Zero Draft Thirty 2017 September Challenge: Story Prep (Part 2) — Gender Bend A series to help prepare writers for next month’s writing challenge.
Screenwriting 101: Paul Thomas Anderson “If emotional logic is betrayed, then you’ve got a problem. Not that none of it’s plausible — it seems to be vaguely plausible. It’s not…
A Comprehensive Approach to Screenwriting Theory Plot, Concept, Character, Style, Dialogue, Scene, Theme, Time.
Zero Draft Thirty 2017 September Challenge: Story Prep (Part 1) — “What if…” A series to help prepare writers for next month’s writing challenge.
Reader Question: Could you break down the numbers related to a movie’s budget? Production budget, marketing, box office and ancillary revenues.
On Writing “Characters are story. And how two people feel about each other is plot, even if they don’t have a sword fight.”
Daily Dialogue — August 21, 2017 “I want your full attention, Starling. Be very careful with Hannibal Lecter. Dr. Chilton at the asylum will go over all the physical…
“The Puzzling Way That Writing Heals the Body” Can “expressive writing” contribute to one’s mental, even physical health?
Dumb Little Writing Tricks That Work: Free Association Sometimes if you’re stuck in your writing, it’s best just to cut loose.
2017 Scene-Writing Challenge: Week 3 Here are all of Week 3’s prompts for this year’s Scene-Writing Challenge.
Daily Dialogue — August 20, 2017 BEN: SHIT! MELVIN: Wait. Wait. Hold your horses, Doc. Now, what if I walked in in the middle of a hernia operation, see some poor…
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Saturday Hot Links Time for the 304th installment of Saturday Hot Links, your week’s essential reading about movies, TV, streaming, Hollywood, and other…
