Work

PUBLICATIONS

· Book Foreword Dark Minds, Bloody Hands, October 2019

· “Screenwriting 101: Writing Features v. Television Pilots – An Overview,” The Script Lab, April 2017

· “The Witch: How a Film Can Be So Loved and Yet So Hated,” The Script Lab, March 2016

· “The Many Sides of Roger Corman,” The Script Lab, November 2015

· “Exploring Hollywood’s Fascination with Elmore Leonard,” The Script Lab, June 2015

· “Gus Van Sant and the Windows to Other Worlds,” The Script Lab, May 2015

· “Terrence Malick: A Discourse in the Art of Filmmaking,” The Script Lab, April 2015

· “The Evolution of America Television Storytelling,” The Script Lab, April 2015

· “The History of the Film Festival,” The Script Lab, April 2015

· “Pioneering Women in Screenwriting,” The Script Lab, March 2015

· “Marvel’s Cinematic Universe Ranked,” The Script Lab, February 2015

· “The History of the Screenplay,” The Script Lab, February 2015

· “Me And Earl and the Dying Girl: From the Rust Belt to Sundance and Back,” The Script Lab, February 2015

· “The History of MPAA Ratings,” The Script Lab, January 2015

· “Top 10 Screenplays of 2014,” The Script Lab, January 2015

· “Top 10 Movies of 2014,” The Script Lab, January 2015

· “The Top 10 Scariest Halloween Films of All Time,” The Script Lab, October 2014

· “Top 10 Movie Soundtracks,” The Script Lab, October 2014

· “Hector and the Search For Happiness: Seems Familiar in All the Wrong Ways,” The Script Lab, October 2014

· “The Drop: Cute is Serious Business,” The Script Lab, September 2014

· “Sin City: A Dame to Kill For: A Bad Film or a Bad Rap?” The Script Lab, August 2014

· “The Top 10 Directors of the 90s,” The Script Lab, August 2014

· “Get On Up: Falls Under its Own Weight,” The Script Lab, August 2014

· “The Purge: Anarchy,” The Script Lab, July 2014

· “Hail Caesar: ‘Dawn of the Planet of the Apes’ Redefines Blockbuster,” The Script Lab, July 2014

· “Happy Christmas: A Midsummer’s Delight,” The Script Lab, July 2014

· “22 Jump Street: Too Much Self-Awareness Can Be a Bad Thing,” The Script Lab, June 2014

· “A Million Ways To Die in the West: Aka A Million Way to Bore an Audience,” The Script Lab, June 2014

· “Godzilla: Thin on Plot, Thick on Monsters,” The Script Lab, May 2014

· “The Double: More Than Enough to Satisfy,” The Script Lab, May 2014

· “Neighbors: Bromance Reigns Supreme,” The Script Lab, May 2014

· Contributor, Encyclopedia of World History: Crisis and Achievement, 1900-1950, Volume V, Facts on File, Inc., 2008.

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WORKSHOPS/READINGS

Revolutionary Baby November 2018

· Workshop

· Staged Reading

Purple Rose Theatre Company, Chelsea, MI

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RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

Playwright Intensive, Purple Rose Theatre Company 2018

Blogger, Unsubs Central 2018-present – unsubscentral.com

Screener, Ann Arbor Film Festival 2017-present

Blogger, The Script Lab 2014-2017 – thescriptlab.com

The Anatomy of Story Master Class, John Truby 2015

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HONORS/AWARDS

Finalist, Writers Digest 83rd Annual Competition Television/Movie Script 2014

Finalist, Minnesota Shorts Play Festival Play 2019

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EDUCATION

Masters of Arts, History, Wayne State University

Masters of Arts, Industrial Relations, Wayne State University

Bachelor of Science, Economics, Eastern Michigan University