Tag Archives: Script

More Thoughts on Scribal Maintenance

Posted on July 18, 2011 by princessscribe

Around the same time that I published my previous post, I also wrote a guest article on the importance of voice for the Save the Cat! blogsite. I enjoyed working both of these blogs; there was a synchronicity to them, … Continue reading →

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Zen and the Art of Scribal Maintenance

Posted on June 27, 2011 by princessscribe

Update: Please check out my guest contribution at the Save the Cat! blogsite… A decade ago, I was planted firmly in the trenches of corporate America, toiling in a pimped-out office, and being sent on travel junkets in order to … Continue reading →

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A Royal Match

Posted on April 21, 2011 by princessscribe

I’ve been pretty quiet. I’m approaching the finish line with a script polish; in addition, I spent a wonderful weekend in ye olde Save the Cat! writing room, this time with novelist Jessica Brody, listening as she beautifully articulated how Blake’s … Continue reading →

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You Are Not Alone

Posted on April 12, 2011 by princessscribe

Recently, I’ve had an amazing burst of productivity, brought on by deadlines, meetings and the need to put food on the table. Unfortunately, this past week has felt more like drudgery. You know those times – when writing feels like … Continue reading →

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Danger! Multitasking Zone Ahead! plus a recipe

Posted on April 10, 2011 by princessscribe

Last Wednesday, I decided to throw myself into culinary abandon, and whip up a most savory of suppers. Earlier that day, I had banged out several pages of a spec comedy after abandoning the previous style that my partner and … Continue reading →

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Think Like a Playwright

Posted on March 22, 2011 by princessscribe

The experience of sitting on Sunday’s panel at IFFF is still resonating and reverberating deep within me. One thing that startled me was the reaction of the audience, in regard to my sharing that our team is currently bypassing representation … Continue reading →

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IFFF Wrap-Up

Posted on March 21, 2011 by princessscribe

Yesterday, I was fortunate enough to sit on a screenwriting panel at the International Family Film Festival. The panel was titled “Sold! Getting Your Screenplay Sold and Produced”… but it ended up being so much more than that. Perhaps it … Continue reading →

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Characters Count

Posted on March 7, 2011 by princessscribe

I was speaking with an aspiring screenwriter the other day, who was reading one of my favorite books on screenwriting. She said, “Why should I pay attention to anything he says? He doesn’t have any credits on IMDb.” Oy. Credits … Continue reading →

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Characters Count

Posted on February 3, 2011 by princessscribe

I spend a great deal of time talking about structure – the principles of it, the necessity of it, and how your story will come to a screeching halt without it. That being said, kind lords and ladies of the … Continue reading →

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