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A Season of Writing Drama

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We have raved before about Yves Lavandier’s book Writing Drama. This time we have something very special to announce to you. Throughout June, July and August we will be running a weekly post covering some of the best excerpts from this book. In addition, if you like what you read, as a reader of the … Read more

7 Lessons from Mamet

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You’ve probably seen the memo to the writing staff of the now defunct show, The Unit, by David Mamet. I’ve had a closer look at the memo and broken it down into seven main statements.  Mamet’s take on drama in a nuthell or… Aristotle for TV. 1. INFORMATION IS NOT DRAMA TO THE WRITERS OF THE … Read more

Dang! It’s Purple?!?

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I woke up this morning and the site had a purple look and feel to it! It’s not an early April Fool’s joke, just proof that the transition from Melbourne (AU) to Culver City (CA) was successful. We’re now looking at the new Story Department servers with Media Temple in the heart of Screenland. If … Read more

Scripped.com and Zhura.com merge

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The CEO’s of  and Scripped.com  and Zhura.com have just announced the merger of their companies in an email to their members. Both have provided online script formatting services for the past 2 and 3 years. Together they claim they will be the largest screenwriting community online. In the email to his members, Sunil Rajaraman (Scripped) writes: Effective Monday, … Read more

Better Things to Come

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TheStoryDepartment.com.au may show some less than convenient quirks this weekend.   Lee and I are flying our trusted server over to a faster and more reliable host in sunny California. Meanwhile you can just keep reading… photo credit: ArtBrom UPDATE 24 March ’10: When you click on a category link, you’ll get the home page … Read more