Creative Fatigue? [Don’t Worry. It’s Not About You]

Some of you are in a funk right now. Creative fatigue. (I know, because I can tell. Or because you told me.) It happens to everyone; not just to screenwriters, trust me. It is also possible to get out of it. Pain In The Arts I am in a business group, who has a conference call every … Read more

Inspiration from a Slaughterhouse

Unmotivated. Lazy. Creatively constipated . Is this you? by Signe Olynyk After months of little progress, I tried this wondrous thing called the internet. I googled. Meat freezer. Slaughterhouse. Trapped in cooler. Words that I hoped would trigger some sort of creative anything. As I searched, I came across an abandoned, slaughterhouse near Edson, Alberta … Read more

Best of the Web 10 Nov

Story & Structure :: Screenwriting Website of the Week: Screenwriter Writing :: Subtext :: Screenplay Review – The Giver :: Script to Novel – 5 Steps to Adapting Backwards :: Mythbusters – Flashbacks Script Perfection :: “Almost All Good Writing Begins with Terrible First Efforts” :: 10 Screenwriting Mistakes to Avoid :: Learn The Craft … Read more

Best of the Web 17 Feb

Story & Structure :: How Screenwriters Find Their Voice :: Scene Questionnaire to Help With Your Re-write or Pre-write :: TV Writers Podcast Ep 70 – The Emotional Thesaurus :: Scriptnotes Podcast Ep 75 – Villians :: Screenwriting the Dan O’Bannon Way :: Three Ways Alt-Script Writing Can Improve Your Spec Scripts Script Perfection :: … Read more

Best of the Web 16 Dec

Story & Structure :: Symbols and ‘The Matrix’ :: Is Back Story Important? :: Study Scripts! Armour, Beasts of the Southern Wild and more :: ‘Django Unchained’ Screenplay Script Perfection :: 10 Tips To Smash Writer’s Block :: Ask the Expert: Sluglines Slugfest Pitching & Selling :: Own Your Words :: December 2012 Pitch Sales … Read more