Quick Tips: Objectives & Tactics
Writers just starting out often end up with flat scenes. Characters stand around and state exposition or what they want. Then they get it, or… Read More »Quick Tips: Objectives & Tactics
Fred Pelzer
The Writer’s Brand
Everybody has an angle. The unique thing that they bring to the table. Some combination of who you are, the stories you tell, and how… Read More »The Writer’s Brand
Terror Taught Me: Hellraiser and World-building
Released over 30 years ago, Hellraiser remains a fascinating entry point into a world of pleasure and pain. Angels to some, devils to others, the… Read More »Terror Taught Me: Hellraiser and World-building
Why I Use Scrivener
Scrivener won’t work for all screenwriters, or even most screenwriters. A program primarily intended for novelists, the screenwriting functionality is an after-the-fact add-on. Three major… Read More »Why I Use Scrivener
Quick Tip: Write to the Cut
Too often, writers think of scenes as discrete units. They forget that their story needs to work in its entirety. This results in bumpy scenes… Read More »Quick Tip: Write to the Cut
Complete Projects with Accountability
Often for new writers the hardest part isn’t finding an idea or starting to write. Instead, they run into the wall on the way to… Read More »Complete Projects with Accountability
Terror Taught Me: The Last Exorcism and Character
One in a long line of found footage horror movies, The Last Exorcism follows a preacher as he, you guessed it, oversees an exorcism. But… Read More »Terror Taught Me: The Last Exorcism and Character
Steal This: The Boys and Operational Theme
Coming off of last week’s post about Lovecraft Country, I’ve been circling back around to Operational Theme and how it works in guiding a show.… Read More »Steal This: The Boys and Operational Theme
Steal This: Witness for the Prosecution and Scene Work
Witness for the Prosecution, Billy Wilder’s adaptation of Agatha Christie’s legal thriller stage play, remains a fun and engaging piece of popcorn entertainment over 60… Read More »Steal This: Witness for the Prosecution and Scene Work
5 Fantastic Project Management Tools for Screenwriting
If you’re reading this blog, then you’re probably someone who fits in the “Emerging Writer” label. You’ve invested some time and energy into your craft,… Read More »5 Fantastic Project Management Tools for Screenwriting