“Starlight
I will be chasing it
Starlight
Until the end of my life
I don’t know if it’s worth it anymore”
-- "Starlight" by Muse
Every time I hear that song on the radio, I think of lovers and screenwriters. I think of people chasing their dreams despite the odds. I think of Steve Janas.
There was joy in Mudville (also known as Writers-ville) last week with two announcements.
First there was the J.J. Abrams/Josh Reims spy spec bidding war among the networks. Abrams has been on a roll, with the summer’s blockbuster “Star Trek” movie and the kind of TV success that makes Joss Whedon green with envy. And the last TV spec script he trotted out was the subject of a bidding war – but that was 2007. Before this recession thing kicked in.
There was joy in Mudville (also known as Writer’s-ville) last week with two announcements.
Back doing what I do best.
They've finally released the teaser trailer for James Cameron’s Avatar, and I’m torn.
Michael Lee is a novel writer, blogger and freelance journalist living in L.A. He's been a judge for the prestigious PAGE Awards and blogs about his two biggest passions, screenwriting and food, at Screenwriting Foxhole and To Cook and Eat in L.A., respectively.
