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2007.11.29: That's A Wrap!
2007.11.25: On The Verge...
2007.11.19: Have You Emailed Me?
2007.11.17: Signal And Noise
2007.11.14: Aaaaaaand.......we're back (mostly)
2007.11.12: Still working on comments...but I thought you'd all enjoy this
2007.11.12: Best Video I've Seen Yet
2007.11.12: I Now Require TypeKey For Comments
2007.11.11: Why We Fight - Or - The Magic Cake
2007.11.09: Not A Word
2007.11.07: Wanna Know Who MY Guild Hero Is?
2007.11.06: The Farmer And The Cowman
2007.11.05: Two Quick Things...
2007.11.05: Dead And Alive
2007.11.04: Good Night, And Good Luck
2007.11.04: Where I Stand
2007.11.03: I'm Hearing Things...
2007.11.03: Another Preview
2007.11.02: Give Blood
2007.11.02: The Strike Starts Monday
2007.11.01: NPR - Air Talk Report
2007.10.31: Pulling Teeth
2007.10.31: C'mon, AMPTP, No One's Buying This
2007.10.31: So That's What I Sound Like
2007.10.30: Captain's Blog
2007.10.30: A Brief Disclaimer
2007.10.29: Well Done, Leadership!
2007.10.28: The Latest...
2007.10.24: Dear AMPTP: Here's How You Avoid A Strike
2007.10.24: SAG On A Possible WGA Strike
2007.10.22: A Call For Propaganda
2007.10.20: Low Visibility
2007.10.19: Authorization Approved - 90%
2007.10.18: Your Vote Is Not Private
2007.10.16: Okay, Now It's Our Turn
2007.10.14: The Bad Guy
2007.10.10: Welcome, Wall Street Journal Readers
2007.10.07: Playing The Fields
2007.10.02: Why I'm (Unfortunately) Voting YES
2007.10.01: Strike Authorization Vote Scheduled
2007.09.24: So Far, So Predictable
2007.09.17: A Film By....?
2007.09.16: And here I go...
2007.09.06: Strike!...and make new friends?
2007.09.05: Why you should vote for Jeff Kleeman
2007.09.01: Goodbye Mona, Hello Merger?
2007.08.25: I Got Some Questions Ovah Heah....
2007.08.24: One step forward, two steps back...
2007.08.15: Good For Us...Or Good For All?
2007.08.14: Meet the Writing Partners
2007.08.13: Big News Is On The Way
2007.08.06: The New York Times Blows It
2007.08.01: The Artful Writer's Very Own "Awwwwwww" Moment
2007.07.29: Redesigning The Artful Writer: Suggestions?
2007.07.25: The Economics of Screenwriting
2007.07.23: Leapfish? Okaaaaay....
2007.07.22: Another WriterAction Update...
2007.07.19: John Bowman - The First Shot Fired
2007.07.17: WriterAction - Update
2007.07.17: August In Africa
2007.07.12: WGA v THE STUDIOS: Unspinning The Spin
2007.07.06: WriterAction - Why It's Failing, And Why We Need It
2007.07.01: Something Old, Something New
2007.06.25: WGA UPDATE: The Good, The Strange & The Predictable
2007.06.20: Welcome, L.A. Times readers
2007.06.13: Scene Harmony
2007.06.11: Hey, Web Geniuses...
2007.06.07: Smoking...Part II
2007.06.01: This Film Has Been Rated Low In Tar
2007.05.20: Silence of the Clams
2007.05.11: Quick Formatting Tips
2007.05.07: I Guess I Was Ahead Of My Time
2007.05.01: Q&A...or...I Don't Have Any Ideas This Week
2007.04.27: Falsipedia
2007.04.19: Catching Up On The Times
2007.04.10: Snap!
2007.04.08: The End...Fade In:
2007.03.28: We're Getting Too Old For This Shit
2007.03.20: One Step Closer To Writopia?
