So value this community and coming together to write, talk, and write some more! Here's the information for the non-profit Copyright Alliance Organization, which has a wealth of resources and interesting articles about AI and many other issues: https://copyrightalliance.org/. See you all at the next gathering! My Muses love being here with you all!

Tubi Will Produce Your Horror Script. Submissions Open Now. Tubi and The Black List just launched a new initiative where the selected script doesn't just get optioned — it gets made. Tubi produces and distributes it. Any writer worldwide can submit a horror feature through June 30. Tubi is also offering 100 fee waivers covering one evaluation and one month of hosting. If horror is your genre, this is a direct path to a produced credit. Stop sleeping on it. Deadline Black List + WIF Episodic Lab Just Named Its 2026 Class Six writers were selected for the 10th annual Black List x Women in Film Episodic Lab — advisors include Julie Plec and Krista Vernoff. This isn't a contest where you win a plaque. It's an intensive where working showrunners learn your name. For writers of underrepresented genders looking at TV, this is the program to target for next year. Deadline Black List Writers Lab + Projects Lab: Submissions Open Both labs are accepting screenplays now — deadline is June 2, 2026. The Writers Lab is for feature writers. The Projects Lab is for writer-directors who want to own their material. These programs carry real industry weight. June feels far away. It isn't. The Black List Programs AFF Early Bird Closes March 27 — Nine Days Austin Film Festival is one of the few competitions where placing actually opens doors. Producers and managers attend. The writers conference is where relationships get made. Feature early bird is $60. If your script is ready, enter it this week. Austin Film Festival Sundance Named 11 Lab Fellows From 3,800 Submissions The 2026 Screenwriters Lab fellows were selected from over 3,800 submissions and worked with advisors including Barry Jenkins, Lulu Wang, and Michael Arndt. The Screenwriters Intensive — a separate online track for first-feature writers — ran earlier this month with 13 more writers. Worth knowing: Sundance's 2027 Development Track applications will open later this year. It's not too early to start prepping the project. Variety

I'm building a 7-day framework, done live, with real writers, on real pages. And I'm looking for 8-10 writers from this community to go through it with me on camera. Here's why you might be the right fit: you've got a great idea, but something is missing and you can't quite figure out why. Likely it's because your protagonist is more like a sock puppet than a great character. Waiting for the plot to happen rather than driving it. No inner life. All external conflict. Which leaves things flat — and you get notes like "2nd act drags" or "character needs to be more proactive." You can't just force a character to be proactive. It's either built into the character or it's not. This is open to Standard Members as well as Premium. Here's a peek at what the Challenge will entail. Still a work in progress but... Day 1 — Great Characters Drive the Plot Your protagonist isn't reacting to your story. Your story is a direct result of who your protagonist is. We start here. Day 2 — The Wound Every great character carries something broken from their past. Not backstory. The thing that changed how they see the world. Day 3 — The Small Life The life your character built to protect themselves from ever feeling that wound again. This is where most scripts are actually failing. Day 4 — The Lie The false belief your character is living inside. This isn't what's killing your script — it's the reason your script exists. Day 5 — The Diner Test Can your character order toast? If they only exist when the plot needs them, you don't have a character yet. You have a function. Day 6 — The Breaking Point The moment the lie becomes untenable. The scene you've been afraid to write. Day 7 — The Logline Write your logline again. From the inside out. See how far you've come. And how different your plot seems to you now that you have a character with an actual drive. If you have a script you believe in but can't crack, drop a description in the comments. If chosen, it gets worked on. Personally. By me. For free.

I think today was a pretty successful sprint. I was meant to be there for an hour today and we stayed for almost three. That’s why I love these calls. Productive. And we chat! And even better we always learn new things. Thanks for everyone dropping in today. Excited for the next one!!

Great co-work writing session today! So appreciate you all and you inspire me in so many ways! Thanks!