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SYS Podcast Episode 300: Writer/Director Nathan Ives On Making A Living As An Artist Without Being A Superstar

Writer/Director Nathan Ives comes on the show again to talk about his new documentary, Somewhere In The Middle. The film is about artists who are making their living doing their…

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SYS Podcast Episode 300: Writer/Director Nathan Ives On Making A Living As An Artist Without Being Superstar (transcript)

This is a transcript of SYS Podcast Episode 300: Writer/Director Nathan Ives On Making A Living As An Artist Without Being Superstar.

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SYS Podcast Episode 018: An Interview With Writer Director Nathan Ives

In this episode of the SYS Podcast I interview screenwriter and director (and long time friend) Nathan Ives. He recently finished his directorial review, It’s Not you, It’s Me starring…

Podcast Transcripts

SYS Podcast Episode 018: An Interview With Writer Director Nathan Ives (transcript)

This is a transcript of SYS Podcast Episode 018: An Interview With Writer Director Nathan Ives.

Screenwriting Career Advice

It’s Not You, It’s Me In Theaters Now

A few months ago my good friend and writing partner, Nathan Ives, wrote a post about how he raised money for his recent feature film, It’s Not You, It’s Me.…

Screenwriting Career Advice

How Screenwriter Nathan Ives Got His Screenplay It’s Not You It’s Me Produced

My friend and writing partner, Nathan Ives, recently wrote and directed a feature film, It’s Not You It’s Me. I asked him if he would be willing to write up…

My Screenplays

Man Overboard wins the Los Angeles Film and Script Festival

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…

My Screenplays

What happened to Dish Dogs?

You can find a little background on Dish Dogs here: How I optioned and sold my first screenplay Dish Dogs Shortly after Nathan Ives and I optioned Dish Dogs we…

Writing Your Screenplay

Finding an idea for a script

If you’re like me you’ve got dozens of seemingly “great” screenplay ideas floating around in your head. But how do you narrow your ideas down and figure out which ones…

Writing Your Screenplay

Getting through the dip and getting your screenplay written

Nathan Ives and I are working on a new script. I’ll spare you the boring details about the plot, structure, and character – yeah, we got all those things. Right…

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