Interview (Part 2): Elizabeth Oyebode (2016 Nicholl Winner) My 6-part chat with the writer of the winning script “Tween the Ropes”
Script Analysis: “Kubo and the Two Strings” — Part 2: Plot Read the script for the acclaimed animated movie and discuss this week.
A Story Idea Each Day for a Month — Day 25 This is the eighth year in a row I’ve run this series in April.
Screenwriting 101: Richard Brooks “I can make a movie with half-assed camerawork, or with actors who are not quite up to par, or with composition that misses, and the…
Interview (Part 1): Elizabeth Oyebode (2016 Nicholl Winner) My 6-part chat with the writer of the winning script “Tween the Ropes”
Script Analysis: “Kubo and the Two Strings” — Part 1: Scene By Scene Breakdown Read the script for the acclaimed animated movie and discuss this week.
A Story Idea Each Day for a Month — Day 24 This is the eighth year in a row I’ve run this series in April.
On Writing “Try to talk yourself out of it. As a life, it’s much too solitary, it makes you obsessive, the rewards seem to be much too inward for most…
Daily Dialogue — April 24, 2017 “1,2,3,4, I won’t take no anymore. 5,6,7,8 — I want you to be my mate. 1,2,3,4 — you’re the one that I adore. 5,6,7,8 — don’t run from me…
The next Go Into The Story Read and Analysis Script: “Kubo and the Two Strings” Read the script for the acclaimed animated action adventure movie.
A Story Idea Each Day for a Month — Day 23 This is the eighth year in a row I’ve run this series in April.
Daily Dialogue — April 23, 2017 GREGORY: You remember our first days. You remember Italy? PAULA: There have been times when I thought I only dreamed those days. GREGORY…
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Reader Question: Do all characters get their own ‘hero’s journey’? Or is the Protagonist’s journey the only one that matters?
Saturday Hot Links Time for the 286th installment of Saturday Hot Links, your week’s essential reading about movies, TV, streaming, Hollywood, and other…
A Story Idea Each Day for a Month — Day 22 This is the eighth year in a row I’ve run this series in April.
Daily Dialogue — April 22, 2017 OZ: You know what I think we need? A little music. THEODORA: Is that magic? OZ: In a way. It’s a music box. You’ve never seen one? This…
A Story Idea Each Day for a Month — Day 21 This is the eighth year in a row I’ve run this series in April.