Writing Tips: Zing!

I subscribe to the daily blog, "Screenwriting Tips... You Hack!" It's a funny blog that actually does give good screenwriting tips to me, the hack.

Every once and a while, though, I disagree with the author. To his Christmas post, I have this to say:

While it's true that "every joke involving a man in a Santa costume has already been done. There is nothing new to add to the genre," what about a dog in a Santa costume? Yeah, didn't think of that one, did you?

Zinged.

And yes, to all you rich and powerful movie and television producers, managers, and agents out there, I've got a million of 'em.