..You just have to keep your nose to the grindstone.” NFL football player Austin Reiter My favorite story coming out of Super Bowl LVI was regarding Austin Reiter. He was cut by the Cleveland Browns in 2018. When he played for the Browns during the 2017 season they did not win a […]… Continue reading Being Optimistic—Yet Realistic—in the Face of Adversity — Screenwriting from Iowa