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Common sense for the writing folk

Best o/t Web 28 Mar

March 28, 2010 by Solmaaz

:: David Mamet’s memo to writers of The Unit.

:: Interview with A Nightmare on Elm Street’s Eric Heisserer.

:: Put lumps in those throats! Getting your viewers emotionally involved.

:: Protocol: how to dump your agent.

:: Missing: villain. Writing a story without an antagonist.

:: Fight Club’s Jim Uhls on writer’s block.

:: A sensitive formula: blending physical and emotional journey.

:: Money matters. Selling a treatment.

:: Expository scenes, when too much is too much.

:: Writing fight scenes, some things to know.

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With thanks to Sol.

Enjoy!

Karel

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Categories Best of the Web Tags A Nightmare on Elm Street, agent, antagonist, david mamet, emotional journey, Eric Heisserer, expository, Fight Club, fight scenes, Jim Uhls, physical journey, Proof, synopsis, The Unit, treatment, villain, writer's block
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