One question that has become popular for executives to ask screenwriters is, 'what is your personal connection to the material?'. The question is misguided in the assumption that writers need to be able to verbalize or explain why they are "authorized" to write the tings they write. In this episode I talk about why that question is wrong and should be avoided.

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Everyone online is panicking about Netflix buying Warner Bros.
“Hollywood is dead!”
“Monopoly!”
“Goodbye movie theaters!”

But… what if we’re all looking at this the wrong way?

In this video, I break down why the Netflix purchase of Warner Bros might actually help the movie theater experience recover — and why streaming absorbing legacy IP could open the door for more original films to return to the big screen.

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Do you write from Source Energy or pure Intellect?
Most writers use both, but where you lean affects the kind of stories you create and the kind of writing career you’re best suited for.

In this episode, I uncover the hidden divide between writers who channel something deeper (flow state, higher self, source energy) and writers who build stories through logic, structure, and intellectual puzzle-solving. Both are valid. Both are powerful. But Hollywood rewards one… and suppresses the other.

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