Enrollment LIMITED, Closes SOON. Most of you have seen me coach writers in this community. You've watched me take a character that felt flat, confused, or inconsistent… and in minutes the entire story unlocks. Suddenly the writer knows exactly what their hero wants, why they're stuck, and what the film is actually about. Here's the truth: That's not intuition. That's not magic. It's a system I built over 25 years of pitching and landing writing jobs on massive studio films — the kind everyone in Hollywood is fighting for. I call it Emotional Authorship — and until now, I've never taught it publicly. 👉 ENROLL NOW — $397 Go to Classroom → "Emotional Authorship Intensive" https://www.skool.com/the-writers-forge/classroom ⸻ What Emotional Authorship Actually Is Most writing tools focus on plot structure (Save the Cat, Hero's Journey, etc). But structure is useless without a story that has a beating heart. Structure tells you what happens. It does not tell you why it matters — to your character or to your audience. Emotional Authorship is the missing layer. It's the framework behind every major film I've written or rewritten: Shrek 2, Jimmy Neutron, The Rugrats Movies, Are We There Yet?, The Smurfs, Disenchanted — and it's why studios kept calling me when the scripts they developed weren't landing. The system comes down to three elements: ⸻ 1. The Wound 💔 Sometimes the Wound is trauma. More often it's naivete — a mistaken belief about how the world works. Example: Shrek isn't relatable because he's an ogre. He's relatable because he's the ultimate bachelor — living a self-protective life that hides deep fear. He's convinced he doesn't need anyone. That's his wound. Fiona's wound mirrors the other side of the same insecurity: She believes no matter how she presents herself on the outside, she'll never be enough as she truly is. That's universal — and why audiences connected so deeply. ⸻ 2. The Lie 🎭

I’m cooking up something delicious. No leftovers. Something tasty and new. 25 seats at the table. That’s it. And because you’ve been here building this place with me, you get first access before it opens to the public. Curious? Drop 🔥 below and keep your eyes peeled as details unfold in the next few days...

I had a couple of openings in my calendar and decided to make myself available for story conferences or just drop in and discuss whatever is going on with you as a writer and what you need help with or to focus on. I'll treat this like office hours. Come by, say hi. Let's see what you need to help you move forward in whatever you're working on!

I have some flexibility in my schedule this week. If anyone's interested in jumping on a story zoom to get clarity and what to work on or direction, let me know below w your availability Pacific Time. If we can get a group of 6 or so together, I'll work to make it happen!

For me, one of the first scenes I remember just blowing my mind was Al Pacino’s Opening Trial Statement in And Justice for All. He’s a lawyer blackmailed into defending a corrupt judge he hates — a man charged with a violent assault. The judge picks him because of that hate — knowing the optics will make him look innocent if his loudest critic defends him. Even decades later, that scene gets me. A man willing to burn his career — and himself — for the truth. That’s the kind of courage and madness storytelling demands. What scenes hit you like that? What moment made you realize you had to write? Drop them below — I want to see what cracked you open. 🔥