Jeffrey Alan Schechter

The downloadable version of Contour is now the second most popular item being sold by our friends at The Writers Store in Los Angeles.   Once Mariner Software gets the Windows version out the door, FD is gonna be pwned!

Blog reader “Twilight” asked the following question: “I must ask something here about who is the main character in Titanic. All the time I though it was Rose, because she is the character who drives the story, or? I also think I have read from others like Michael Haug that Rose is the Main Character. […]

It’s called the Storitel Beat Machine and it’s a new spin on an old idea about randomizing ideas. I’m not sure how useful it is, but as far as the implementation this thing ROCKS!  CLICK HERE to check it out. UPDATE (March 30, 2009) — Looks like the Storitel Beat Machine has been taken down. […]

Overall Impression – Never trust anyone over 17.  Or human. THE FOUR QUESTIONS Who are your main characters? – Bruce and Andi. What are they trying to accomplish? – Professional: Rescue all the stray dogs of Central City. Personal: Not be split up.  Private: Find a real family of their very own. Who’s trying to […]

I debated a while before posting this, however I must warn people about a very dangerous screenwriting seminar.  This is no joke, and all figures I’m about to give you are real. Out of all the graduates of the screenwriting seminar in question: 800 have died in auto accidents 90 have died of cancer 2 […]