Screenwriters Safari / retreat (South Africa)

You need a quest. It's tempting to pursue ease, but one thing I've come to learn: The easy life can quickly start to feel like the meaningless life. The least happy people I know are those who lack challenging quests in their lives. There's nothing better than hard-earned progress. The struggle. The pain. The grit. The resilience. And then, the breakthrough. The knowledge that you paid the cost of entry to achieve the growth you went after. Hard, meaningful quests are good for the soul. Learn a new skill. Start a side business. Travel to a new place with no plans. Take on a difficult physical endeavor. Just do something hard. You need a quest.

If you want to sell your screenplay, don't write 100 pages and then try to condense it into a logline. Write a fantastic logline, and expand it out to 100 pages instead. That process alone will significantly improve your odds of success.

My amazing mentees from the Screenwriters Safari.

Had the best dinner and night with Javi Grillo Marxuach. So smart and hilarious.