Song of Springhill, a love story & labor of love
* * * I feel like I’ve been living in the 1950s for the past little while, so enjoying looking up details about cars, Christmas decorations, clothes, popular music and dances, and other styles of the...
View ArticleSong of Springhill Sample Chapter
October 30, 1956 Hannah peeked out of the guestroom. Rhythmic snores droned from the master bedroom, like they were in stereo sync. They wouldn’t wake for hours. Maybe even noon. But today, she...
View ArticleAuthor Interview with Cheryl McKay
Originally posted on janice l. dick:Today’s author interview takes us to Los Angeles, California to speak with Cheryl McKay, author and screenwriter, as well as producer. Hello, Cheryl and thanks for...
View ArticleA little spoof on Doritos Crash the Super Bowl Contest
Here’s a little commercial we shot while we were home for Christmas as a bit of a spoof on all of those Crash the Superbowl commercials for Doritos. We’ve had many friends enter the contest over the...
View ArticleLove’s a Stage: a novel
Today marks the release of one of two novels coming out this fall as part of my partnership with Rene Gutteridge and now Redbud press. Both are based on my screenplays. This first one is called Love’s...
View ArticleMerry Christmas
Christmas. It’s my favorite time of year. And my favorite type of story to write involves Christmas. That’s a good thing this year since I worked on quite a few projects with Christmas themes. One was...
View ArticleStop Waiting on Hollywood To Tell Your Story
If you are anything like me as a writer, you don’t like waiting to see your work come to life. It’s often a long wait between movies getting filmed. I have one movie I co-wrote that is in production...
View ArticleExtraordinary, the Movie
We had a wonderful time in Lynchburg, VA visiting the set of my next movie. I co-wrote Extraordinary, which is the true story of Ultra-Marathon legend, David Horton. It was such fun to see the talented...
View ArticleIndivisible: Based on a True Story
As a writer, every movie that gets made is a dream come true. I believe stories have the power to change hearts and the world. I had the extreme privilege of working on a feature film based on a true …...
View ArticleJoy comes in the morning
It’s unusual for me as a screenwriter to come across someone’s life story that I feel so compelled to chase on my own. Normally, producers find stories, option the rights, then hire to me to help draft...
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