years_active children birth_place name birth_date spouse image article_title education birth_name occupation
1998-present 1 boulder , colorado , united states john august 4 august 1970 michael august 2008 john august 2007.jpg john august
 drake university , usc -lrb- mfa -rrb- john meise screenwriter , director , producer
john august

john august -lrb- born august 4 , 1970 -rrb- is an american screenwriter and film director .
he writes and maintains the popular screenwriting blog johnaugust.com , and develops screenwriter-targeted software .
he is a member of the academy of motion picture arts and sciences , voting in the writers branch .
