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At the Table: When History Needed One More Voice
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Television Pilot Workshop 2026
Transform your series idea into a market-ready pilot with this 2-part interactive, instructor-led workshop series. Registration now open. Includes weekly[…]
The One Question That Defines Your Series
Pilot season starts in your living room. Find out what to look for when developing your television pilot script, your[…]
Workshops 2026
WRITING & MARKETING THE TELEVISION PILOT Saturdays, 2 to 5 pm, ET REGISTER NOW to take advantage of Early Bird[…]
The Scenes We Can’t Forget
What Makes a Moment Unforgettable? Every story you love is really just a collection of scenes you can’t forget. The[…]
From Quark to Quill: A Conversation with Armin Shimerman
The beloved Star Trek and Stargate actor opens up about his evolution from embodying characters to creating them. What happens[…]
The 5-Minute Fix for Stuck Stories
When your brain gets in the way of your story, that’s okay. Learn to embrace the awful first draft. DO[…]
Open the Iris! Here Comes More Stargate
In a television landscape obsessed with antiheroes and manufactured conflict, the return of Stargate—with the original creators at the helm—feels[…]
A Legacy of Stepping Forward: Remembering Caleb Copeland
Caleb Copeland, one of my first university students, passed away yesterday. It’s taken the better part of the last 24[…]
We’ve all seen it a thousand times: The phone rings. The protagonist answers. A voice on the other end delivers[…]
“Intellectual Rigor” is Not a Dirty Word
Let’s start with the premise that the more we know about the world, the better equipped we are to create[…]