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#Writing: Why The Thought Of No One Seeing My Work Is Motivation For Me

Posted on May 3, 2017 by Robert P.

I’ve been writing for about 25 years. I began writing at the age of 12, mainly because I didn’t feel that what I wanted to say was important; I didn’t figure others wanted to hear it. I wanted to express myself … Continue reading →

Posted in Writing | Tagged aspiring, author, books, inspiration, inspire, love, motivated, motivation, not important, passion, poem, poet, poetry, practice, professional, professional writer, read, reserved, screenplay, screenwriting, script, shy, surprise, work, writing | 1 Comment

Why I Am Not Comfortable Asking People To #Pray For My Success

Posted on April 19, 2017 by Robert P.

I am a Christian. Far from a perfect one, but one nonetheless. I don’t speak about it much by choice. I am not “afraid” to do so, nor am I paranoid about everyone who isn’t a Christian trying to … Continue reading →

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#Screenwriting: Why Reboots Don’t Intimidate Me As a New Writer

Posted on March 17, 2017 by Robert P.

Reboots. They’re everywhere. I don’t believe I can get more than one week without hearing about one. Whether it’s a movie or a television show, I either hear of them myself or I hear people talking about them. Scratch that. … Continue reading →

Posted in Movie, Reboots, Screenwriting, television, Writing | Tagged allowed, aspiring, groaning, Hollywood, intimidating, movie, network, new writer, People hate reboots, production company, reboot, Reboots, rehashing, screenwriter, screenwriting, show, television, television show, TV, writer | Leave a comment

#DreamBig: Why Saying “It Will Never Happen” Could Be A GOOD Thing

Posted on July 12, 2016 by Robert P.

There is the saying, “If your dreams don’t scare you, then they aren’t big enough.” I’ve always loved that expression. As far as “dreams” go in terms of what we strive for that we feel is impossible, without researching it, … Continue reading →

Posted in Dream Big, Dreaming, Dreams | Tagged actress, aspiring, Britton, Connie, Connie Britton, Dream Big, dreaming, dreams, goals, impossible, impossible dream, it will never happen, Nashville, never happen, reach for the stars, scare, screenwriter, screenwriting, the sky is the limit, writer, writing | 1 Comment

#BringBackNashville: What The Show Has Meant To This City Boy

Posted on May 26, 2016 by Robert P.

Last night, ABC’s Nashville aired in what is now considered as the final episode. However, it’s no surprise that we as fans of the show are hoping that very soon, we can refer to this as a “season” finale rather than … Continue reading →

Posted in BringBackNashville, Nashville, Nashville on ABC | Tagged ABC, aspiring, aspiring screenwriter, Baltimore City, BringBackNashville, Callie Khouri, cancelled, Charles Esten, City, City boy, Connie Britton, country, country music, Deacon, Deacon Claybourne, dream, dreamer, episode, farewell, final episode, finale, inner city, LionsGate, Nashville, Nashville on ABC, Rayna, Rayna Jaymes, screenplay, screenwriter, screenwriting, script, season finale, series, series finale, sitcom, spec, spec script, writer, writing | Leave a comment

#Screenwriting:#Television Reboots – Strikes One and Two For the Aspiring Screenwriter

Posted on May 16, 2016 by Robert P.

I saw this in my Twitter feed about an hour ago. I’m not entirely surprised and I don’t think many others are, either. We’ve been seeing a lot of reboots, both on television and in the theaters as well. Even … Continue reading →

Posted in Screenwriting, Writing | Tagged aspiring, marketability, marketable, modernized, movies, original, pilot, program, reboot, remake, screenplay, screenwriting, script, show, strike, strike one, strike two, teleplay, television, television show, theater, TV, TV schedule, Twitter, version, writing | Leave a comment

#Postivity: Why I Don’t Mind People Saying I Have a “Sunshine and Rainbows” Mentality

Posted on May 1, 2016 by Robert P.

For starters, this phrase is pretty laughable to me. This is a great example of an expression created out of jealousy. The jealousies toward those people like me who choose to live our lives in a positive manner and do … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged aspiring, attitude, bad things, excessive negativity, feeling good, feeling great, good attitude, good feeling, good things, great attitude, great feelings, happening, happy, heart, horrific, jealousy, life, negative attitude, negativity, optimism, positive, positive attitude, positivity, problems, rainbows, sad, screenwriter, screenwriting, sunshine, sunshine and rainbows, thankful, ugliness, weakness, world | Leave a comment

#KristenJohnston: (PART TWO) Some Thoughts AFTER Reading Her 2012 Book “Guts”

Posted on April 8, 2016 by Robert P.

So, if you’ve read Part One of this and you’re deciding to read this one as well, you either really like me or are bored out of your mind. Either way, I’ll try not to disappoint. Besides, my review of … Continue reading →

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#KristenJohnston: (PART ONE) Some Thoughts As I Read Her 2012 Book “Guts”

Posted on April 3, 2016 by Robert P.

“Oh God, Robert…a blog post book review?!” Yes. If you know me, that shouldn’t be a surprise. I’m a writer. Writing is, you know…kind of my thing. Guts is a 2012 book written by two-time Emmy Award-winning actress, Kristen Johnston (3rd Rock … Continue reading →

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Fellow #Writers: What Are Some “Rules” About #Writing That You Don’t Like?

Posted on February 25, 2016 by Robert P.

I don’t have to say that as writers, we’ve realized a very long time ago that this is a job that we have to love to some degree, or we will be absolutely miserable. Writing can be a very lonely … Continue reading →

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