Full cast at last

As of today, we have people committed to each role in “The Candidate”. Took long enough, sheesh. “Beacon Alley” and “Paper Cuts” spoiled me, I realize now. I am meeting with our Alice and Lauren actresses tomorrow at a coffeeshop near the photography supply store where Aryeh and I will be picking up equipment after [...]

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How to make a web series in two months

…I did it once, I can do it again, right? Ugh. The script is going over well so far with the people who read it last night and today. I feel like I’m ready to start casting. But what a pain that was, and yet how lucky I was to have an apartment centrally located [...]

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Well, poop.

Dear Meryl, On behalf of NXT STAGE Conference Hollywood, we would like to thank you for submission “Paper Cuts” for consideration into the 2010 Conference. We recognize your hard work and dedication, but we regret to inform you that your piece was not selected for this year’s Festival. It has been a privilege for us to [...]

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Contest entries sent; bring back some money

I’ve made some headway on the screenwriting front in a few different ways. I entered a couple contests, wrote a lot over the weekend and have found some allies in my writers’ group who seem to want me to succeed. That feeling makes a difference. First off, I entered “Paper Cuts” in the Nxt Stage [...]

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Eff it, life is good

After work, I went to the library to gather more CDs for my dream musical collection I’ve been compiling; Eileen texted and asked if I wanted to go for a walk. Of course I did! The weather tonight was so perfect and we walked all around Clintonville and back to our campus area neighborhood. I [...]

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Not bad for a Monday

Have I told you about Candy? She’s awesome. A force to be reckoned with, I met Candy last summer when I was filming my web series. She showed up to be an extra in the job fair episode, but she came back for a crucial role as the mother of one insane bridezilla in my [...]

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Year in Review: 2009

This was the second year of The Sleeper Hit’s existence, and this blog documented a lot of changes in my world in 2009. Granted, 2008 was my first year in a new city, living on my own, buying a car, etc. But 2009 brought lots of new things as well. After all, 2009 was the [...]

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Exciting new project coming to Plum St.

Last week I proclaimed I would write ten pages of one of my screenplay ideas before this Friday. I ended up going home and doing it that night. I even started with my opening scene. So far, of my college script idea, I have a freshman girl being dropped off in front of a dorm, [...]

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