Consultants, Contests, and Coverage—Oh My! Sorting Out the Professional Script Reader Landscape
Sounds like you need a reader, friend! But just a quick glance at all the options out there makes it pretty obvious that what a “reader” does is much less clear.
Don't Overlook Your Understory
A screenplay isn’t some mystical thing with a bazillion components. It’s something most writers can master, if you break it down to its simplest, most basic elements ...
How a Great Script Paints a Whole Picture
Such brevity is all but demanded in scripts today, all the better to help readers breeze through the script, right?
The Next Great Sports Movie?
These days, anyone with a cell phone and a TikTok account can be a celebrity, so maybe our adoration of movie stars, recording artists, and athletes are going to suffer when fame seems so accessible.
Conflict: The Lifeblood of Your Story
Make no mistake, narratives are very much like a car. They need to be constructed in a specific way in order for them to go anywhere.
Serving Up Notes
... you are a chef and your script is the meal. Why? Because I’m hungry, recently rewatched "The Bear," and this analogy works.
Want Your Script to Get More Attention? Zag
Even if you’ve got a winner, endorsed with great notes from a pro, or some wins in a contest or two, what else can you do to give your work traction?
Becoming a Writing Research Powerhouse
If you only try to find facts to support your hopes or assumptions, you’ll miss discovering things that could inspire you or help you write an even better story.
Where is the Love?
The worst of mankind is more sellable to the American public than the best, it would seem, so anyone attempting to tell a tale of romance is up against a burgeoning trend of nastiness.
Not Based on True Events: Historical Inaccuracy in Hollywood
Hollywood exists for entertainment, and this often means facts get fudged in the name of keeping the crowd interested.
Synesthesia: The Strangely Normal Way of Seeing the World
Francesca Brigandy’s synesthesia allows her to visualize sounds as colors when listening to music, giving her a unique polychrome perspective.
NEVER, EVER DO THIS: Gentle Advice for Eager Writers (Part 3)
Five more tips on how to not annoy your reader shall be yours. But listen well, because I'm only going to say this once ...
Something Writers Can Look Forward To ... No One Knows Anything
Nothing is certain, so why not take the risk and be as bold or unusual or as personal as we want to be in whatever we are creating?
