Tag Archives: Screenwriting

the mystery of episode nine

Posted on February 26, 2015 by S. Norton

Let’s quickly review the particulars regarding the Every. Drop Counts. web series inaugural screening, and then we’ll get to some hard numbers regarding our viewers. This, my friends, is going to get interesting – especially after a certain shocking episode. … Continue reading →

Tagged drama, episodic television, Facebook, Facebook marketing, Film, film marketing, film production, Horror, horror conventions, Screenwriting, TV, web series, Writing | Leave a comment

man kills family, goes to heaven.

Posted on July 26, 2012 by S. Norton

Remember the literary legend about the six-word short story contest that boasted this Ernest Hemingway entry… For Sale: Baby Shoes, Never Worn. The title of this post would have made a decent run at the money, don’t you think? Imagine … Continue reading →

Posted in career news, Cinema, HorrorCon, Miscellaneous Idea Generator, Screenwriting, Writing | Tagged baby shoes, boobies, Ernest Hemingway, films, literary agents, Movies, pop culture, Screenwriting, six-toed cats | Leave a comment

the stubborn limbo of dramatic contrarianism

Posted on June 29, 2012 by S. Norton

So…so, so, so…it’s been approximately six-months since I wrapped principal for HorrorCon and since then it’s been a long, arduous slog through audio mixing and researching distribution methods. I still have a few clips to shoot, and I haven’t even … Continue reading →

Posted in B.L.O.O.M., career news, HorrorCon, Outside Men, Screenwriting, Writing | Tagged Aaron Sorkin, chicken fingers, filmmaking, Hollywood, Horror, HorrorCon, post-production, screenplays, Screenwriting, spec scripts, The Quest, Writing | Leave a comment

Where I’ve Been

Posted on December 22, 2009 by S. Norton

Hello, chaps and chappettes. Time for a year ending thingamapost to placehold my wordpress account before they kick me off for lolligagging. Truth be told––and those of you who know me already know this––I’ve been attacked by many projects at … Continue reading →

Posted in Fiction, Non-fiction, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Screenwriting, Square One, sWitch, television, Welcome to Cydonia, Writing | Tagged acoustic guitars, Alice in Wonderland, Books, Bulgarian Fables, Elvis Costello, Facebook, Fiction, filmmaking, Jesse Winchester, novels, Philadelphia, screenplays, Screenwriting, Surrounded By Idiots, Table 42 with Chef Darryl Harmon, Teodora Parvanova, The Water Works Restaurant, TV, video, Webisodes, Writing | 2 Comments

And the winner is…

Posted on July 20, 2009 by S. Norton

…THE CULL! It’s the sci-fi thriller with horror elements that involves a draconian plan to maintain the population of an overcrowded biodome city and how that affects a group of young friends during a night on the town. If you’ve … Continue reading →

Posted in Fiction, Horror, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, The Cull, Writing | Tagged abortion, Buzz Aldrin, climate change, Fiction, immigration, novels, query letters, religion, screenplays, Screenwriting, snow globes, Writing | Leave a comment

Where I’ve Been

Posted on July 6, 2009 by S. Norton

Well, I’d like to say I was on safari or in some exotic locale like one of Jupiter’s moons, but in truth I’ve been working. Very hard. In a way you can say I’ve been many places in my head, … Continue reading →

Posted in Fiction, Screenwriting | Tagged bands, Fiction, garage bands, hardcore, loglines, music, Rock and Roll, romantic comedy, screenplays, Screenwriting, shelves, Writing | Leave a comment

Sole Searching…

Posted on April 24, 2009 by S. Norton

Before you slap your hand to your forehead in response to what I’m sure you think is a horrible fish pun, allow me to set your mind at ease: okay, it is a horrible pun, but it’s not about fish. … Continue reading →

Posted in Non-fiction, Writing | Tagged ads, alone, business, cats, copywriting, economy, Ernest Hemingway, family, Fiction, marketing, recession, Screenwriting, short stories, small business, web design, Writing | 2 Comments

Both Sides Now

Posted on March 12, 2009 by S. Norton

The day is here. The hour is upon us. The moment has arrived. It is time. I’m leaving for England! And next week, I’ll be in Paris. Bye! Okay, I’m not going right now, but I will be in a … Continue reading →

Posted in Cinema, Non-fiction, Screenwriting, Writing | Tagged bands, Cambridge, England, Film, France, friends, mayfly, music, Paris, screenplays, Screenwriting, turritopsis, Writing | 2 Comments

A Very Special Day

Posted on December 15, 2008 by S. Norton

Hello, all. As you may have gleaned from the title of this post, today is a very special day for me. You see, some time ago I picked this day, December 15th, 2008, as my deadline for securing literary representation. … Continue reading →

Posted in B.L.O.O.M., Fiction, Horror, HorrorCon, Outside Men, Screenwriting, sWitch, The Collection: Legend of Fortunate Son, Welcome to Cydonia, Writing | Tagged agents, Bettie Page, Books, Fiction, Horror, literary representation, query letters, Screenwriting, Writing | 9 Comments

True Blood Sleeps, Life Goes On

Posted on November 24, 2008 by S. Norton

So season one is in the can–or the coffin, I guess you could say. We’ve come to learn a few things, a few things have been left for us to debate, and summer 2009 is when we’ll get some answers. … Continue reading →

Posted in Horror, television, Writing | Tagged Alan Ball, Fiction, HBO, Horror, Screenwriting, True Blood, vampires, Writing | 13 Comments

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