In this episode, I discuss (and answer) the eight most common screenwriting questions posted in the Facebook screenwriting group. They also happen to be the most common screenwriting questions asked just about anywhere.

Join us for a very informative - and admittedly very biased - discussion of screenwriting software.

Guy Goldstein is an entrepreneur, screenwriter, actor, and software developer based in Austin, TX. He created Writer Duet when he saw a need for collaborative, intuitive screenwriting software offered at a reasonable price point.

Justin Dambrosino is a writer/director from New York City whose brush with death in Rome, Italy, set him on a radically altered life course. Soojin Chung was editor and producer of last year's surreal indie hit ESCAPE FROM TOMORROW.

After I recorded this interview, I recounted the anecdotes my guests shared to my wife. She thought I was describing a movie. Both guests tell stories of tragedy averted and dreams fulfilled, of lives touched by the hand of fate.

In this episode, I talk with Drago Lazetich, an American expatriate actor living in China. Drago shares some amusing and occasionally alarming anecdotes about working as an actor in the booming Chinese film industry.

ATCHAFALAYA is the prequel short for a proposed feature film. Its successful Kickstarter campaign raised nearly $20,000 with more than 200 backers. Actor and writer Hunter Burke discusses the film and its crowdfunding campaign, as well as the burgeoning New Orleans film community.

This time it's personal. In a belated introduction, I discuss my years working in (and out of) the Hollywood studio system as a screenwriter for Steven Spielberg's Amblin Entertainment and Walt Disney Television. I share many observations about making it in the film industry - and about making important life choices.

CineCoup contestants compete in weekly tasks designed to prove the commercial viability of their movie pitches. One team is awarded $1,000,000 in production funds as well as a guaranteed theatrical run.

Do YOU have what it takes?

Just as the tools of filmmaking have fallen into the hands of... well, just about everybody... so too have the tools of distribution. It is now possible to create your own niche television channel - with the ability to broadcast all over the world. ADEYS TV is a prime example of this new kind of television network.

Join us for a conversation with Hombre Darby, founder and director of acquisitions for ADEYS TV, a new television channel showcasing full-length independent and international programming.

Continuing our conversation from last week, guests James Cole, James Burgess Cox, Billy Hanson, and Daniel Thron discuss their "Dollar Baby" films. Last week we gave a general overview of the Dollar Baby program, discussed adapting the stories, and began talking about casting. This week we continue casting discussion, then move on to the actual shooting, post-production, and exhibition of these films.