Story. Screenplay. Sale.
You’ve won your first writing assignment. Perhaps on the strength of a prior spec sale. Or, more likely, on the strength of a recommendation made by one of your contacts. Good on you! You’re now hired to do subsequent drafts of someone else’s screenplay. Great stuff! On the road to being a paid professional, you’re … Read more
With thanks to Louise Lee Mei and Neil Romanek.
Yves Lavandier’s book Writing Drama currently rates as the absolute favorite of our book reviewer Jack Brislee. To give you the opportunity to delve into Lavandier’s amazing knowledge and insight, we will be publishing a weekly excerpt from the book. Nothing succeeds like excess A writer must not be afraid of excess, of taking things … Read more
Some people say nothing in their reviews because they don’t want to reveal their “secret insights” on screenwriting. Let me ask you – how do you know that what you know is correct? How will you find out if you’re correct unless you talk about it? (Continued from Part 1) Just because you have a … Read more
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