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An essential step in the script writing process

By Buzz McLaughlin|2014-03-11T17:51:00-04:00March 11th, 2014|back story, character biographies, character development, MFA in playwriting, MFA in screenwriting, script consulting, script writing, subtext, the writing process; character exploration|

I often wonder why so many playwrights and screenwriters--both beginners [...]

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What actors can teach script writers

By Buzz McLaughlin|2014-03-03T11:00:00-05:00March 3rd, 2014|actor preparation, character development, MFA in playwriting, MFA in screenwriting, MFA in script writing, MFA writing for stage and screen, pre-writing, script consulting, subtext, writing process|

The process an actor goes through in getting inside a [...]

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Exposing the subtext of your story

By Buzz McLaughlin|2014-02-19T14:00:00-05:00February 19th, 2014|character subtext, Downton Abbey, first draft, MFA in playwriting, MFA in screenwriting, MFA writing for stage and screen, playwriting, screenwriting, script writing, writing process|

Okay, so you've done a lot of character exploratory work, [...]

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“Who are you trying to kid?”–pushing the writer’s panic button

By Buzz McLaughlin|2014-02-07T14:21:00-05:00February 7th, 2014|back story, character development, dramatic structure, MFA in playwriting, MFA in screenwriting. MFA in writing for stage and screen, MFA in script writing, script consulting, the writing process|

I recently had an MFA student of mine email me about [...]

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Starting with story fundamentals

By Buzz McLaughlin|2014-02-04T11:30:00-05:00February 4th, 2014|dramatic structure, first draft, MFA in playwriting, MFA in screenwriting. MFA in writing for stage and screen, MFA in script writing, story structure, the writing process|

I realize that in the past I've written several blogs [...]

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Testing our new scripts

By Buzz McLaughlin|2014-01-23T12:23:00-05:00January 23rd, 2014|MFA in playwriting, MFA in screenwriting, MFA in script writing, MFA in writing for stage and screen, screenplay readings, testing scripts|

In my last post, I talked about the low-residency MFA [...]

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Our script writing residency about to begin…

By Buzz McLaughlin|2014-01-02T13:40:00-05:00January 2nd, 2014|Blended, Clare Sera, Either/Or Films, MFA in screenwriting. MFA in playwriting, MFA in script writing, MFA in writing for stage and screen, playwriting, screenwriting, script writing|

Happy 2014 everyone! My new year is off to a [...]

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Our ever evolving entertainment industry

By Buzz McLaughlin|2013-11-29T16:03:00-05:00November 29th, 2013|Arthur Miller, Dramatists Guild, entertainment industry, Eugene O'Neill, MFA in playwriting, MFA in screenwriting, MFA writing for stage and screen, movie audience, script consulting, Tennessee Williams|

Last night my wife and I watched an interesting documentary [...]

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Interesting articles on script writing

By Buzz McLaughlin|2013-11-22T21:09:00-05:00November 22nd, 2013|MFA in playwriting, MFA in screenwriting, MFA writing for stage and screen, screenwriter, screenwriting, script consulting, script writing, scriptwriting process, the writing process|

I came across this article in Variety on "first time" scriptwriters that [...]

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The successful script writer’s secret weapon

By Buzz McLaughlin|2013-11-15T15:27:00-05:00November 15th, 2013|low-residency MFA in playwriting, low-residency MFA in screenwriting, MFA in script writing, MFA in writing for stage and screen, playwriting, screenwriting, script consulting, writing process|

So now it's the middle of November. All last summer [...]

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