Jeffrey Alan Schechter

That’s the headline in today’s Variety for an article which begins: A string of recent TV development deals has proven that no blog, Tumblr or Twitter feed is too obscure or too new to escape notice in Hollywood, so long as the voice behind the content is compelling enough to expand into other media. For […]

I’m thrilled to announce the title of the first eBook my company’s putting out.  Coming for this Halloween, Bram Stoker’s “Dracula” will be released as the most interactive, engaging, immersive reading experience I know that I’ve ever had.  We’ve taken the full novel, carefully abridged it to make it a manageable length, and it has […]

In my upcoming book, “My Story Can Beat Up Your Story!”, I have a chapter in which I outline something I refer to as ‘the tough writer’s business plan.’  One of the main themes there is “diversify.”  As I write in the book: “When I first moved to Los Angeles in the mid-eighties, if you […]

I’ve been following an animator and filmmaker on YouTube for some time now named Patrick Boivin.  In terms of creativity and talent, he’s the real thing. Patrick just posted a short video called IRON BABY.  In just over one minute he packs in more fun, action, and wonder than IRON MAN 2 did in over […]

I had the good fortune today of interviewing the very gracious Chris Stevens, co-founder of Atomic Antelope, the people who have  single-handedly ushered in a new era in digital media with the release of the Alice for the iPad book app. On the podcast, Chris and I chat about finding success as a writer in […]