2007.03.09: Letting The Sound In
2007.03.01: Windows On A Mac
2007.02.19: It Ain't Spoof, So What Is It?
2007.02.15: Welcome Huffington Post readers
2007.02.10: If You're Not In The Forum...You're Missing The Turman
2007.02.01: The Average Writer's Non-Biased Guide To The Upcoming WGA Negotiations
2007.01.23: Q & Avalanche!
2007.01.21: So Annoying
2007.01.10: Delusions Of Grandeur
2006.12.31: REPRINT: Q: Do Non-American Writers Have To Join The WGA?
2006.12.26: REPRINT: You Can't Walk Into An Office Building
2006.12.24: REPRINT: The Zaz Comedy Glossary
2006.12.22: Merry Artfulmas
2006.12.18: Whither Managers (Or...Will Managers Wither)?
2006.12.12: Verrone & Young: More Important Than You
2006.12.03: The Reality Organizing Campaign Is, Well, Dead
2006.11.23: For What I'm Thankful
2006.11.18: Former WGAw President Dan Petrie, Jr. Speaks Out
2006.11.17: Introducing The jaWiki
2006.11.14: I Am Not Offended (And If I Were...Who'd Care?)
2006.11.13: No, I Didn't Forget To Pay The Bill
2006.11.05: A Widening Chasm, Part II
2006.10.29: A Widening Chasm, Part I
2006.10.23: Ask A Pro
2006.10.17: Certainty Masquerading As Knowledge
2006.10.08: How I Got My Start
2006.09.28: Does Free Stuff Sell Stuff?
2006.09.24: Half-Baked Theory #2: The Relationship Between Structure, Character And Theme
2006.09.18: Half-Baked Theory #1: Event Compression
2006.09.15: Yes, We Were Hacked...
2006.09.10: Howard Michael Gould on "Page Fright"
2006.09.03: Executive Director: VOTE NO
2006.08.29: Q: Do I Need To Show "Range" In Order To Get An Agent?
2006.08.20: You Are A Failure
2006.08.06: Screenplays, Selling and Animal Sex
2006.08.01: The Strikes Begin
2006.07.21: In Defense Of M. Night Shyamalan
2006.07.19: Q: Whose Fault Is It When The Story Of The Movie Is Bad?
2006.07.09: Writing Oblivion
2006.07.08: Who Wants A Box Office Record?
2006.07.02: Craig Loves Gear
2006.06.23: WRITOPIA: A Movie Studio For Screenwriters
2006.06.16: The Artful Writer - Technical Update
2006.06.15: Fasten Yer Seatbelts...
2006.06.13: Q&A Palooza!
2006.06.09: I'm Not Dead Yet
2006.05.27: Maybe It's Time For A Mission Statement
2006.05.14: If You Have To Ask...
2006.05.06: Grosso So-So
2006.04.30: As Nasty As I Wanna Be
2006.04.23: A Bad Deal
2006.04.15: Defining Success
2006.04.14: Welcome All Newcomers
2006.04.07: Born To Lose...
2006.04.04: I Love You, Genesis
2006.03.29: When The Job Ends
2006.03.22: Q: What Do I Do If Someone Sells A Script With Same Idea As The One I Just Wrote?
2006.03.16: One Contract To Rule Them All
2006.03.10: Ain't It Or Ain't It Not?
2006.03.05: Q: How Strict Should I Be With Act Breaks?
2006.02.26: The Invisible Men
2006.02.19: No, I Had Nothing To Do With Date Movie...
2006.02.17: Talking With Actors
2006.02.13: The Future Of Testing
2006.02.08: A History Of Debate, Part II
2006.02.07: A History Of Debate, Part I
2006.01.30: Lessons On The Bubble
2006.01.25: Behold The Boss
2006.01.25: The Boss Of All Bosses
2006.01.20: Argghh!
2006.01.19: Q: How Do The WGA And The Academy Determine If A Screenplay Is "Original" or "Adapted"?
