Finding Inspiration
As a writer, I find one should always be taking in new information. It can be through articles, books, tv shows, podcasts – the important… Read More »Finding Inspiration
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Terror Taught Me: Death of a Vlogger and Audience Expectation
Death of a Vlogger is a low-budget found footage horror movie about, well, a vlogger who may or may not be haunted. Operating in a… Read More »Terror Taught Me: Death of a Vlogger and Audience Expectation
The Stages of the Internet Screenwriter
I’ve had the honor of being a moderator on the Screenwriters Network discord for over 2 years. I’ve lurked through other online writing communities even… Read More »The Stages of the Internet Screenwriter
Quick Tips: Given Circumstances
Today let’s look at another tool in the actor’s toolkit. Stanislavski, the acting instructor who laid the ground work for Method Acting, coined the term… Read More »Quick Tips: Given Circumstances
TODAY: Free Writing Dark Comedy Class
Today, November 15th from 4-7pm PST two of our Screenwriters Network professional members will teach a class in Dark Comedy writing. Conor Kyle (Creepshow) and… Read More »TODAY: Free Writing Dark Comedy Class
Check Out: Start With This on Horror
Start With This, by the team behind Welcome to Night Vale and several other successful podcasts, makes for a great resource for any writer. While… Read More »Check Out: Start With This on Horror
Quick Tips: Repetition & Difference
Repetition is a very powerful tool in the writer’s toolkit. Humans naturally seek out patterns in everything they encounter. Our ability to do so helped… Read More »Quick Tips: Repetition & Difference
The Writing Habit: Forgive Yourself
A lot of talk goes into what writing habit you should maintain. When you should write. How many pages a day you should hit. How… Read More »The Writing Habit: Forgive Yourself
Voice on the Page: Michael Clayton
When it came out Michael Clayton cemented Tony Gilroy as a top-tier screenwriter. A compulsively watchable legal thriller, it tracks the eponymous Michael Clayton as… Read More »Voice on the Page: Michael Clayton
Quick Tip: Don’t Forget Your Location
Too often, writers treat locations as an afterthought. They decide where a scene takes place, stick it in the slugline, and then forget about it.… Read More »Quick Tip: Don’t Forget Your Location