by Colby R Rice | Jan 5, 2015 | TV Pilots, TV Specs, & TV Writing, Writing Inspiration & Writing Achievements
I had to post this as a quick HOLLA to Hollywood and to everyone who’s trying to break in: DIVERSITY IS KICKING ASS. There are just SO many shows out here changing the game, especially where diversity– in casts, story lines, and the people who write...
by Colby R Rice | Nov 2, 2014 | Breaking into Hollywood, Independent (Indie) Publishing, My Fiction, Novels, Plays & Playwriting, Screenplays & Screenwriting, TV Pilots, TV Specs, & TV Writing, Writing & Editing, Writing Inspiration & Writing Achievements
So after becoming a mama and going through the typical first month hell with my newborn, things are finally starting to level out. I think of the first few months as the original “take-off”, and now I feel as though I might finally be reaching a cruising...
by Colby R Rice | Jan 31, 2014 | Book Production & Publishing, Filmmaking, Films & Filmmaking, Independent (Indie) Publishing, Marketing & Selling, My Fiction, Networking & Schmoozing, Novels, Plays & Playwriting, Politics in Hollywood, Politics in Science Fiction & Fantasy, Pre-Launch & Author Preparation, Producing, Reviews, Screenplays & Screenwriting, Short Stories & Writing Shorts, Travel Writing, TV Pilots, TV Specs, & TV Writing, Writing & Editing, Writing Inspiration & Writing Achievements
So, usually, I save my self-assessment for the end of the year. But this time, I decided to take a monthly inventory, not only because it makes the end of the year assessment easier to write (copy and paste, anyone?), but also because taking inventory on a short-term...
by Colby R Rice | Jan 20, 2014 | Book Production & Publishing, Breaking into Hollywood, Films & Filmmaking, Independent (Indie) Publishing, Marketing & Selling, Networking & Schmoozing, Novels, Politics in Hollywood, Pre-Launch & Author Preparation, Producing, Screenplays & Screenwriting, Travel Writing, TV Pilots, TV Specs, & TV Writing, Writing & Editing, Writing Inspiration & Writing Achievements
I love lists. Lists are amazing. They’re easy to make, shareable, and editable. I’ve only been in Long Beach / Los Angeles County for about 2 weeks, but I’m already starting to sink my fangs into all the resources I can for aspiring screenwriters and...
by Colby R Rice | Jan 1, 2014 | Book Production & Publishing, Filmmaking, Films & Filmmaking, Independent (Indie) Publishing, Marketing & Selling, Novels, Plays & Playwriting, Pre-Launch & Author Preparation, Producing, Screenplays & Screenwriting, Short Stories & Writing Shorts, TV Pilots, TV Specs, & TV Writing, Writing & Editing, Writing Inspiration & Writing Achievements
https://happyhippo.com/I hope you’ve partied it up for the New Year and have ended your glorious celebrations with a laundry list of things you want to do for 2014! Goal lists?! Bring them on! And yet for us Type-A folks, having a goal list is exciting but...
by Colby R Rice | Dec 30, 2013 | Book Production & Publishing, Filmmaking, Films & Filmmaking, Independent (Indie) Publishing, Marketing & Selling, My Fiction, Networking & Schmoozing, Novels, Plays & Playwriting, Politics in Hollywood, Politics in Science Fiction & Fantasy, Pre-Launch & Author Preparation, Producing, Screenplays & Screenwriting, Short Stories & Writing Shorts, TV Pilots, TV Specs, & TV Writing, Writing & Editing, Writing Inspiration & Writing Achievements
WOW. So it’s been such an eventful year, and I’m actually pretty surprised that it went so quickly! I’m about to celebrate the 3-year anniversary of Rebel Ragdoll (omg!), have just released my first novel, “Ghosts of Koa”, banged out some...