Category: News

49 Degrees North Spotlight

Hello and welcome to the 49 Degrees North Spotlight, a look back at classic episodes from the 49 Degrees North writers podcast about Canadian writers and the business of writing. In this episode, I spoke with legendary writer/creator and all around nice guy Dennis Heaton (Ghost Wars, Motive) about Ghost Wars, the origins of Fido, … Read More »

49 Degrees North Spotlight

Hello and welcome to the 49 Degrees North Spotlight, a look back at classic episodes from the 49 Degrees North writers podcast about Canadian writers and the business of writing. In this episode, I chatted with SB Edwards about working on cult sci-fi TV show “Travelers,” and her awesome punk rock feature “Fall Back Down,” … Read More »

Free logline course

Why should you sign up for this free logline course? Are you working on a high-level pitch? Are you struggling to find momentum as you sit down to write your story or outline? Do you have a logline and want some tips for refining it? Don’t have time to watch a video or attend a … Read More »

49 Degrees North Spotlight

Hello and welcome to the 49 Degrees North Spotlight, a look back at classic episodes from the 49 Degrees North writers podcast about Canadian writers and the business of writing. In this episode, I spoke with TV writer Jennifer Siddle about first-jobs, breaking into the industry, and her epic web-series Plaid Men (the lost – … Read More »

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The best way to stay up to date with my projects is to sign up for the newsletter. You can do that by visiting the sign up page and providing your name and email address. It’s that easy! The newsletter comes straight to your inbox every three weeks. No muss, no fuss. What are you … Read More »

Terrifying new horror anthology

If you love horror anthologies then you should check out 101 Proof Horror, a new horror anthology from Czykmate Productions.   At 180,000 words it’s not something you can slip in your pocket, but trust me it’s worth checking out.   I’ve loved short horror stories since I was a kid, so I figured it … Read More »

TFI 2017

2016 didn’t turn out like I expected. As usual when the shit hits the fan, I find solace in watching and writing TV. But as this is the first post in forever of the new year and involves some amount of reflection, I’ll just quote this from Babylon 5 in reference to 2016. It was … Read More »

Catching up…

Holy crap it’s 2016! Where does the time go? I was supposed to be posting on a more regular schedule. Oh well, better late than never I suppose.   Usually the first post of the new year is dedicated to outlining new year’s resolutions, but since most of those have already been broken it seems … Read More »