2006.01.16: The Revenge Of The Nerds
2006.01.07: Q: Do Non-American Writers Have To Join The WGA?
2006.01.02: Passing On The Diversity Pass
2005.12.30: REPRINT: We Don't Keep Copyright, And That's A Good Thing!
2005.12.27: REPRINT: The Skinny On Separated Rights
2005.12.25: REPRINT: Copyright Vs. Chain Of Title
2005.12.23: REPRINT: Oh, So That's Why We're Not Treated Like Playwrights
2005.12.20: Why Are We The Only Ones...? (HINT: We Aren't)
2005.12.12: The Myth Of The First Martyr...I Mean...Writer
2005.12.07: Q: So, Who Do Screenwriters Hang Out With?
2005.12.01: ...But Mentor Characters Are Good
2005.11.27: Set Lingo For Writers
2005.11.22: Screw Mentors. Get Yourself A Benefactor.
2005.11.17: A Format To End All Formats?
2005.11.13: Peace For Our Time
2005.11.06: The Madcap Redemption Comedy
2005.11.01: Good Ratings
2005.10.30: The Stand By Writer
2005.10.23: Q1: What Makes A Twist A Twist?

Q2: What's The Deal With "Leave Behinds"?

Q3: What Do You Do When You Get Bored Writing Your Script?
2005.10.16: Imagine A World Without Joost
2005.10.10: Story OR Screenplay - The Key To Our Credits
2005.10.06: My Taskmaster, My Friend
2005.10.01: Slump?
2005.09.28: Q: Have you ever had to fire/part ways, with an agent or a manager, and if so, how'd you go about it?
2005.09.24: Walking The Set
2005.09.19: A New WGA.org Is Coming
2005.09.12: What's Going On...
2005.09.05: Q: How necessary do you think it is for an audience to understand why a main character is a certain way?
2005.09.02: Q: What Do You Do If Your "Hip-Pocket" Agent Stinks?
2005.08.30: My Recommendations For The WGAw Election
2005.08.28: How To Pitch
2005.08.28: Comments Are ~~Broken~~ Fixed
2005.08.22: I Find The Quality Of His Blog Intimidating
2005.08.22: Q: Shouldn't You Write In The Genre You Write Best?
2005.08.20: You Can't Walk Into An "Office Building"
2005.08.12: Runaway Production...And Why It Happens
2005.08.10: Your Man In Vancouver
2005.08.07: REVIEW: Crafty Screenwriting, by Alex Epstein
2005.08.01: Orphan Works Aren't Orphan Works
2005.07.27: Q: Should I write "to the market" or write what I want?
2005.07.26: A Quick Update
2005.07.20: Coming Soon
2005.07.18: The Subtle Hero
2005.07.15: Under Pressure
2005.07.12: But What I Really Want To Do Is Produce...
2005.07.09: The (Poor, Poor) Writer's Assistant
2005.07.09: You're Damned Right We're Not
2005.07.05: Development Heaven
2005.07.05: Those Annoying "500" Server Errors
2005.06.29: Charlatan's Web
2005.06.27: NEWSFLASH: Hollywood Wins A BIG One
2005.06.25: Q: What are the pros/cons of incorporating if you're a writer?
2005.06.24: The Discussion Forum Is Now Open
2005.06.22: This Argument Really Does Have A Right Answer
2005.06.19: Q: How do you deal with it if you are really passionate about an idea that your agent doesn't get behind?
2005.06.17: Credits, Game Theory...and Alanis Morissette???
2005.06.14: What is the typical turnaround time for a WGA screenplay? Is it all negotiable or is it written in stone?
