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"There's a lot of money and talent at the festival in Malta," Marty said enthusiastically. "Hopefully, we can get some traction..."

My producer friend then told me that she paid B $10,000 for product integration on one of her films and wound up with absolutely nothing.

When Marty picked up the phone, he sounded off, very, very off. His speech was slow and labored. He was slurring his words...

In most cases, Marty responds to me lightning fast, but this time days passed. In my gut, I knew something was wrong, really, really wrong.

While I worked on product integration proposals, Marty worked on trying to find an alternate way to get the script to Mrs. Johansson.

As the Screenwriter and Associate Producer, I was tasked with creating a pitch deck, literally overnight.

The head of a major Hollywood branding company assured Marty his company could quickly help us raise money through product placement.

In November of 2022, three years after I had completed the script for THE ONLY WAY OUT, 2 years since it had finished as a semifinalist...

What in the world was I going to do if Netflix or Paramount optioned the script and gave us a deal? I was going to explode, that's what. Ser

decided to it would be best to meet with Marty Katz (TITANIC, REINDEER GAMES, MAN OF THE HOUSE) while flying solo.

I spent the kids' last day of school frantically packing and loading our Ford Expedition for our road trip to CA.

Amazon wasn't interested without a name actress/director attached, so we began discussing directors.

We agreed to start with Charlize Theron because, well, she's Charlize Theron and Marty had worked with her on the film, REINDEER GAMES.

But Stephanie's a miracle worker and one day she called and said she had a producer who was interested and said he'd read the script.

Once the idea for THE ONLY WAY OUT was born and I had determined who my main characters were, my brain went into hyperdrive.

"The illegal growers," he warned, "are extremely dangerous and heavily armed. They don't care who you are and what you're doing..."

The first actress I researched was Scarlett Johansson because she's an incredible actress and she recently launched The Outset...

It's essential to understand how simple acts of gratitude can often open the most heavily secured doors and do wonders for advancing your ca

In Hollywood, you only get one chance to make an impression, so you'd better give it all you've got and make sure they never forget you.

I had always been curious about writing and producing for television, but that stinking anxiety thing kept getting in the way.