I thought you were going to end up writing a script about an Amish boy who travels back in time to race in the first Tour de France. Seriously, though, that's a great story. You really acclimated well to screenwriting, scoring your first sale within nine months.

That's inspiring - and yet again, proves there's no one way to do this. I had my first script optioned when I had no real idea what I was doing, and basically spent the next few years learning how to repeat that success; that is, learning how to write a solid screenplay every time. Just getting to the point where I feel I can. It always felt like a weird way to structure a career, but it seems to be working - slowly...

> I thought you were going to end up writing a script about an Amish boy who travels back in time to race in the first Tour de France. I would be first in line for that movie. :)

Debbie, it's also inspiring that after you optioned a script you stayed committed to learning and improving. It's great to have you around here.

> In less than two months, I write “Stand Up,” a drama-comedy about a young stand-up comic (what else!) who goes on the road with a veteran comedian who is going off the deep end psychologically. It sounds like "A Star is Born" set in the world of stand-up. Was that in your mind at the time? I join the chorus of comments, Scott: fantastic story. And how wonderful that you A) recognized an opportunity, B) jumped in, and C) made the most of what came afterward.

[...] The Business of Screenwritng: I can do that! (gointothestory.blcklst.com) [...]