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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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Dealing only with closed chapters

By Buzz McLaughlin|2011-06-21T16:18:00-04:00June 21st, 2011|developing characters, play ideas, playwright, playwriting, screenplay, screenwriter, screenwriting, script consulting, story development, testing story ideas, the writing process|

My last post (“The risk of self exposure”) made [...]

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The risk of self-exposure

By Buzz McLaughlin|2011-06-17T11:17:00-04:00June 17th, 2011|developing characters, playwright, playwriting, screenwriter, screenwriting, script consultant, script consulting, scriptwriting, story development, testing story ideas, the writing process|

Here’s another basic principle of the craft that writers [...]

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The negative and positive premise

By Buzz McLaughlin|2011-05-10T16:04:00-04:00May 10th, 2011|buzz mclaughlin, dramatic premise, dramatic structure, play structure, playwright, playwriting, screenplay, screenplay structure, screenwriter, screenwriting, script consulting, scriptwriting, theme|

If you've been following this series of posts on [...]

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More thoughts on premise…

By Buzz McLaughlin|2011-05-04T11:56:00-04:00May 4th, 2011|buzz mclaughlin, dramatic structure, dramaturgy, play, play structure, playwright, playwriting, screenplay, screenplay structure, screenwriter, screenwriting, script consulting, scriptwriting|

In all my years working with playwrights and screenwriters, [...]

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Why think about your premise early on?

By Buzz McLaughlin|2011-04-30T19:10:00-04:00April 30th, 2011|buzz mclaughlin, dramatic structure, dramaturgy, play, play structure, playwright, screenplay, screenplay structure, screenwriter, screenwriting, script consulting. screenplay|

There’s a somewhat silly argument swirling around out there [...]

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It’s all in the story

By Buzz McLaughlin|2011-04-26T12:21:00-04:00April 26th, 2011|buzz mclaughlin, dramatic structure, dramaturgy, play, play structure, playwright, playwriting, screenplay, screenplay structure, screenwriter, screenwriting, script consulting, writers|

Recently there’s been a lively discussion on my production company’s [...]

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One-day Scriptwriting Workshop

By Buzz McLaughlin|2011-04-25T10:59:00-04:00April 25th, 2011|buzz mclaughlin, dramatic structure, dramaturgy, play, play structure, playwright, playwriting, screenplay, screenplay structure, screenwriter, screenwriting, script consulting, scriptwriting, writers|

I’m offering a special workshop on Saturday, May 21 in [...]

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those hidden I-beams

By Buzz McLaughlin|2011-04-16T14:10:00-04:00April 16th, 2011|dramatic structure, play structure, playwright, screenplay structure, screenwriter|

I’m amazed when I hear of writers who say they [...]

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