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!
WHAT SAY YOU? E. Jean Carroll is a very interesting personality. What motivates her? What are her fears? What turns this woman’s gears? Let’s dive into it. If you follow my page, you probably know that I’m a storyteller who uses the enneagram to create honest characters. However, the enneagram’s […]
98%??? I’m in the 2% So, this was my movie plan for this monster flic: Wait for it to come to streaming Wait for it to be included on Max or Netflix Wait for it to leave Max or Netflix Then, watch it when there’s nothing left to see on […]
911- WE NEED A SCREENWRITER I saw the trailers on YouTube and thought, “Hey, that’s a movie I would like to see in the movies!” Well, the only problem was that this action-flic wasn’t in the theaters, it was a straight-to-streaming movie…and well… Well…. Now, back in the day, the […]
LEAVE THE WORLD PLOT BEHIND (spoilers) The book was horrible. The movie is, pretty much, a perfect adaptation of the book. And that makes the movie just as horrible, or possibly worse. I swear, this is probably thee worst movie of the year, and the only reason you should watch […]
IT’S NOT PERFECT, BUT IT’S FUN, AND A TEAR-JERKER Did I ever tell you how amazing it is that any movie, good or bad, large or micro-budget, makes it to screen? Well, it is. The journey of filmmaking is usually an incredible story within itself, filled with conflict at every […]
OH, IT’S ANOTHER EPIC SCI-FI PIC Why did the studios settle with the Writer’s Guild? It seems that union writers can only put out rehashed storylines. So here we go again. Once again – AGAIN, we have a visually stunning movie that’s about a young child, who holds the key […]
NOT FUN, KINDA SAD I realize a lot of people come to my website to learn about the art of storytelling. In my reviews, I often talk about character development, story structure, direction, dialogue – and so on. But the ingredient that is the most important to any story, is […]
TRIGGERED? TRY NOT TO BE Now – It’s extremely difficult to have a conversation with anyone who is triggered by the former President of the United States. I have friends – let me correct that – I’ve HAD friends, that told me that the President was a crook, a rapist, […]
THAT COULD HAVE BEEN BETTER…WAY BETTER I’m a fan of Taylor Sheridan. I love Yellowstone. I love the Tulsa King. I didn’t really care for Sicario, though. I like the character of Sicario, but not so much the pace of that movie. I thought that movie was rather boring. But […]
Awe Shucks, I Really Thought This Would Be Great! What could go wrong? Four grown women in a coming-of-age movie? Raunchiness that was so forced, I thought I saw a Sith lord. Humor that’s flatter than Joe Biden’s brainwaves. There is a special story at the heart of this […]
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