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:: How to Write a Better Female Protagonist
:: Screenplay Review – Under The Skin
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:: WGAW’s “The Rewrite Stuff with Vince Gilligan”

Script Perfection

:: 3 Essential Tips for Writing Semi-Autobiographical Screenplays
:: Writers Reveal Their Writing Process
:: Writing Sucks
:: The Brighter the Light

Pitching & Selling

:: The Art of Effective Self-Promotion
:: The Truth Made ‘Captain Phillips’ Screenplay an Easy Sail

Best of the Rest

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:: Why Writers Are the Worst Procrastinators
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With thanks to Cameron Pattison.

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:: Bad Guy Protagonist and ‘Dexter’
:: Act II: Arguing for a Narrative Question with a Positive Purpose
:: Four Ways to Control Your Script’s Budget Without Compromising the Film

Script Perfection

:: Interview: Argo Screenwriter Chris Terrio
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Pitching & Selling

:: 2012 Year-End Pitch Sales Scorecard
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:: Asking Someone to Read Your Script
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:: Win a FREE Copy of MasterWriter Software
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With thanks to Jamie Campbell and Brooke Trezise.

Enjoy!

Karel

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:: Show Don’t Tell and ‘Up’
:: Triple the Effectiveness of Your Rewrite.

Script Perfection

:: TV Writer Podcast 066 – Jenny Frankfurt
:: TV Writer Podcast 067 – LaMont Ferrell
:: New Year, New You, New Script

Pitching & Selling

:: What Qualifications Are Needed to Break Into Screenwriting?

Best of the Rest

:: Set Smarter Writing Goals
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With thanks to Jamie Campbell and Brooke Trezise.

Enjoy!

Karel

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:: Dialogue and ‘L.A. Confidential’

Script Perfection

:: Where Does ‘Interesting’ Come From?
:: Rewrite and the Actor, Part 2

Pitching & Selling

:: November 2012 Pitch Sales Scorecard
:: Give to Get Backed
:: What the Heck Does Independent Filmmaking Mean

Best of the Rest

:: Positive Attitude
:: Roger Deakins About His Craft and Career
:: From Script Reader to Warner Bros Latest Acquire: Meet Ashleigh Powell
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With thanks to Jamie Campbell and Brooke Trezise.

Enjoy!

Karel

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:: How to Write a Novel Using the Snowflake Method
:: 25 Things You Should Know About Your Character
:: Joss Whedon’s Top 10 Writing Tips
:: Blueprint to Check Once Your Script is Done
:: The Iceberg Exposition

Script Perfection

:: Ten Mistakes to Avoid When Writing Your Screenplay
:: Does Your Script Really Need Another Damn Rewrite?
:: Writing Problem: What to do if You Get Stuck
:: Writing For Someone ‘Not Like You’
:: 9 Creative Approaches to Screenwriting
:: Why You Don’t Need Big Blocks of Time to Write
:: Work Habits of the Pros

Pitching & Selling

:: Why Has The Spec Script Market Been So Strong?
:: What’s my Motivation?: Sam Bain on Writing for TV
:: Official Logos for the Upcoming Marvel Movies
:: Reflections on a Career Writing Made-for-TV Movies

Best of the Rest

:: SBIFF Writers Panel feat Michael Arndt and lots More!
:: Interview with Writer/Director Charlie Kaufman
:: 135 Shots That Will Restore Your Faith in Cinema
:: Hundreds of Audio Tracks From Films
:: Drew Goddard re-writing World War Z
:: The Cast of Breaking Bad: Science, Swearing, and Saul Goodman
:: Writing for Cheers
:: Peter Jackson Stands by New Film Format Despite Hobbit Preview Doubts
:: San Diego Comic-Con 2012 – Sunday Highlights
:: 35min Interview with Screenwriter Aaron Sorkin
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With thanks to Jamie Campbell and Brooke Trezise.

Enjoy!

Karel

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:: Polishing your treatment, some advice.
:: The real story on rewriting: get the big picture.
:: James Cameron on the re-release of Avatar.
:: Celtx app on your iPad and iPhone.
:: Writing a romantic comedy? Check out The Apartment.
:: To-do list: working the American film market.
:: When or when not to copyright.
:: Far from Hollywood? Some screenwriting advice.
:: Movies scenes + Cee-Lo’s Fuck You
:: The 101 Definitions of Sci-Fi
:: 5 Reasons why Scott Pilgrim tanked.
:: Twin Peaks revisited

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With thanks to Sol.

Enjoy!

Karel

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:: The pulp science fiction renaissance has begun.
:: First thought: Best or worst?
:: The struggling indie scene: the rebuild.
:: Discouraged? The spec script market is not dead!
:: Fight for your right to rewrite, and get paid.
:: The WWYD question: why are you writing this?
:: A babbling pitch makes for a babbling script.
:: Wait, do I have to write for 3D now?
:: Don’t make a feature version of your short.
:: How do I cut down my script without breaking my heart?
:: The scripts for Nightmare on Elm Street, Kick-Ass etc.

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COMING SOON to the Story Department:

  • Writing your Next Draft
  • The Use(lessness) of Point of View
  • Michael Hauge on ‘Desire’
  • Free ticket to the Michael Hauge/Steve Kaplan event in Melbourne (June ’10)

With thanks to Sol.

Enjoy!

Karel

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