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Monthly Archives: November 2010
A Season of Giving – Hometown Heroes
As a thank you to Sheridan at My PDF Scripts, I’ve deleted the posts in regard to copyright infringement et al. In the spirit of the holidays, I’m returning to this favorite post ~ HRH, Princess Scribe Every now and … Continue reading
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Tagged Beyond Shelter, Blake Snyder, Charity, Homeless, John Guare, Nicole Ritchie, Save the Cat, Six Degrees of Separation, Tanya Tull
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What’s Your Favorite Thanksgiving Movie?
As we prepare to give thanks, I would love to hear from the wonderful ladies and lords of the court. What is your favorite Thanksgiving film? I’ve listed a few of mine…. and have given you the option to add … Continue reading
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There’s a New Studio in Town…. Sort of
Last week, the wires were all abuzz post press-release announcement of the new whizbang screenplay/film competition opp – the formation of Amazon Studios. From Amazon Studios homepage: Sounds good…. or does it? I’m not so certain that I would encourage anyone to … Continue reading
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Tagged Blake Snyder, contests, Hollywood, Outliers, Save the Cat, Screenplay, screenplays, Screenwriting, WGA, writing
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The Importance of Being Structured
A couple of weeks ago, I groused and grumbled about an advertisement for a writing class that had promised to help the writer take the rewrite out of the process. Apparently, this particular company is under the belief that writing … Continue reading
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Tagged Blake Snyder, Hollywood, Larry Levy, Malcolm Gladwell, Miles Davis, OU, Outliers, Robert McKee, Save the Cat, Screenwriting, story structure, Syd Field, writing
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Blockheads
Writer’s block. Typing these two simple words sends shivers down my spine. “…a condition, associated with writing as a profession, in which an author loses the ability to produce new work. The condition varies widely in intensity. It can be trivial, … Continue reading
ScriptChat
A micro post today. I’ll be tonight’s guest on ScriptChat at 5 pm, pst. To join in the conversation, at the designated time, go to either TWEETCHAT (www.tweetchat.com/room/scriptchat) or search the hashtag #scriptchat on the web, Tweetdeck or Seesmic and … Continue reading
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Tagged Aaron Sorkin, Hollywood, Save the Cat, Screenwriting, Script Chat, Todd Phillips, WGA, writing
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It’s Not a Script – Part 2
Let’s continue the conversation… You’ve meticulously crafted your BS2 outline. You’ve fleshed it out into 40 beats, then, with great care, expanded each one of your beats, tracking each beat as it propels into the next. You’ve honed your story, … Continue reading
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Tagged Alien, Blake Snyder, BS2, coverage, Hollywood, Josh Olsen, Save the Cat, Screenplay, Screenwriting, writing
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