I’m happy to announce my new novel FIGHT OR PLAY BASKETBALL: Every Shot Counts is now available in hardcover, paperback, and Kindle! Click the link here to… Read more ““Fight or Play Basketball is the Best New Sports Novel for 2022””
Category: Writing
Fight or Play Basketball by Mike Messier now available on Kindle Vella; screenplay version accepted into Fort Meyers Beach International Film Festival.
Kindle Vella from Amazon allows writers to share their long-form written work with readers in an episodic fashion (reminiscent of Stephen King’s release of The Green Mile) in a unique and interactive format.
I’ve decided to adapt my Award Winning screenplay Fight or Play Basketball into the Kindle Vella format, which you can check out here:

The screenplay version of Fight or Play Basketball has just been accepted into the 2021 Fort Myers Beach International Film Festival screenplay competion. https://fmbifilmfest.com/

More about the Fight or Play Basketball story and its many previous screenplay accolades can be read here: https://mikemessier.com/2020/07/24/fightfestivals/
ALSO RAN – a short story by Mike Messier, based on the feature film screenplay of the same title.
It wasn’t easy, I guess. It wasn’t easy fucking up my life so bad I ended up here. But here I am. IN PRISON. It sounds bad, doesn’t it? Well, it is.
Barry Primus (Irishman, Boxcar Bertha) interview
ACTOR/DIRECTOR/ACTING COACH BARRY PRIMUS ( The Irishman, Boxcar Bertha, Jackson, Mistress, Cagney & Lacey, Righteous Kill, American Hustle etc) talks with Mike Messier about Barry’s own career… Read more “Barry Primus (Irishman, Boxcar Bertha) interview”
Screenplay ‘Feel The Bang!’ features Diamond Dallas Page
My new feature length screenplay Feel The Bang! features Motivational Speaker, Actor and Pro Wrestler Diamond Dallas Page, and I’m clearly pretty psyched about it! DDP read… Read more “Screenplay ‘Feel The Bang!’ features Diamond Dallas Page”
Pat & Matrice, In The Bedroom
In The Bedroom is a web series produced by Angelwood Pictures, where each episode is written and directed by different regional filmmakers and actors. I was asked… Read more “Pat & Matrice, In The Bedroom”
In Memory of Big Daddy V
“Love it” was Big Daddy V’s response to the Chris and the Coffee Girl screenplay I wrote over a year ago. V was scheduled to play Felix… Read more “In Memory of Big Daddy V”