When is your screenplay a movie? One way to get your story fast is to create an imaginary trailer for your film before you write it. This trailer is notRead More
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What would a retrospective show of your character’s life include?
I recently attended an art show for Joan Sommers, the 85-year old mother of a dear friend. She is a marvelous painter and the work included pieces she’d created asRead More
WRITING THE SCREENPLAY (part three): Subtext
According to Constantine Stanislavski, subtext is the deeper and usually repressed meanings hidden in the hero’s or heroine’s dialogue and actions. It is what a character really feels, whether orRead More
Is your character’s mama their “god?”
We all have mentors who have influenced judgments and ideas we have about other people or things (spouse, boss, self, etc.). Since Mother’s Day is fast approaching let’s talk aboutRead More
MARILYN’S MAILBOX: Rewriting Hero Last
Marilyn, I just finished re-reading your article, “Rewriting Hero Last”. All of the tips were helpful but #5 (What is the Hero’s unbreakable bond with the villain?) really helped meRead More
