Story. Screenplay. Sale.
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. How to Write Comedy […] theoretical considerations may not be amusing in themselves, but despite … Read more
It’s nice how one intern is really helping the other, as Louise Tan found this great piece on The Hero’s Journey (or Monomyth) for game developers.
Energized by the words of the Guru, the screenwriter heads home and starts rewriting like mad. Never did she deliver a draft so great, so quickly. Amazing what you can do, when riding the wave of an inspiring seminar or script workshop! Dangerous. And wrong. Believe me, this is about the worst way to spend … Read more
I reread Stephen King’s how-to diatribe, On Writing. In fact, I read quite a few grammar books as a refresher and to help spice up my articles for Script Magazine. With respect to King, I’m sorry. The more I read his book, the more I disagree. His book is more pokable than the Pillsbury Doughboy. … Read more
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