Hello, screenwriters.  This is a different sort of post which I hope you will appreciate.  As you know I do everything possible to send out information which you won’t normally hear in your normal screenwriting class, screenwriting workshop, or screenwriting course.  This doesn’t really fit that bill but it is important nevertheless. These posts all […]

WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO GET YOUR SCREENPLAY READY TO MARKET? Hello, screenwriters.  This is our topic for today.  And as you know I’m always trying to provide information that you don’t normally receive in your typical screenwriting course, screenwriting class and screenwriting workshop.  I can’t think of a topic that is more apropos to […]

Hello, everyone. My mission statement is to provide information you won’t normally hear in your typical screenwriting course, screenwriting class or screenwriting workshop.  This following subject certainly fits that bill.  We spoke last week about generating great movie concepts by taking a compelling idea in one genre and using that same concept for a different […]

Hello, screenwriters.  As you’re well aware, I attempt to provide insights into screenwriting that one wouldn’t normally hear in your typical screenwriting course, screenwriting class or screenwriting workshop.  This certainly fits that bill. Last week I wrote about high concept premises and why producers are so eager to find those kind of ideas in the […]

Hello, everyone.  As you all know, I like to present material that you don’t normally hear in your typical screenwriting class, screenwriting course, or screenwriting workshop.  I can’t think of a better example than what I’m about to speak about today. We have been talking lately of creating great characters and this led me to […]

Hello, screenwriters. As you are all aware, I do my best to provide information not normally covered in your typical screenwriting course, screenwriting class or screenwriting workshop.  This certainly applies to that desire of mine. As all of you are film buffs, I hope you enjoyed the Oscars.  Did you think “Her” was the best […]

Hello, everyone.  As you know, I attempt in these posts to provide information you wouldn’t normally hear in your typical screenwriting class, screenwriting course or screenwriting workshop.  I have the luxury of going deeper into areas of what makes a great screenplay, and I also have many years of experience as a professional screenwriter myself. […]

Hello, everyone.  As I like to say, I provide t his blog to give screenwriters knowledge they won’t normally receive in the typical screenwriting course, screenwriting class or screenwriting workshop.  This hopefully fulfills that promise. I just gave a webinar through the Writers Store about the subject of story structure.  Let me pass on some […]

Hello, everyone.  As you all know, I do this blog to provide information on aspects of screenwriting you wouldn’t normally hear in your typical screenwriting course, screenwriting class or screenwriting workshop.  This post is exactly on that order. So, let’s get started.  Now that we’re discussing structure, let’s apply those lessons to my favorite film […]

Hello, screenwriters. As you all know, I do my best to provide information that you wouldn’t normally receive in your typical screenwriting workshop, screenwriting course or screenwriting class.  This is a great example of that. We have been talking for the last number of weeks about story and I have alluded to past attempts to […]