screenwriting Archives - Buzz McLaughlin

Screenwriting resources: scripts and competitions

By Buzz McLaughlin|2015-11-17T15:09:00-05:00November 17th, 2015|low-residency MFA in writing for stage and screen, MFA in playwriting, MFA in screenwriting, moviebytes.com, screenplay competitions, screenwriting, script consulting, script downloads, script mag|

There are numerous channels open for writers regarding getting your [...]

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This script writing “business”…

By Buzz McLaughlin|2014-11-07T15:41:00-05:00November 7th, 2014|Dramatists Guild, film festivals, MFA in playwriting, MFA in screenwriting, MFA in writing for stage and screen, playwriting, screenwriting, script competitions, script consulting, script submission|

It's often been said that the script writer's real work [...]

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A cardinal sin in script writing…

By Buzz McLaughlin|2014-10-08T10:43:00-04:00October 8th, 2014|low-residency MFA in writing for stage and screen, MFA in playwriting, MFA in screenwriting, MFA in script writing, play submission, playwritng, screenplay competitions, screenwriting|

For many years now there's been an issue that's come [...]

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Script writing from the heart…

By Buzz McLaughlin|2014-09-25T11:19:00-04:00September 25th, 2014|low-residency MFA in writing for stage and screen, MFA in playwriting, MFA in screenwriting, playwriting, screenwriting, script consulting, script writing|

The other day a script client of mine told me [...]

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MFA Script Writing Residency June 2014

By Buzz McLaughlin|2014-07-16T12:38:00-04:00July 16th, 2014|low-residency MFA in writing for stage and screen, MFA in playwriting, MFA in screenwriting, playwriting, screenwriting, script writing, the writing process|

Last month (June 20-29) I ran the residency for our [...]

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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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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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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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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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