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Tag Archives: Robert McKee
To V.O. or Not to V.O.
“…God help you if you use voice-over in your work, my friends. God help you. That’s flaccid, sloppy writing. Any idiot can write a voice-over narration to explain the thoughts of a character.” – Adaptation Recently, a friend contacted me in … Continue reading
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Tagged Adaptation, Robert McKee, Screenwriting, voiceover, writing
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A Work in Progress
My blog, like myself, is a work in progress. Princess Scribe was originally formed to pass on in-the-trenches thoughts on screenwriting; however, it has morphed into more than that – as I have morphed into a new shade of Anne. … Continue reading
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Tagged Akiva Goldsman, Blake Snyder, compassion, Hollywood, life, PT Anderson, Robert McKee, writing
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Extreme Screenwriting
Ah. The thrill of victory! If only. What we more often experience is the agony of defeat. Screenwriting is a sport – no doubt about it. It’s a marathon event; we sprint out a first draft… but that is not … Continue reading
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Tagged Blake Snyder, film, Final Draft, Hollywood, marathon, movies, Outliers, Rejection, rewrite, Robert McKee, Save the Cat, Screenplay, screenplays, Screenwriting, Script, Script Chat, Story, story structure, WGA, William Goldman, Write On, writing
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Blockheads Part 2: The Found Object
A few weeks ago, I posted an article on the most virulent of scribal ills, that nasty little bug known as Writer’s Block. Today, I’d like to talk about a tool that may help you, dearest ladies and lords, overcome … Continue reading
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Tagged Charlie Kaufman, film, Hollywood, Robert McKee, Roger Ebert, Screenplay, Screenwriting, writing, Your Screenplay Sucks
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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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