We’ve journeyed through the supernatural horror of BLOOD & SNOW and the corporate intrigue of P1P3R. For the last of my “Three Scripts,” I want to invite you into a world that’s a little more grounded, but no less terrifying: the classic whodunit. I’ve always loved a good puzzle. A locked-room mystery. A brilliant, obsessive…

After you tell people you’re a writer, the second question is almost always, “Oh, what do you write?” When I say “screenplays,” I usually get a nod, a slight widening of the eyes, and then the inevitable follow-up: “Why screenwriting?” It’s a fair question. Of all the ways to tell a story, why choose the…

So, the spreadsheet is growing. It’s a beautiful, terrifying document filled with the names of agents I’ve professionally stalked online for weeks. The easy part, the research, is done. Now comes the part that feels like a literary magic trick: actually writing the query letter that will land in their inboxes. If you’re not a…