In addition to over a decade and a half as a professional screenwriter, Jim has been a script reader for several production companies and is the Head Judge and Contest Coordinator for the annual CS Open Writing Tournament at the Los Angeles Screenwriting Expo. He's evaluated thousands of scripts. As a columnist for Creative Screenwriting magazine, Jim interviews a panel of top literary agents about industry trends and has his finger on the pulse of the industry.
Jim hails from the UCLA Professional Program in Screenwriting, and applies that technique to his analysis along with a healthy helping of myth and gentle guidance.