The importance of backstory in scriptwriting
I was sitting on our porch last night with my [...]
Pre-draft story development work in script writing…
The biggest issue regarding the script writing process that keeps [...]
Flannery O’Connor on writer discipline
Recently a successful writer friend of mine sent me Flannery [...]
A total immersion script writing experience…
Last month we held our semi-annual MFA residency for the [...]
Subtext: A key to the script writer’s art
One of the most significant elements in this difficult game [...]
This script writing “business”…
It's often been said that the script writer's real work [...]
Script writing from the heart…
The other day a script client of mine told me [...]
An essential step in the script writing process
I often wonder why so many playwrights and screenwriters--both beginners [...]
What actors can teach script writers
The process an actor goes through in getting inside a [...]
“Who are you trying to kid?”–pushing the writer’s panic button
I recently had an MFA student of mine email me about [...]