Lighting Up Stories
“The question is not whether or not we are capable of making AI more intelligent than us. The question is, will we be able to live with it?” – Dr. Robert Ford, Westworld (2016). This line from the thought-provoking TV series Westworld perfectly captures the …
In life, there is never a time when you say: I’ve arrived! I’ve always thought that we were all part of a big game. The first time I shared this thought to one of my classes, I had a complete silence and shocked eyes in …
Who’s not afraid of talking in front of random people ? And if I hear ‘Hey I’m not !’ It’s because you’ve done it before. So here is the deal, you have an important pitch, an interview in front of a panel of people or …
If you love marketing and love being on social media, this post is NOT for you. It’s aimed at people who are allergic to it. Like me. I’m a screenwriter and like all entrepreneurs, if I want clients, I need to promote my business. The …
Photo by Choreograph at Pixabay If you’re a parent working from home, you know the drill. It’s when you’re in the middle of an important email that the kids come to you. They’re either hungry, bored, or they broke something that needs to be fixed …
Image by Лера_K from Pixabay What is Burnout? I didn’t know what burnout was until I experienced it in 2017. Before that, I knew what fatigue was. I knew stress, exhaustion and depression but I didn’t know what burnout was. It was so severe that …
Photo montage by Daniel Gardiner Dot 1: Books are Magical Things It’s not you who choose a book, it’s the book that chooses you. Have you ever come across a book that matches exactly how you felt? Or answered a question that you had in …
Photo Montage Daniel Gardiner Born Depressed Virginia Woolf, Anne Rice, Paul Verlaine, Stephen King… for many writers, depression is not an unknown guest and often takes its roots in early childhood. The reasons might differ – emotional or physical abuse, abandonment, neglect… the list can …
Picture by Mohamed Hassan @Pixabay You might come across them in stories or in real life. They wear all sorts of disguises. So who are the mentors? What is their purpose and why do we need them? Let’s dive in… 1. The Master of Craft …
Phil Clarke (aka Philmscribe) is a UK-based script consultant and screenwriter with over twenty years service to cinema. After years working at the coal face of film on such features as Sleepy Hollow, Enigma, The Beach and two of the biggest box office franchises: Star Wars …