January 16, 2018 Pant’sing Vs. Planning Most writers are pant’sers. most Pant’sers struggle with writer’s block. Most pant’sers have trouble finishing their books. Jerry Jenkins thinks most writers are planners… Share this: Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
January 15, 2018 Spark Sheets One thing I’ve mentioned on my Twitter account is literally the single biggest change in my writing in the last year. I’ve come to… Share this: Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
December 19, 2017 The Truby Rules “Most screenplays fail at the concept level.” This is something I’ve been seriously thinking about lately. There’s almost a mathematical precision to writing movies,… Share this: Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
December 3, 2017 Character Creation Sheets Character Creation sheets run the gamut from “Name Height Weight Hair Color” to “At what age did your character first drink a soda?” I’m… Share this: Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
December 1, 2017 7 Common Dialog Traps Fiction Writers Must Avoid One thing I have found out is that when you say, “They can’t teach me anything”, it is a self fulfilling prophecy. Even though… Share this: Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
November 29, 2017 The process of creating Before you can become a writer, you must begin to be creative. Of course, it helps if you’re a creative person already. To some… Share this: Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
November 17, 2017 Seven Forgotten Secrets of Story Conflict Let’s face it: If you don’t have conflict, you don’t have a story. Photo by Clinton Naik on Unsplash This is why every course in Screen writing… Share this: Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
October 30, 2017 8 Simple Steps to Make your Dreams a Reality Photo by Dakota Corbin on Unsplash The hardest part about “getting there” is this – the waiting. I’m writing. I’m doing everything right. My writing is good. My… Share this: Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
October 26, 2017 Unexpected Free Writing Tool! Recently, as I attempt to go through and learn how to embrace the social media scene, I’m learning how to do Twitter. As Michael… Share this: Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
October 24, 2017 What do you want? What do you want? What do you want when you read a book? See a movie? I can’t count how many movies I walked… Share this: Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn