Terror Taught Me: Visible and the Button
There’s an art to the horror short. You don’t have much time to tell your story, so you really need to focus on one element… Read More »Terror Taught Me: Visible and the Button
October 2020
The Close Read: Mailbag Edition
You know that that totally relatable feeling when the lovely people who run the Screenwriter’s Network give you a column on their blog and you… Read More »The Close Read: Mailbag Edition
Voice on the Page: The Babysitter
Voice gets discussed frequently in screenwriting circles. Tough to define, hard to cultivate, it can make the difference in a writer’s success. Related to but… Read More »Voice on the Page: The Babysitter
Steal This: Bottle Rocket vs. Bottle Rocket
For those less versed in the filmography of Wes Anderson, his first feature came in two iterations: the 1996 feature and the 1993 short film.… Read More »Steal This: Bottle Rocket vs. Bottle Rocket
Why I Listen to: Evolution of Horror Podcast
We’ve discussed before the importance of knowing your genre. Your craft will improve by seeing what others have done. And when it comes time to… Read More »Why I Listen to: Evolution of Horror Podcast
The Close Read: Mailbag Edition
You know that that totally relatable feeling when the lovely people who run the Screenwriter’s Network give you a column on their blog and you… Read More »The Close Read: Mailbag Edition
Terror Taught Me: Scare Me and Limitations
Amongst the deluge of October horror movies, one has a lot to teach about limitations. Scare Me follows two horror writers (and eventually, a pizza… Read More »Terror Taught Me: Scare Me and Limitations
The Contest Grind
For the emerging writer, especially those outside LA, contests most often get listed as the way to break-in. They don’t care about who you know… Read More »The Contest Grind
The Art of the Exposition Funnel
Writers like reinventing the wheel. In fact, we’re encouraged to do it. “The same but different” is a phrase you’ll hear from executives. Or, rather… Read More »The Art of the Exposition Funnel
Quick Tip: The Prelap
We’ve talked about writing to the cut before, but I wanted to dig in on one especially useful tool – the prelap. Prelaps get noted… Read More »Quick Tip: The Prelap