12 step plan – The Story Department https://www.thestorydepartment.com Story. Screenplay. Sale. Sun, 28 Feb 2010 01:12:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.thestorydepartment.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/cropped-fav-32x32.png 12 step plan – The Story Department https://www.thestorydepartment.com 32 32 2808072 Best o/t Web 28 Feb 10 https://www.thestorydepartment.com/best-ot-web-28-feb-10/ https://www.thestorydepartment.com/best-ot-web-28-feb-10/#comments Sun, 28 Feb 2010 01:12:19 +0000 https://thestorydepartment.com/?p=8596 Read more]]> :: Writer Laeta Kalogridis of Shutter Island’s advice: “Live within your means.”
:: An endless curiosity: the processes of other writers.
:: 12 step plan for getting published.
:: Screenwriter Sheldon Turner in the Dialogue Series, a focus on the craft.
:: Creating romantic chemistry between your characters.
:: Your first script will always stink.
:: Picking your direction, what’s your tone of choice?
:: Breaking it down: the three-act eight sequence structure.
:: The three S’s: sight, sound, smell. Put them in your script.
:: Can you get away with basing your character on a real person?
:: The mantra: watch movies, read screenplays, write pages.

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