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 […]

My sister Lisa.  This photo was taken at my brother’s cottage a few weeks ago by our cousin Mitch.  Growing up we were inseparable, we did everything together.  And after I failed Grade 3 – we ended up in the same grade.   We went from Gordon Public School, to Welland Centennial Secondary School and then […]

Last month, my screenplay BREAK AWAY advanced as a quarterfinalist in Script Lab’s Screenplay Contest.  1000 Scripts advanced out of 15,000 entered.  In this first round of judging, only the first few pages are read to decide which scripts advance.  In the next round, all 1000 screenplays are read from cover to cover to decide […]

I recently received the above email from The Script Lab.  I breathed a sigh of relief when I got the news as my screenplay BREAK AWAY has not been doing well in my recent submissions.  It is quite frustrating, as I’ve spent a lot of time in re-writes and submitting the script to the same […]

The expression “turn the page’ is an idiom.  Now you might ask, what’s an idiom?  Good question.  Here’s the definition of an idiom: A widely used saying or expression containing a figurative meaning that differs from the phrase’s literal meaning. The literal meaning of “turn the page” brings to mind a book, magazine or newspaper […]

I recently got together with these two ladies.  The last time we three posed together was back in 2019.  Over four years ago.  Time really does fly.   Liz was and has been a huge champion of my play ANIMAL when it received a public reading at the Alumnae Theatre’s New Ideas Festival back in 2018.   […]

2023 ended on a harsh reality for me.  2024 begins on an optimistic note.   My screenplay LET IT SHINE was just listed as a quarter-finalist in the Emerging Screenwriters Screenplay Competition.  Thousands of scripts were entered from around the world.  It is no small feat to get on this list.   I chuckle at the […]