the writing process Archives - Page 6 of 8

Entering the scriptwriting wilderness…

By Buzz McLaughlin|2015-12-01T12:33:00-05:00December 1st, 2015|first draft, inventing plot, low-residency MFA in writing for stage and screen, MFA in playwriting, MFA in screenwriting, plot outlining, pre-writing, script consulting, the writing process|

There comes a point in the development of a project [...]

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Using the “pause” and “silence” in scriptwriting…

By Buzz McLaughlin|2015-11-24T14:40:00-05:00November 24th, 2015|low-residency MFA in writing for stage and screen, MFA in playwriting, MFA in screenwriting, pace in film, script consulting, subtext, the writing process, use of the "pause", writing dialogue|

Probably the most important nonverbal element in scriptwriting, especially playwriting, [...]

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Another script writing secret: keeping it to yourself…

By Buzz McLaughlin|2015-11-03T17:37:00-05:00November 3rd, 2015|dealing with initial feedback, first draft, low-residency MFA in writing for stage and screen, MFA in playwriting, MFA in screenwriting, MFA in scriptwriting, script consulting, the writing process|

It's about that time in the current term of our [...]

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A scriptwriting challenge: fighting the negative voice

By Buzz McLaughlin|2015-10-13T12:02:00-04:00October 13th, 2015|Emily Mann, first draft, low-residency MFA in writing for stage and screen, marsha norman, MFA in playwriting, MFA in screenwriting, script consulting, Terrence McNally, the writing process|

So you're finally plunging into your first draft and all [...]

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An insightful book on playwriting…

By Buzz McLaughlin|2015-09-22T15:06:00-04:00September 22nd, 2015|low-residency MFA in writing for stage and screen, MFA in playwriting, MFA in screenwriting, script consulting, teaching playwriting, the writing process|

There's a wonderful and rather unique little book that's been [...]

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Your private scriptwriting world…the first draft

By Buzz McLaughlin|2015-09-01T08:52:00-04:00September 1st, 2015|first draft, MFA in playwriting, MFA in screenwriting, MFA in writing for stage and screen, script consulting, script development, scriptwriting, the writing process|

So you're ready to plunge into your first draft. You've [...]

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The script writer’s secret weapon…

By Buzz McLaughlin|2015-08-18T17:48:00-04:00August 18th, 2015|low-residency MFA screenwriting, MFA in playwriting, MFA in screenwriting, MFA in scriptwriting, MFA in writing for stage and screen, script consulting, the writing process|

I was talking to one of our advanced MFA students the [...]

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The importance of backstory in scriptwriting

By Buzz McLaughlin|2015-05-26T10:38:00-04:00May 26th, 2015|back story, character exploration, developing characters, MFA in playwriting, MFA in screenwriting, MFA in writing for stage and screen, script consulting, the writing process|

I was sitting on our porch last night with my [...]

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Pre-draft story development work in script writing…

By Buzz McLaughlin|2015-05-06T11:43:00-04:00May 6th, 2015|back story, character exploration, developing characters, MFA in playwriting, MFA in screenwriting, MFA in writing for stage and screen, script consulting, the writing process|

The biggest issue regarding the script writing process that keeps [...]

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A total immersion script writing experience…

By Buzz McLaughlin|2015-02-11T11:21:00-05:00February 11th, 2015|character exploration, low-residency MFA in writing for stage and screen, MFA in script writing, MFA playwriting, MFA screenwriting, script consulting, the writing process|

Last month we held our semi-annual MFA residency for the [...]

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