Read 'Man Overboard wins the Los Angeles Film and Script Festival' at http://www.SellingYourScreenplay.com.

I’m happy to announce that a film I wrote with Nathan Ives, Man Overboard, has won top honors at the Los Angeles Film and Script Festival. It has been awarded the “Best narrative feature.” It will be screening in Santa Monica, CA on November 5th 2011. If you’re available please come out to see the film.

Here is a link to the festival’s website: http://lafilmandscriptfest.com/

Here is a link to the 2011 winners: http://www.lafilmtickets.info/Fall_2011_Winners.html

You can purchase tickets to the event by going here: http://www.lafilmtickets.info/Tickets_2011.html

Read 'Man Overboard available on Netflix' at http://www.SellingYourScreenplay.com.

A script that I co-wrote was released on DVD in August. It’s slowly making it’s way through the various DVD channels and is now available to ad to your queue in Netflix. It’s not actually available yet, but it’s in their system as “soon to be released.” So if you’d like to see it and you have a Netflix account you can add it to your queue by going here: http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Man_Overboard/70126912?trkid=222336&strkid=1863872280_0_0&strackid=36fb669aab6ed3f7_0_srl

And of course after you’ve seen it please write a nice review of it!

There are several other ways to buy the movie including through Amazon.com and through the official Man Overboard website.

Click here to buy Man Overboard from Amazon.com.

Click here to buy Man Overboard from the film’s official website.

Click here to add Man Overboard to your Netflix que.

Read 'How long should it take to write a script?' at http://www.SellingYourScreenplay.com.

I got this question recently:

“How long should it take me to write a script?”

This really varies from writer to writer and depends a lot on how much time a writer has each day to devote to writing.

When I first moved to Los Angeles I worked part time (about 30 hours per week) and was going to graduate school part time (two classes per semester) and I was able to write about two scripts per year.

On the other hand after I sold my first script, Dish Dogs, I quit my “day” job and did nothing but write screenplays full time.  I was able to pump out 10 spec scripts (along with several small writing assignments) in about 2 years.

Currently I divide my time between my web projects and my film projects so I’m writing one or two scripts per year.  On my most recent film project, Man Overboard, I was an executive producer and was involved in much of the production process.  This is the direction I see my career going.  I’ll probably be spending more time pushing my projects to fruition and less time trying to write lots of material to send out.  I wouldn’t recommend this to a new writer.  I think it’s important for new writers to spend lots of time actually writing so that he/she has lots of material to send out.

What about you?  How long does it take you to write a script?

Read 'Man Overboard for sale at a special price' at http://www.SellingYourScreenplay.com.

A movie that I co-wrote, Man Overboard, is being released on DVD on August 11th. You can buy the DVD at a special reduced price for the next few days, after that it will only be available for the full retail price of $19.99.

If you’re curious to actually see something I’ve written check it out. The response has been very good so far. You can read some reviews of the film by checking out the press page at http://www.manoverboardmovie.com/press.

If you want to buy a copy of the DVD follow the link below to get the special reduced price (reduced price only available through August 10th, 2009):

http://www.manoverboardmovie.com/dvd/sellingyourscreenplay

Read 'Man Overboard Facebook page' at http://www.SellingYourScreenplay.com.

A Facebook page for a movie I co-wrote, Man Overboard (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1186829/) was recently set up.  If you use Facebook check it out and join the group.

The Facebook page can be found here:

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Man-Overboard/90567549197

The trailer and official site for Man Overboard can be found here:

http://www.manoverboardmovie.com