-Which writer(s) inspire most?

Robert Bolt, Rod Serling, the Epsteins and Howard Koch for CASABLANCA for screenwriting; 
James Joyce, Herman Melville, and Shakespeare for the written  word.

-What is the main challenge you encounter while writing your work?

Trusting the original concept even if I have doubts about how the story will roll out. If it’s there thematically, the     details of plot eventually follow. Just have patience and never stop thinking about it. Funny how the brain     continues to work even when fingers do not.

-Is there someone you always turn to for their opinion as soon as you finish writing?

Although there have been others, Robert McCullough, who started Santa Barbara International Screenwriting Competition, is my go-to guy on all of these projects. He has a special talent for spotting errors of all kinds and a keen sensibility of what works and what doesn’t.

-Are you currently working on a new screenplay?

Currently working on a three-act theatrical play, a comedy, set at at a pool deck in a famous Palm Springs hotel. It pokes fun at the city, the residents, hoteliers, kitsch art, and tourists. (This one I didn’t want to do at the start of 2024 and suddenly all  three acts are almost ready for Robert McCullough to review. So, somehow I believed in the original concept).

-If you had to describe your writing style?

Persistent, positive, and patient. (stuck in the “P’s” not intentionally)