In a 2017 talk with the International Documentary Association, the incomparable Werner Herzog said something that will probably make every filmmaker wince a little.

Young filmmakers shooting 550 hours of footage, he said, made his heart sink. "They don't know what they're doing," he said.

But, seriously, we get both sides. There's nothing like the feeling of being with your editor and…

I must really love the people who read my screenwriting blog, because I am back for more public judgment after once again sending one of my specs to three different paid screenwriting coverage sites and getting feedback for you to view.

We've tested paid screenwriting services before, and I even got my Black List script rated by AI, but this time, I wanted to do a mix of both.

My goal on…