Happy Friday! My NYU class is going well. I am so proud and pleased with my students! As we get to class 4, the question of how to work with outlines naturallyRead More
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The Easy Way to Plot Your Screenplay /FridayFunny Issue #10
Happy Friday! Very happy to share the latest episode of Your Friday Funnys. This week I worked with my N.Y.U class to take all of their excellent character work and use it to createRead More
What Would Make Your Character Kill?
The most common mistake I see in screenplays is that the plots just aren’t good enough. There are unlimited variations on the basic plots, but rarely do we get aRead More
Script Tip: Use the Cultural Context of Your Screenplay to Improve Your Plot
At the end of each year, we reflect about past events. Presidential inaugurations, television shows moving to different timeslots, and who won the Superbowl. What we don’t often do isRead More
Improve Plot and Character Fast–Explore a Character’s Junk Drawer
Sometimes it’s hard to get a handle on a character’s history and to add a little juice to a plot. One way I have found that is effective to improveRead More
