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What makes a good dramaturg…?

By Buzz McLaughlin|2017-01-31T09:44:00-05:00January 31st, 2017|dramatic premise, dramaturgy, inventing plot, low-residency MFA in writing for stage and screen, MFA in playwriting, MFA in screenwriting, script consulting, the writing process|

In one way or another I've worked as a dramaturg [...]

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Analyzing your new story idea…

By Buzz McLaughlin|2017-01-24T16:23:00-05:00January 24th, 2017|dramatic premise, low-residency MFA in writing for stage and screen, MFA in playwriting, MFA in screenwriting, script consulting, script development, testing story ideas, the writing process|

The first thing I do with writers I work with [...]

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Capturing your angst…

By Buzz McLaughlin|2016-12-20T18:25:00-05:00December 20th, 2016|journaling, low-residency MFA in writing for stage and screen, MFA in playwriting, MFA in screenwriting, MFA in scriptwriting, script consulting, the writing process|

At a Christmas party this past weekend I ran into [...]

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Honored to be one of the top 50 screenwriting blogs…

By Buzz McLaughlin|2016-12-13T12:14:00-05:00December 13th, 2016|best scriptwriting blogs, Feedspot, low-residency MFA in writing for stage and screen, MFA in playwriting, MFA in screenwriting, script consulting, the writing process, top screenwriting blogs|

I'm claiming some bragging rights here and announcing that this [...]

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The tyranny of the written…

By Buzz McLaughlin|2016-11-23T18:10:00-05:00November 23rd, 2016|low-residency MFA in writing for stage and screen, MFA in playwriting, MFA in screenwriting, rewriting, rewriting process, script consulting, script revisions, the writing process|

Often, the biggest rewriting hurdle for writers is freeing themselves [...]

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Finding a title for your script that works, Part 2

By Buzz McLaughlin|2016-11-15T13:14:00-05:00November 15th, 2016|first draft, low-residency MFA in writing for stage and screen, MFA in playwriting, MFA in screenwriting, script consulting, script titles, the writing process|

Last week I focused on the critical importance of capturing [...]

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A classic problem in scriptwriting…

By Buzz McLaughlin|2016-10-18T17:25:00-04:00October 18th, 2016|exposition, inventing plot, low-residency MFA in writing for stage and screen, MFA in playwriting, MFA in screenwriting, script consulting, the writing process|

I've been working with several writers in the past few [...]

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Contaminating the writing process…

By Buzz McLaughlin|2016-10-11T12:46:00-04:00October 11th, 2016|discipline for the writer, low-residency MFA in writing for stage and screen, MFA in playwriting, MFA in screenwriting, script consulting, scriptwriting process, the writing process|

A lot of my students and clients are currently in [...]

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My encounter with Edward Albee…

By Buzz McLaughlin|2016-10-04T12:51:00-04:00October 4th, 2016|Dramatists Guild, Edward Albee, low-residency MFA in writing for stage and screen, MFA in playwriting, MFA in screenwriting, script consulting, the writing process|

Last month the news swept through the theatre and entertainment [...]

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Trusting the writing process…

By Buzz McLaughlin|2016-09-26T13:18:00-04:00September 26th, 2016|backstory, character exploration, low-residency MFA in writing for stage and screen, MFA in playwriting, MFA in screenwriting, pre-writing, script consulting, the writing process|

I'm continually struck by the degree to which I find [...]

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