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My Book Review of 'That's Not The Way It Works'
Hi, today, I'm reviewing That's Not The Way It Works: A No Nonsense Guide to The Craft and Business of Screenwriting by Bob Saenz, S-A-E-N-Z.
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Did you know?
Did you know that Berkley Books, a Penguin imprint for commercial and genre fiction, will join forces with Penguin Young Readers to launch Berkley XO…
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I'm Making a Movie on Tuesday
It’s another Sunday (kinda, because I don’t usually have plans to make a movie two days from now) and I’m reading this piece from Substack about the Big…
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Happy Fourth of July Weekend
Paid Event/Workshop/Lecture
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I chose these mainly for the headlines
‘You Couldn’t Stop Me from Writing This Book’: PW Talks with E.
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Reports from the Trenches
The publishing world is doing its utmost to contend with the copyright issues posed by AI.
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June 2025

Oh, shit, I’m going bald!
Unfortunately, it seems I’ve lived long enough to suffer a tiny bit of age-related hair loss and thinning.
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Coming soon: My directorial debut
Coming soon: My directorial debut
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My Book Review of 'Ambition Monster'
Hi.
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3:56
Links Curated Personally, By Hand
Okay.
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A few useful thoughts
Publishing news
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To Substack or Not
Am I allowed to write this here?
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