Hello, everyone.  As you all know, I try and provide information that you don’t normally get in your screenwriting classes, screenwriting workshops and screenwriting courses. Now that the holiday season is upon us, this is the perfect opportunity to make some New Years resolutions and one of them should be to push your writing to […]

Hello, everyone.  Now that the holiday season is upon us, this is the perfect opportunity to make some New Years resolutions and one of them should be to push your screenwriting to a whole new level of expertise. If you live in Los Angeles, please consider my professional screenwriting workshops.  I take off $100 for […]

Hello, everyone.  As you know, I’m constantly looking for subjects that wouldn’t normally be covered in your typical screenwriting course, screenwriting workshop or even the average screenwriting class you get in school. I would like to continue our discussion of the thematic thread we’ve been exploring – Moments. There are many kinds of moments in […]

Hello, everyone.  As you know, I’m always trying to provide information that you don’t normally get in screenwriting workshops, screenwriting classes and screenwriting courses.  This post should be called MOMENTS (big and small).  It’s not just the big moments I’m directing your attention to but the small ones as well. The big moments are those […]

Hello, everyone. As you know, I try and offer insights that you don’t normally get in a screenwriting course, screenwriting class or screenwriting workshop.  Please let me know other subjects you’d like me to discuss. I’m very happy to see that more and more of you are sharing your thoughts and insights on our site. […]

Hello, everyone.  I’ve been talking lately about great Moments in films and why they’re so important.  This subject is barely covered by most screenwriting workshops, screenwriting courses or screenwriting classes.  Most of these groups have too many other subjects to cover to delve into these more specific areas.  That’s why I developed this blog. In […]

Hello, everyone. As always I’m attempting to provide information you wouldn’t normally get in a screenwriting course, screenwriting class or screenwriting workshop.  I hope I’m succeeding. I want to move away now from the mechanics of delivering a great read as frankly I’m getting bored with the whole subject.  We will certainly return to this […]

Hello, everyone.  These discussions are designed to add to the basic knowledge you get in your typical screenwriting course, screenwriting class or screenwriting workshop. Here is another area where I find screenwriters need to focus.  Rising Dramatic action: be aware what is the dramatic action that is causing the reader to keep turning pages. If […]

Hello, everyone.  We’ve communicated at some length about what makes a great read and things to avoid in your narrative.  As you know, I attempt to provide information that you won’t normally get in screenwriting courses, screenwriting classes, and screenwriting workshops. One issue I realize we haven’t addressed is giving your protagonists a great entrance.  […]

Hello, everyone.  As you know I’m always providing information you can’t get in your normal screenwriting class, screenwriting workshop or screenwriting course. This week we take our cues from the pilot of “Dexter,” written by James Manos Jr., based on the novel: “Darkly Dreaming Dexter,” by Jeff Lindsay.  One of the best ways to learn […]