Okay, it’s no secret I’m a Godzilla fan. Here’s a fun fact most of you aren’t aware of. Japanese monster movies are often ridiculed in…
Writing Your Next Blockbuster Film or Novel
Okay, it’s no secret I’m a Godzilla fan. Here’s a fun fact most of you aren’t aware of. Japanese monster movies are often ridiculed in…
If any of you reading ever plan on being an actor, and the thought comes to you, “Hey… I could be an actor in Japan!…
Every three weeks, I get an offer from people to take a seminar on how to blog as a writer. It’s usually expensive, and my…
One thing I’ve learned about computers. Number one, avoid HP. Lesson number one. Learned that the hard way. My Dell laptops run so much smoother…
My key to productivity is that I’m a planner. I’ve written before about the James Caan movie where someone said something about the 5P principle.…
One trick I’ve read people talk about for beating writing exhaustion, is to have a “for the fun of it” book project. Your version of…
What happens when you’ve got writing exhaustion? I usually hit that towards the end of a script. Let’s diagnose it first. You know you’ve got…
Really, there’s only one way a writer develops their voice. I never sat down to ask myself, what’s my writer’s voice? I just wrote. The…
When writing in my novels (temporarily on hold!), I don’t really feel the need to do a Stephen King. Stephen King often puts people he…
Now here’s the last step from what I’ve been explaining all week. Open Final Draft. Split the screen. Beat board on the right, script on…