Going into my meeting with Bobby Moresco, I had no expectations; that is to say, I literally did not know what to expect. Then, during the hour we talked, my entire philosophy and approach on screenwriting was completely upended and changed—and all for the better.  Keep in mind, I have a B.A. in screenwriting, so I kind of felt like I knew what I was doing when writing a script. But Bobby’s insight and advice gave me a new perspective on how I should be writing with a simple phrase: write into the problem. While Hadleyville is a good script, Bobby pointed out areas where I created potential conflict, but didn’t deliver on it, because I wrote around the problem. His direct, frank approach about making characters face their conflicts directly and decisively has already made Hadleyville an even better script. And I should add that his direct and frank approach was a revelation. He didn’t beat around the bush about the script’s weaknesses (which is common in writing groups and feedback from friend and family readers). If something didn’t sit right with him, he pointed it out and stated why it didn’t work. The fact that he cared so much about the script was encouraging, because all of the criticism wasn’t directed at me as a writer, but at the script, because to paraphrase Shakespeare, "the script’s the thing". His focus on making the script as good and powerful as possible was inspiring to no end, and I hope I get another chance to talk with him.