character development

How to make your script come truly to life…or the cliche that keeps on giving…
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How to make your script come truly to life…or the cliche that keeps on giving…

character development, character subtext, low-residency MFA in writing for stage and screen, MFA in playwriting, MFA in screenwriting, script consulting, script development, the writing process

How to make your script come truly to life…or the cliche that keeps on giving…

By Buzz McLaughlin|2019-04-26T10:24:53-04:00October 24th, 2017|character development, character subtext, low-residency MFA in writing for stage and screen, MFA in playwriting, MFA in screenwriting, script consulting, script development, the writing process|

I've just been working on a script with a client [...]

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Your first draft: resisting the urge to share…
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Your first draft: resisting the urge to share…

character development, discipline for the writer, first draft, low-residency MFA in writing for stage and screen, MFA in playwriting, MFA in screenwriting, script consulting, the writing process

Your first draft: resisting the urge to share…

By Buzz McLaughlin|2019-04-26T10:24:54-04:00October 17th, 2017|character development, discipline for the writer, first draft, low-residency MFA in writing for stage and screen, MFA in playwriting, MFA in screenwriting, script consulting, the writing process|

I realize that many of my new posts are to [...]

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On testing your new story idea…
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On testing your new story idea…

central character, character development, low-residency MFA in writing for stage and screen, MFA in playwriting, MFA in screenwriting, script consulting, testing story ideas, the writing process

On testing your new story idea…

By Buzz McLaughlin|2019-04-26T10:25:00-04:00July 25th, 2017|central character, character development, low-residency MFA in writing for stage and screen, MFA in playwriting, MFA in screenwriting, script consulting, testing story ideas, the writing process|

So here it is, the end of July. Summer is [...]

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Giving your characters rope…

By Buzz McLaughlin|2017-03-28T10:26:00-04:00March 28th, 2017|character development, first draft, inventing plot, low-residency MFA in writing for stage and screen, MFA in playwriting, MFA in screenwriting, plot outlining, script consulting, the writing process|

As you plunge into your first draft on any project [...]

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How to have fun writing your first draft…

By Buzz McLaughlin|2016-10-25T09:09:00-04:00October 25th, 2016|backstory, character development, first draft, low-residency MFA in writing for stage and screen, MFA in playwriting, MFA in screenwriting, plot outlining, script consulting|

I'm a big believer that the writing of your first [...]

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Unlocking your screenplay…

By Buzz McLaughlin|2016-05-24T14:48:00-04:00May 24th, 2016|An Actor Prepares, character development, Constantin Stanislavski, MFA in screenwriting, MFA in writing for stage and screen, plot invention, script consulting, story development, the writing process|

Yesterday I was talking with a colleague of mine, a [...]

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The script for Brooklyn: a second act meltdown

By Buzz McLaughlin|2016-04-26T13:32:00-04:00April 26th, 2016|3-act story structure, Brooklyn, central character, character development, low-residency MFA in writing for stage and screen, MFA in playwriting, MFA in screenwriting, script consulting, story development|

My wife and I finally caught up with the film [...]

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The keys to story development…

By Buzz McLaughlin|2016-02-16T12:55:00-05:00February 16th, 2016|backstory, central character, character development, dramatic premise, low-residency MFA in writing for stage and screen, MFA in playwriting, MFA in screenwriting, script consulting, story development|

In prepping for my talk this Saturday, Feb. 20 at [...]

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Pre-draft exploratory work: a key to successful scriptwriting

By Buzz McLaughlin|2015-08-11T10:45:00-04:00August 11th, 2015|backstory, character development, character exploration, dramatic structure, MFA in playwriting, MFA in screenwriting. MFA in writing for stage and screen, script consulting, script writing|

I know I keep hammering on this, but taking the [...]

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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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