30 Things About Screenwriting
I recently wrapped up a month-long series of posts: 30 Things About Screenwriting. I described them this way:
Reflections on and basic tenets about the craft. They represent my take. If any of them resonate with you, great. If not, feel free to ignore them. Bottom line: You need to figure out your own approach to screenwriting. My hope is what you read on this blog day after day helps feed that process and provides you inspiration along the way.
Judging by the number of comments, emails, retweets and favorites, the response to the series seemed to be quite strong. Therefore I have aggregated all of the links in this one post.
1. There is no right way to write
2. Screenplays are stories, not formulas
4. Watch movies. Read scripts. Write pages.
5. A spec script will not sell unless it has a strong story concept
6. Write what they’re buying or sell them your dream
7. There are no screenwriting rules
9. When something happens… something ELSE happens
13. Living and writing in L.A.
16. Feet on the ground… head in the clouds
21. If you write a great script…
22. Movies don’t owe anybody a living
23. Story as psychological journey
27. Minimum words, maximum impact
29. The only way out is through
30. Go into the story and find the animals
Please feel free to pass along this link to any writers out there you feel may benefit from the posts.
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