Tag: writers
Writer’s Strike Potentially Ending, But What About Actors?
HOLLYWOOD—Almost 148 days, that is the time frame that members of the Writer’s Guild of America have been on strike after not reaching a...
Could SAG-AFTRA Strike Bring Hollywood To Its Knees?
HOLLYWOOD—Some big news recently came to light in the recent week where SAG-AFTRA could possibly strike if a deal is not reached with AMPTP...
The Writer’s Strike Impacts More Than You Know
HOLLYWOOD—The current strike involving the Writer’s Guild of America is entering its third week and it looks like there will be no end in...
Writers Guild Of America Goes On Strike
HOLLYWOOD—The Writers Guild of America went on strike on Tuesday, May 2, after failing to reach negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture and...
Mass Firings Of Agents In Hollywood
HOLLYWOOD—Hollywood writers have begun a mass firing of agents as a result of major agencies hesitation to sign code-of-conduct letters that would prevent the...
Writer Ross Chappell Joins “Me Too” Rage
HELLO AMERICA!—One of my most talented production writers and musician friends, Ross Chappell, posted that he, too, was a victim of sexual abuse, rape...
Black Artists Feeding Into Trumpism
HELLO AMERICA—I had a very emotional, but stimulating exchange with one of my production partners, Bobby Wright. It was my contention that the few...
Black Stars More Mouth Than Action
HELLO AMERICA!—It pains me tremendously, but the truth must be told, that our so-called Black stars of film and stage today who are touted...
Prepare Before Knocking On Producer Door!
HELLO AMERICA!—Since being responsible for wearing so many pre-production activities for our Pre-Broadway play with music from “I Feel Sin Comin’ On,” I have...
Deducting Cafe Society
UNITED STATES—Can the expenses incurred by a writer working at a café be written off on taxes? You bet if the time spent there...
Young Filmmakers Confused
HELLO AMERICA!—There are numerous reports from young filmmakers throughout the country that they are confused concerning marketable “storylines” for their assigned film projects on...
Dangers Of A Writer’s Strike
UNITED STATES—Some of you may know, some of you may not, but a day of reckoning could occur in the entertainment industry that could...
Scholarship Available For Writers In West Hollywood
WEST HOLLYWOOD—“Reading and writing have the power to expand minds and transport people into realms previously unimagined,” states a press release from the city...
Speak Easy: Anti-Love Quotes
UNITED STATES—Some of us are too old, jaded, or busy to give a crap about Valentine’s Day. For people like me with an automatic...
Local Authors Add To Tween Series
SANTA MONICA—Santa Monica resident, Marcy Winograd, collaborated with Brentwood local, Jackie Hirtz, on tween novel “New Girl on Salt Flat Road,” the second book...
