back story Archives - Buzz McLaughlin

The importance of backstory in scriptwriting

By Buzz McLaughlin|2015-05-26T10:38:00-04:00May 26th, 2015|back story, character exploration, developing characters, MFA in playwriting, MFA in screenwriting, MFA in writing for stage and screen, script consulting, the writing process|

I was sitting on our porch last night with my [...]

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Pre-draft story development work in script writing…

By Buzz McLaughlin|2015-05-06T11:43:00-04:00May 6th, 2015|back story, character exploration, developing characters, MFA in playwriting, MFA in screenwriting, MFA in writing for stage and screen, script consulting, the writing process|

The biggest issue regarding the script writing process that keeps [...]

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Subtext: A key to the script writer’s art

By Buzz McLaughlin|2014-12-04T16:25:00-05:00December 4th, 2014|back story, character exploration, low-residency MFA in writing for stage and screen, MFA in screenwriting, MFA in screenwriting. MFA in playwriting, script consulting, subtext|

One of the most significant elements in this difficult game [...]

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MFA student wins Screenplay Competition

By Buzz McLaughlin|2014-09-17T12:50:00-04:00September 17th, 2014|back story, character exploration, low-residency MFA in writing for stage and screen, MFA in playwriting, MFA in screenwriting, screenplay competitions|

This has been a great summer for the family of [...]

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Script Writing Master Class April 5 2014

By Buzz McLaughlin|2014-03-25T13:07:00-04:00March 25th, 2014|3-act story structure, back story, character development, character exploration, MFA writing for stage and screen, playwriting, screenwriting, the writing process|

Under the auspices of the New Hampshire Institute of Art, I'm [...]

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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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“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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Developing great characters, Part 8: The internal world

By Buzz McLaughlin|2012-03-29T15:09:00-04:00March 29th, 2012|back story, character biographies, character development, playwriting, screenwriting, script consulting, story development, the writing process, the writing process; character exploration|

Another critical part of early exploration work is making [...]

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Developing great characters, Part 7: Leisure time

By Buzz McLaughlin|2012-03-16T14:24:00-04:00March 16th, 2012|back story, character biographies, character development, developing characters, playwriting, screenwriting, script development, scriptwriting, the writing process; character exploration|

Ah yes… leisure time. Or extra time. Blogging time. [...]

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Developing great characters, Part 6: Place in community

By Buzz McLaughlin|2011-11-16T13:11:00-05:00November 16th, 2011|back story, character development, playwriting, screenwriting, script consulting, script development, scriptwriting, story development, the writing process; character exploration|

Continuing with my series of posts on character exploration and [...]

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