Hot Topics: The Black Board

03 Jul 2013 • 1 min read

A weekly update from Shaula Evans about The Black Board:

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We’ve been a little geekier than usual at the Board lately (which is saying something!) so we’ve got some wild links for you today.

This week’s Hot Topics include:

The power of a “Yes, And’ attitude to writing & collaboration

Is wanton destruction in movies becoming boring?

How ‘heroic’ is your hero?

Writing beyond stereotypes

Using Myers-Briggs types for character development

Martin Buber’s ‘I-Thou’ approach for screenwriters

Relationships and Character Introductions

How fast do you need to write your script to avoid being scooped?

Patterns in screenwriters: recognize yourself?

Plus this weekís Free Idea Factory Story Idea: Asteroid Training!

Bonus: Questions about The Black List, screenwriting, anything at all?óAsk Black List founder Franklin Leonard in our exclusive Black Board Q&A

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