I'm excited to be joining the illustrious faculty at the School of Film and Animation in the College of Art and Design at the Rochester Institute of Technolo...

Check out what I had to say about the movie "Joker," and its use of violence. https://www.rochesterfirst.com/news/digital-exclusives/film-experts-in-rocheste...

For those attending my talk, "The Art of Telling Lies Skillfully" at this year's CityLit Festival in Baltimore, I've posted a companion handout that you can ...

For those of you who attended our panel at AWP19, but were unable to pick up a handout, you can find it on the Handouts page of this site. Enjoy! Wow, what ...

I was honored to be asked to participate again in the wonderful History of Literature podcast. With the Academy Awards coming up, host Jacke and myself disc...

Last week, I was honored to be the guest speaker at the Hazak Luncheon at Temple Bnai Israel in Bethesda. We had one of the largest crowds yet for a talk, a...

Check out my discussion with host Jacke Wilson as we debate holiday movies, what makes a good one, and how to go about writing one! http://historyofliteratur...

Recently, I was asked to appear on the Podcast, The History of Literature, to discuss holiday movies from a screenwriter's perspective. Oh, what fun! To prep...

On July 22nd, I flew to Las Cruces, New Mexico for my first University Film and Video Association conference. The experience might have started with some an...

It was great seeing UCLA friends and colleagues Tim Albaugh and Linda Vorhees at this picturesque college in beautiful Roanoke, Virginia. And the MFA studen...

What a charming little bookstore! A true independent, with a cheerful staff and a well-curated collection of books in an up-and-coming DC neighborhood. It w...

Every writer in the DC area knows that the premiere resource for writers is The Writer's Center in Bethesda, with their stellar events, seminars, classes, an...

We had a fantastic event at Los Angeles' Last Bookstore this weekend! The venue was absolutely amazing, a huge shrine to the written word, full of amazing b...

Thank you to the Rockville Memorial Friends of the Library! It was an honor being the featured speaker at their annual meeting. Now I'm looking forward to ...

Whew. I was a bit nervous going into the event, not sure who would show up, if anyone. But attendance exceeded my expectations. Old friends I hadn't seen i...

I am looking forward to discussing my book, screenwriting and story, and anything else that comes to mind...next week at the mall I grew up with! It feels l...

I just had a wonderful conversation with host Jacke Wilson on his History of Literature Podcast! Check it out here: http://historyofliterature.com/135-arist...

Despite the snowstorm, we had a lively and enthusiastic showing at the book talk last Thursday. My thanks to Henry and the bookstore staff and to everyone w...

Good show last night! Shout-outs to my friend Jon Macks for writing it, and to Adam Deldeo, one of the first producers to ever hire me, for executive produc...

In case you missed my Urban AMA last week, here it is on YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qp6l5_xQZ9s&feature=youtu.be