Happy Friday! This week, I worked with a new student who wants to write a bio pic of his very exciting life. It’s also been a long life, and part of the challenge was to decide which part of the life was the most exciting. Over the years I’ve learned that too many details create […]
Have No Fear-Explore the Alternatives!
Happy Friday! I’d like to congratulate Patricia Rivers, Second place winner in the Electric City Screenplay Contest. In addition to winning a copy of my book, The 4 Magic Questions of Screenwriting, I will also give her a script consultation, which I look forward to. It’s very inspiring to work with writers who are focused, determined and talented. […]
It’s Good To Be Back
I’ve been on vacation and Fire Island for two weeks and it was fabulous. I wanted to take a vacation from everything, but writers must write. The question was: how to write but take my mind off the current project? I solved the problem by using a technique I learned long ago […]
A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words
Happy Friday! I’m often inspired by what I see around me. This photograph was taken at the 34th street subway stop on the C train. The saying, “A picture is worth more than 1000 words,” is so true. It’s the reverse engineering of that homily that’s the work of us writers: How do you create […]
Emotional Honesty and Writing
Happy Weekend! This past week was spent exploring a new story. The hardest part for me isn’t plot, it’s finding the emotional challenge for the character. It’s not usually this hard, but this new story is loosely based on things I’ve experienced in my own life. After taking workshops at The Landmark Forum, I realize that […]
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