Quick Tip: Opinionated Worldbuilding
Here’s a question: how did you learn about the history of the world? Most of you will probably say through a history textbook. But I… Read More »Quick Tip: Opinionated Worldbuilding
Michel Lichand
Quick Tip: Act It Out!
Are you stuck on a particular piece of dialogue? Do you think your characters sound like robots? The key to great dialogue is within your… Read More »Quick Tip: Act It Out!
Quick Tip: Underdogs
By Source (WP:NFCC#4), Fair use If I had to point out the most important thing I’ve learned ever since I started writing, it’d be the… Read More »Quick Tip: Underdogs
Quick Tip: Page Economy
I had the opportunity to be in a writer’s room, and found myself often sliding into the position of ‘page economist’- which means I would… Read More »Quick Tip: Page Economy
Giving Notes: Speak From the Heart
Everybody likes to sound smart. As writers, we spend a lot of our time listening to other writers explain their concepts in a smart manner.… Read More »Giving Notes: Speak From the Heart
Writers Soundtrack: Batman the Animated Series
When the topic of ‘Batman soundtracks’ is brought up, many of us often think of Danny Elfman’s score for the 1989 Tim Burton movie, Hans… Read More »Writers Soundtrack: Batman the Animated Series
Notes Under Notes: On Format
Recently, on an email containing notes on my TV pilot, I got the one thing many writers fear: “could this be a movie?” We’ve all… Read More »Notes Under Notes: On Format
Why I Listen To: Blank Check Podcast
“Not just another bad movie podcast.” With those words, the Blank Check podcast set out to carve its own place amidst the glut of movie… Read More »Why I Listen To: Blank Check Podcast
Writers Soundtrack – Studio Ghibli
Is there a medium more well-suited to music than animation? From Disney musicals to recent classics such as Daniel Pemberton’s soundtrack for Spider-Man: Into the… Read More »Writers Soundtrack – Studio Ghibli