My screenplay WHO IS MOLLY STEELE? just made the Quarter-finals in The StoryPros Awards.  The above is a small sample of scripts/writers who made the cut.  My entry was the last script listed because of the alphabetical order by title.  You can find the complete list of all Quarter-finalistists HERE.   The Quarters represents approximately the […]

“He died in this chair.”  This is the first line uttered in my new play called THE ROCKER.  Three brothers gather in the childhood home they grew up in.  The play takes place in an attic the brothers are cleaning up as they get ready to sell the house after the passing of their father […]

I recently heard the phrase “Keep Turning Up” by a preacher.  He was referencing faith and belief which are two important factors when it comes to the creative life.  You have to have a certain amount (or bucketfuls) of faith and belief in your art and in yourself to “keep turning up”.  Resilience is another […]

I recently took a couple friends, Ron and Darla, to see the play Kim’s Convenience at Soulpepper Theatre.  They have never seen it before.  I saw the original production back in 2011 at the Toronto Fringe Festival.  I wrote about it HERE.   I remember when I saw it at the Fringe, it was a sold […]

I recently held the first reading of my newest play called WAVES.  Reading a play out loud for the first time is very much the same feeling I get when I’m sitting in an audience watching a play of mine on opening night.  I find myself quite nervous, anxious and excited all at the same […]

News on my screenplay A PROMISE I MADE TO MR. BAGELS – Dear Romeo , Congratulations!  We are very proud to say that our jury loved your screenplay and awarded it as a Finalist!  This means that you are still in the running to WIN! It’s always gratifying to get an email like this, especially […]

I’ve completed my new play WAVES.    The above is a quote that comes from one of the main characters who happens to dabble in writing but has been dealing with a severe case of writer’s bloc.   This is her words (or more accurately put, my words given to her). The play centers around three […]

Last month, I had the pleasure to see these two ladies at the Roselawn Theatre in Port Colborne where they performed in a play called THE SWEET DELILAH SWIM CLUB.  I’ve known Jane Miller for over 20 years.  She directed my play BLUE and was heavily involved in the development of ANIMAL and I will  […]

  Over 8700 screenplays from around the world were submitted into the 2024 Page International Screenwriting Awards. 974 screenplays advanced which represents the TOP 10% of all entries.  My screenplay BREAK AWAY made the Quarters.  Good news!  Onto the next round which will be much, much tougher. PAGE splits their contest into different categories.  I […]