Articles written by: Steve Young

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!

SCREENWRITING SAT. PODCAST

LEARNING STORY: The Type One “Reformer” – Podcast

In today’s Screenwriting Saturday podcast, I chat about The Type One “Reformer.”  This typically, is the hero character in a fantasy script, the Captain America, John Wick, or even Batman (on the unhealthy end).   They fly by their own set of moral codes, often against the establishment. The podcast is […]

2020 GRADE A MOVIES / Enneagram: Type Four "Individualist"

THE REAL STORY OF PARIS HILTON (Quick Review + Character Study)

PARIS HILTON IS NOT THE DITZY PRIVILEGED BLOND This will be just a quick review because I really want to just start dissecting Paris Hilton’s personality.   If you have not seen this documentary, you should.  The movie is well made and unbelievably honest given that it’s made by the person […]

2020 GRADE D-F MOVIES / Enneagram: Type Six "Loyalist" / MAVERICK REVIEWS

MAVERICK REVIEW: CUTIES (with spoilers)

DISHONEST & DISTURBING FILMMAKING “Netflix’s Cuties is too intelligent and moving to be marred by one bad-taste poster” – The Independent Uhm…what? Cuties is far from intelligent or moving, and it is more than just a bad-taste movie poster.  It is a movie that crossed the line of decency, when […]

2020 GRADE B-C MOVIES

THE HUNT: Pretty good!

I remember when I first saw the trailer to this movie, I thought, “Oh great, it’s another one of those, Hunt The Innocent Stories.“ And in all honesty, it was – haha.  There’s way too many of these movies.  You have The Purge, The Hunger Games, just to name the […]

2020 GRADE D-F MOVIES

BLACK IS KING… Uhm…

IT’S NOT GOOD… So, before  I dive into my review, I have to disclose something here.  While I am a professional storyteller and make a living off charging for my creative abilities, I am not a true artist.  True artists live through their art, it’s part of their identity, their […]

Enneagram Type Nine "Peacekeeper"

TYPE NINE “PEACEKEEPER”

WHAT’S UNDER THE HOOD The engine that powers a Type Nine is nothing too loud, because it might upset the neighbors, and nothing too powerful to test the limits of safety. Their motor is reliable and effecient.  Is it a game-changer?   It could be, but you won’t know it. THEIR […]

Enneagram: Type Eight "Challenger"

TYPE EIGHT “CHALLENGER”

WHAT’S UNDER THE HOOD Type Eights are all about power, so any muscle car that’s fast, growls, and breaks the speed limit with just a touch of the throttle, is their vehicle of choice. KEY INGREDIENTS OF A TYPE EIGHT “CHALLENGER” They have a very strong personality.  It’s not as […]

Type Seven “Enthusiast”
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Type Seven “Enthusiast”

WHAT’S UNDER THE HOOD? The engine, the brand, the performance of their car, for the most part, is unimportant to a Type Seven Enthusiast.  As long as it can get them from point A to point B, they are good to go. It’s not as if Enthusiast don’t care for […]

Enneagram: Type Six "Loyalist"

Type Six “The Loyalist”

WHAT’S UNDER THE HOOD? The engine is secondary to a Type Six.  What is primary is the logo that brands the grill.   For example, a loyalist may love a Ford because his father had a Ford, and his father had one, and his father’s father had one.  They are a […]

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