The Close Read: On Cruelty
This week we’re reposting some old articles. Ideally, you’re getting your notes from your friends and family, and ideally, because these people care about you,… Read More »The Close Read: On Cruelty
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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
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
The Close Read: Slow Burn Horror
We’re wrapping up our week-long series from Uncle Jam with a Fear Friday edition on the most common scripts he encountered during his time as… Read More »The Close Read: Slow Burn Horror
The Close Read: DJ/EDM Scripts
This week features a series from Uncle Jam on the most common scripts he encountered during his time as a Hollywood reader, as well as… Read More »The Close Read: DJ/EDM Scripts
The Close Read: Rules vs Tools
After college, I found myself in a grad school-adjacent writing workshop. One of my classmates wanted to write a script about a guy who tries… Read More »The Close Read: Rules vs Tools
The Close Read – Helping, not Rewriting
A few years ago, I wrote a draft of a sci-fi pilot. It was my take on a spaceship show, something akin to Star Trek… Read More »The Close Read – Helping, not Rewriting
The Close Read with Uncle Jam
Hello, all you good lookin’ screenwriters out there. I’m here to ramble at you about notes. Mainly to you youngsters. I have about two years… Read More »The Close Read with Uncle Jam