Pj McIlvaine

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  • SECOND ROUNDER AT AUSTIN 2024

    I’m delighted that my gritty, sexplicit Western Drama feature, ISAAC’S GOLD, was a Second Rounder at Austin 2024. I didn’t expect it, quite frankly. This idea came to me after watching the iconic TREASURE OF THE SIERRA MADRE. I had pretty much given up on screenplays but this reignited my passion for it. If you Read more

  • Screenplays

    THE RETURN, Dystopian Horror After society has been decimated by a mysterious plague, an ex-FBI agent and his wife–who may hold the key to the world’s survival–go on the attack when their teen deaf-mute daughter is kidnapped by savage Infecteds. TAKEN with mutants. ISAAC’S GOLD, Visceral, Explicit, Noir Western Drama In 1870 Nevada, hardscrabble frontier Read more

  • Emmy nominated Showtime family film MY HORRIBLE YEAR with Karen Allen, Allison Mack, Eric Stoltz, and Mimi Rogers.

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  • Chugging Along

    Well, it’s been a month and more since A GOOD MAN was officially released into the wild. And what a ride its been. The Newsday review. OMG. I still can’t believe it. https://www.newsday.com/entertainment/books/a-good-man-pj-mcilvaine-rtssrbkx Amazon and Goodreads has been a roller coaster. At one time, AGM was the number one new hot release and in the Read more

  • New PJ Interview

    Check out an interview I did with author/hostess KJ Fieler. (Please excuse the background, next time I’ll figure out how to use a virtual background or blur it). Read more

  • A Seismic Shock to the System

    Well, boys and girls, it’s been quite a week. Last Friday–August 18th–the book of my heart officially came in to the world. I was a puddle of emotions: fear, anxious, nervous, apprehensive. And so much more. I’m only one person. I can do only so much. And I can reach only so many. Which was Read more