The Business of Screenwriting: If it ain’t got no soul, it ain’t gonna sell

The time the legendary musician Taj Mahal laid words of wisdom on me.

It’s 1979. After getting my M.Div. degree from Yale, I take a year off before pursuing my doctorate (at least that’s what I thought at the time). Long story short, I have found my way to Aspen, Colorado where I’m playing music for a living as part of the duo Myers & O’Flynn. That’s Myers as in me. And O’Flynn as in Pat Flynn, who would later go on to perform with one the greatest collection of musical talents ever: The New Grass…