I go by either "Steven" or "Steve" it really doesn't matter. I'm not a professional screenwriter anymore, so there's no need to suck up to me and send me your latest script. I have zero ambition to work in the entertainment industry. I'm now just a regular guy who knows a bit about storytelling, wants to share that knowledge to inspire new writers, and to share my work with everyone!
MAVERICK STORYTELLING: STEP ONE
WHAT’S UNDER THE HOOD? Type Twos are the compulsive givers of the Enneagram. Their choice of engine doesn’t matter, as long as it’s powerful enough to tow their trailer of love. Generosity powers their motor, playing savior – is their nitrous. The hospitality of a Two is free. But when […]
2019 GRADE A MOVIES
Let’s get one thing straight. Alita is not gonna win the Oscar anytime soon. Let’s get another thing straight. The Oscars are overrated and suck. I personally think they like to sniff Michael Moore’s pizza farts. For the most part, movies that win the Oscars are extremely boring to watch. […]
MAVERICK STORYTELLING: STEP ONE
WHAT’S UNDER THE HOOD? To make things a bit easy on the imagination, let’s use a car to explain what a Type One personality will look like. When you steal a peek at the engine of a Type One, you’ll see an engine block, alternator, and battery, that is perfectly […]
2019 GRADE A MOVIES / MAVERICK REVIEWS / NETFLIX
Let me jump straight out of the block and say that the entire Punisher series on Netflix has been Grade A-plus material. Season 2, especially, has been outstanding. If you haven’t seen it yet, check it out before you continue reading any more of this review. It’s that good. I […]
MAVERICK REVIEWS
TOO MANY LOGICAL FAILURES One of the major rules that I have with storytelling is “to make it believable.” It doesn’t matter if you’re writing the next installment of the MCU universe, or writing a business proposal for your start-up, you need to make your idea – believable. Whatever you’re […]
Sports Commentary
As the dust settles on Super Bowl 53, three undeniable facts remain true: The Patriots and Tom Brady are incredibly hard to beat in the playoffs and the Super Bowl. The Giants and Eli Manning beat them twice in the Super Bowl The Eagles and Nick Foles beat them once […]
MAVERICK STORYTELLING: STEP ONE
Before you freak out, don’t worry, I’m not trying to recruit you to some version of Wicca. Step One doesn’t involve joining a cult, that happens in Step Three, after I ask you to submit a DNA, which is Step Two-Point-Five. The purpose of this page is to brief you […]
MAVERICK STORYTELLING: STEP ONE
If directors tossed their agendas, millions of dedicated fans wouldn’t be screaming at Disney, for destroying the Star Wars franchise. If journalists didn’t distort the truth, Americans wouldn’t have to question – the news. If documentaries made an effort to tell the whole story, instead of trying to recruit your […]
2019 GRADE D-F MOVIES
M. Night Sucks, nuff said. After watching this atrocity, I’m pretty much convinced that M. Night Shyamalan should be banned from making movies. I was really looking forward to Glass. Unbreakable was a good movie, and Split was so-so; I really wanted to see where this movie was going to […]
2019 GRADE A MOVIES
Probably the best Spider-Man movie to date! Holy tamale Batman! This movie was freaking awesome! Where do I start? It’s well written. I mean, really well written. That script is – wow. Let’s just say it’s probably tough to write and they really pulled it off. I’m not even sure […]