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Tag Archives: Write On
The Mona Lisa Smile
There are thousands of screenwriting courses, that promise to offer you the opportunity to “write a role that will have every A-List actor out there fighting for your script!” Some of these promises go further and claim that that your script will take the great … Continue reading
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Tagged da Vinci, Hollywood, movies, painting, Screenplay, Screenwriting, story structure, Write On, writing
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HRH on the Radio – and a Personal Note
Join me today as I meet with host Debra Eckerling of Write On! Online radio, 1 pm Pacific / 4 pm Eastern. We’ll be talking about life, Los Angeles, and all things TLAU. Tune in, you never know what HRH … Continue reading
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Tagged Anne Lower, blog Talk radio, Crowdfund, debra ecklering, Indie Film, Los Angeles, Suprenatural, Write On, writing
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Life’s a Playground
As I mused to my BWF, Balls of Steel columnist Jeanne Veillette Bowerman, to grow up is to wield a double-edged sword. On one side of the sword is who/what we walk away from. We move from the realm of … Continue reading
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Tagged Blake Snyder, Playground, rewrite, Save the Cat, Screenwriting, Script, Script Chat, story structure, Write On, writing
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My Way
My HRH blog-site has been terribly quiet; I’ve been throwing every ounce of energy into my web-series, which is scheduled to begin shooting October 7ish. At the TLAU blog-site, I’ve been writing about the world that I’ve created, and the … Continue reading
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Tagged Blake Snyder, development, film, Final Draft, Hollywood, Horror, rewrite, Save the Cat, Screenplay, screenplays, Screenwriting, Script, Script Chat, Stephen King, Story, story structure, Write On, writing
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ExecuSpeak – A Traveler’s Guide
Working your way through Hollywood is like traveling in a foreign land in which you do not speak the language. Babelfish is woefully behind the times in regard to ExecuSpeak; I’ve yet to find an Executive to English dictionary. Therefore, … Continue reading
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Tagged coverage, development, film, Hollywood, Horror, movies, Pitch, Screenplay, screenplays, Screenwriting, Script, Story, Studios, Theatre, Write On
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Words, words, words
“What’s in a name? that which we call a rose By any other name, would smell as sweet.” – Romeo and Juliet, II, ii Words are a funny thing to me. Not only do I love them for their meaning, … Continue reading
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Tagged Cellar door, Ouroboros, Procrastination, rewrite, Screenwriting, Script, Script Chat, Shakespeare, Stephen King, Story, Tolkien, Words, Write On, writing
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Zen and the Art of Technical Writing
I read the Scoggins report last night; once again, I read a proclamation that the spec market is alive and well. Certainly specs are moving at a much more expedient clip than in the past few years… however, if you … Continue reading
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Tagged Aaron Sorkin, Blake Snyder, development, Final Draft, Hollywood, John Cleese, Lawrence Kasdan, movies, rewrite, Scoggins Report, Screenplay, screenplays, Screenwriting, Script, Spec Market, Story, story structure, Terry Gilliam, Write On, writing
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Next Time, Call Me
I’ve been putting in 7-day work weeks lately; however, this morning, I found myself with a few precious spare hours, grabbed the hubby and headed to the Americana (just for something different) to catch an early viewing of “Cowboys and … Continue reading
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Tagged Cowboys and Aliens, film, Hollywood, John Ford, movies, rewrite, Screenplay, screenplays, Screenwriting, Spaghetti Westerns, Write On, 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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Wonder Princess
Oh, joy! It’s the weekend! That time when we play! This is how I’m playing: Four mile hike in the Hollywood Hills (commencing in T-minus eleven minutes) Pre-timing a script Preparing a production packet for Monday Knocking out draft one … Continue reading
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Tagged Blake Snyder, film, Hollywood, movies, rewrite, Save the Cat, Screenplay, screenplays, Screenwriting, Script, Script Chat, Story, story structure, Write On, writing
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Think Like a Playwright
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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Tagged Blake Snyder, film, Hollywood, movies, Playwright, Procrastination, rewrite, Screenplay, screenplays, Screenwriting, Script, Script Chat, Story, story structure, WGA, Write On, writing
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Action!
Last week, I ranted about various reasons why a script may not survive market. One of of the biggest challenges a screenwriter faces is overwriting. It’s a common occurrence; ye gods, my first screenplay? Stinky. Overwritten to excess. Filled with … Continue reading
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Tagged Blake Snyder, lines of action, Oscar Wilde, overwriting, Save the Cat, Screenplay, Screenwriting, Write On, writing
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Characters Count
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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Tagged Christopher Nolan, Debra Eckerling, Kevin Smith, Natalie Portman, Paddy Chayefsky, Save the Cat, Screenwriting, Script, Story, Write On
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Characters Count
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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