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A weekly update from Shaula Evans, moderator of The Black Board:
Cool news! UK script editor and novelist Lucy V. Hay was kind enough to write a guest post series for us this week as a special exclusive for The Black Board:
The Three Big Writing Questions… Answered, by Lucy V. Hay
Part 1 Lucy V. Hay on Breaking In
Part 2 Lucy V. Hay on Improving Your Craft
Part 3 Lucy V Hay on the importance of a good concept
Bonus Lucy V. Hay on UK Screenwriting Resources
Plus we’ve been talking about:
Advice from Black List-selling writer Gary Holler on writing biopics
The Blackadder Comedy Challenge
How To Spot Passive Writing
Inspiration from Sundance-winning director Ava DuVernay
What to do with divergent notes?
Why writers should be actors
And some commiseration for everyone biting their nails this week:
Who’s getting nervous/excited/vomitous over The Quest?
Finally, this week’s Idea Factory Bonus Link: When Animals Attack!
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