Confessions of a Scriptwriter (2)

What makes a scriptwriter? Have you really got what it takes to be successful? Fresh back from presenting The Fantastical World of Scriptwriting in New York for the celebration of the 40th Anniversary of Woodstock, in this second contribution to The Story Department, filmmaker and teacher Jack Feldstein bares all and gives us his honest … Read more

20 Ways to Beat the Block

Recently Emily Blake wrote “writers block is a lie“.

“If I’m ever completely uninspired, I make a note of what goes there, highlight it in yellow, and skip to the next scene. And if I’m still stumped, I write whatever crap I can come up with until I ease into something less crappy.”

Too bad Emily wasn’t around to give this advice to Coleridge, Ellison, Mitchell and F. Scott Fitzgerald.

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Screenwriting Best of the Web 13/09/09

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Here’s my weekly selection from the blogosphere. Feel free to recommend anything or give your feedback in the Questions and Comments below.

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Confessions of a Scriptwriter (1)

What makes a scriptwriter? Have you really got what it takes to be successful? In his second contribution to The Story Department, filmmaker and teacher Jack Feldstein bares all and gives us his honest advice on the matter. 1. IS A SCRIPTWRITER DIFFERENT TO OTHER WRITERS? In short, yes. Usually, a scriptwriter seeks and recognises … Read more

Jaws Structure scores 1,000+ views

On 8 September, the top post on The Story Department, Structure: Jaws broke through the 1,000 views barrier. The simple analysis was posted over a year ago and the numbers only represent visits since we started logging the statistics earlier this year. Of course I’m proud that we managed to attract this amount of traffic … Read more