Fear of a Blank Page

Most of the scripts had outdated “first 10 pages.”  This has now been updated. That is all. Continue about your business. Nothing more to see here. M A R K

This is shortbread: If you haven’t had it, search it out.  If you DO find it (or make it) you still have to find the right kind of shortbread. The good kind. What makes good shortbread good?  Texture. It’s sublime and utterly complex — if you let it be complex. Sure, you can choose to [...]

Since I’m doing this on the fly, I wanted to get in and out.  Here we go with PROJECT UPDATES! 1) 2 0 3 – nobodies really read it!  So sad because it’s pretty damn good. Soon, soon. 2) American Monster – it’s a tough one because of it’s graphic nature and the fact that [...]

Concentration was last week. This week, it’s THE HOLE…. duh nuh nuh!!!! There’s this feeling I have. This place I go. I call it “the hole.” As in, “I fell in the hole and rattled off 10 pages.” The Hole is kissing cousin to concentration and fierce enemy of interruption. One of The Hole’s good [...]

I like beer. Beer makes me happy. And I like being happy. You should be happy too. M A R K

An Ode to Concentration A dark and stormy night; On my screen, all white. Bright white. Suddenly an inspiration, a burst of prose! I collect my thoughts into the perfect sentence; position my hands above the keys just so – RING! Gone. Wash. Rinse. Repeat. – Mark E. Davidson, 2009 Hey, I never claimed to [...]