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Another tip on tackling that first draft…

By Buzz McLaughlin|2017-04-11T10:16:00-04:00April 11th, 2017|first draft, Lanford Wilson, low-residency MFA in writing for stage and screen, marsha norman, MFA in playwriting, MFA in screenwriting, Romulus Linney, script consulting, the writing process|

Recently I've been sharing a number of posts on various [...]

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How to handle the “bad day”

By Buzz McLaughlin|2017-04-04T11:04:00-04:00April 4th, 2017|first draft, John Guare, John Patrick Shanley, low-residency MFA in writing for stage and screen, MFA in playwriting, MFA in screenwriting, script consulting, Terrence McNally, the writing process|

I know I've posted about this before, but how to [...]

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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 protect your artistic vision…

By Buzz McLaughlin|2017-03-21T15:32:00-04:00March 21st, 2017|dealing with initial feedback, 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|

As you face the challenge of writing your first draft [...]

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At the first draft starting gate: the takeoff

By Buzz McLaughlin|2017-03-14T13:17:00-04:00March 14th, 2017|first draft, low-residency MFA in writing for stage and screen, MFA in playwriting, MFA in screenwriting, plot outlining, script consulting, the writing process|

There are two ways you can position yourself to begin [...]

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At the first draft starting gate: the ripple effect

By Buzz McLaughlin|2017-03-07T12:27:00-05:00March 7th, 2017|backstory, first draft, low-residency MFA in writing for stage and screen, MFA in playwriting, MFA in screenwriting, script consulting, the ripple effect, the writing process|

I've always appreciated the phrase "ripple effect" because it nicely [...]

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At the first draft starting gate: the spontaneity factor

By Buzz McLaughlin|2017-02-28T11:58:00-05:00February 28th, 2017|backstory, character exploration, inventing plot, low-residency MFA in writing for stage and screen, MFA in playwriting, MFA in screenwriting, plot outlining, script consulting, the writing process|

If you've faithfully done your due diligence with your pre-draft [...]

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How to avoid a script collapse…

By Buzz McLaughlin|2017-02-21T11:19:00-05:00February 21st, 2017|discipline for the writer, dramatic structure, low-residency MFA in writing for stage and screen, MFA in playwriting, MFA in screenwriting, script consulting, story structure, the writing process|

When working with writers, I find myself saying countless times [...]

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Your Act 3 determines your Act 1…

By Buzz McLaughlin|2017-02-14T14:33:00-05:00February 14th, 2017|3-act story structure, inventing plot, low-residency MFA in writing for stage and screen, MFA in playwriting, MFA in screenwriting, script consulting, the writing process|

One of the danger areas I've come across with the [...]

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Developing organic story structure…

By Buzz McLaughlin|2017-02-07T09:22:00-05:00February 7th, 2017|character exploration, dramatic structure, inventing plot, low-residency MFA in writing for stage and screen, MFA in playwriting, MFA in screenwriting, script consulting, the writing process|

As you're working on developing a new story idea it's [...]

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