I was recently interviewed by John Wilson from UCLA Radio News. He finished editing the piece, and it's now available on their site:

Breaking into the Hollywood Scriptwriting business

Anchor and producer John Wilson interviews Devon Delapp, whose daily blog www.devondelapp.com chronicles his ongoing story as an aspiring writer, working his way up ( Read more... )

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I must be late learning about this, but how could I have not found it sooner?

Internet Movie Script Database

It's certainly not as complete as the IMDb that it shares a name with, but there are many scripts here I haven't been able to find before. It's well organized, too.

The Alameda Writers Group is one of the more prominent organizations of its kind. They meet at the Glendale Public Library, and occasionally feature guest speakers, ranging from successful writers to booking agents. It was at one of these meetings on January 7th that I took these notes. Following is advice aimed at the entry-level writer, with a ( Read more... )

On the upside, the John August Q & A was interesting last night. I introduced myself after, and he recognized my name from an email I sent him, thanking him for letting me rip off code from his web site for my web site. As I didn't approach until right before he was ushered out by the volunteers, we ended up in the same elevator on the way down to ( Read more... )

My application to the Warner Bros. Comedy Writers Workshop was rejected. That's old news -- I got the letter in mid-January. As a sort of consolation, they had this offer in the second paragraph of that letter:

We are, however, inviting you to an evening seminar focusing specifically on comedy spec writing. It will be held Tuesday, February 7 at ( Read more... )

Some people pay twenty bucks to hear a band. The music, the booze, the women -- a great night out is a memorable experience. Personally, I'll only drop twenty on occasion. If I'm paying more for a single night of music than I would for a CD I could listen to forever, the show needs be something special ( Read more... )

This evening I finished the first draft of the screenplay. 151 pages. Due to how this was written in the hurried, "write it down now, worry about quality later" mode, the sub-heading on the title page labels this the "Vomit Draft ( Read more... )

Did the Starbucks thing again, from 2 pm till 6. Finished 15 pages, bringing the total to 128 ( Read more... )