2005.06.13: Foreign Levies, Or "Gee, I Guess France Isn't All That Bad"
2005.06.13: One More Blog To Check Out
2005.06.11: New Links, A Project & The State of The Blog
2005.06.10: Format Quirks
2005.06.04: Schrödinger's Employee
2005.05.28: Game On
2005.05.23: Dear Final Draft: GOODBYE
2005.05.19: The Puzzle Of Why
2005.05.16: Tiger Alert: 10.4.1 & Final Draft 7.1 Issue
2005.05.15: Q: Are SciFi Channel Movies Covered By The WGA? Do You Get Residuals If They Are Released On DVD?
2005.05.11: Nietzsche On Screenwriting
2005.05.09: The Enemy Is Not The Enemy
2005.05.06: This Is Why They Call It Development
2005.05.04: Writing An Effective Arbitration Statement
2005.05.02: Oh, And One More Thing...
2005.04.30: Tiger, Tiger...
2005.04.28: High Concepts & The Human Condition
2005.04.25: "Free" Rewrites--What Is To Be Done?
2005.04.21: ZAZ Part II: The Rules
2005.04.18: The ZAZ Comedy Glossary
2005.04.14: Which Came First, The Credit Or The Credit?
2005.04.10: Why Pitching Is Best
2005.04.04: How To Write A Better Evil Overlord
2005.04.03: The Worst Credit Rule We Have
2005.03.29: Welcome Written By Readers!
2005.03.27: We Don't Keep Our Copyright...And That's A Good Thing!
2005.03.20: The Skinny On "Separated Rights"
2005.03.16: Q: I Wrote An Original Script, But It's Been In Turnaround For A While. My Agent Says They Have To "Give It Back". Is That True?
2005.03.10: Are We Responsible For Our Audience?
2005.03.06: Art vs. Commercial: The Non-Battle of the Ages
2005.03.06: We Switched Hosts...
2005.03.05: Let's Be The Strong Ones
2005.03.01: Setiquette - A Writer's Code
2005.02.26: Writers - Please Stop The New Age Mumbo Jumbo
2005.02.23: Fixing Credit Administration Where It Begins
2005.02.20: End Credits...or the End Of Credits?
2005.02.17: Rob Long Speaks The Unspeakable
2005.02.16: Welcome John Augustians And Complicated Ensue-ites!
2005.02.16: Comments So Easy To Use, Even Lawton Can Do It!
2005.02.14: Producers Not Calling You Back? You're In Good Company.
2005.02.14: No One Writes The Screenplay
2005.02.12: The Answer Is Always "Yes"
2005.02.10: Comment Preview Bug Is Fixed
2005.02.10: Which WGA Am I Supposed To Be In?
2005.02.09: My Agent Took My Spec Out...And That's The Last I Heard
2005.02.07: Defining The Job Of "Screenwriter"
2005.02.07: Why iVoD Is Important
2005.02.06: Q: I've written a spec, but my title has been used before. Are titles copyrighted? How can more than one movie can have the same title?
2005.02.05: Oh, So That's Why We're Not Treated Like Playwrights...
2005.02.04: Welcome To The Artful Writer!
2005.02.04: WGA Members: Your Chance To Be Heard On Credits
2005.02.02: FECA: When D.C. Is Unanimous, You Know Your Lobbyists Are Good
2005.01.30: Why Won't The WGA Let A Soon-To-Be Signatory Pay Me?
2005.01.30: Congratulations, Iraq!
2005.01.28: Digital Environmentalism
2005.01.25: Yes, You Too May Back That Ass Up
2005.01.17: Character and Structure: The Answer is Theme
2005.01.15: Avast! It's the Dread Pirate Ironybeard!
2005.01.13: Can I Work For A Non-Union Basic Cable Show?
2005.01.12: Who Owns An "Idea" Anyway? II - The Unique Expression
2005.01.12: SuprNova Ain't So Super Anymore
2005.01.10: Any Thoughts On WGA.org?
2005.01.07: The Hero Aims Low
2005.01.07: Who Owns An "Idea" Anyway?
2005.01.05: Copyright Vs. Chain Of Title
2005.01.01: GLOSSARY

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