writing process Archives - Buzz McLaughlin

More on fighting the negative voice…

By Buzz McLaughlin|2016-12-06T15:04:00-05:00December 6th, 2016|Emily Mann, first draft, low-residency MFA in writing for stage and screen, marsha norman, MFA in playwriting, MFA in screenwriting, rewriting, script consulting, Terrence McNally, writing process|

Last week I shared some thoughts about how important it [...]

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A scriptwriting secret: taking it one step at a time…

By Buzz McLaughlin|2015-10-27T09:53:00-04:00October 27th, 2015|Casablanca, inventing plot, low-residency MFA in writing for stage and screen, MFA in playwriting, MFA in screenwriting, plot outlining, script consulting, story development, writing process|

I'm currently working with a script client who is agonizing [...]

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Plot outlining–a scriptwriting key

By Buzz McLaughlin|2015-09-29T11:27:00-04:00September 29th, 2015|3-act story structure, inventing plot, MFA in playwriting, MFA in screenwriting, MFA in scriptwriting, MFA in writing for stage and screen, plot outlining, script consulting, writing process|

The other day I walked back into the modest guest [...]

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Flannery O’Connor on writer discipline

By Buzz McLaughlin|2015-03-31T09:44:00-04:00March 31st, 2015|discipline for the writer, low-residency MFA in playwriting, low-residency MFA in screenwriting. MFA in writing for stage and screen, MFA in script writing, script consulting, writing process|

Recently a successful writer friend of mine sent me Flannery [...]

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What actors can teach script writers

By Buzz McLaughlin|2014-03-03T11:00:00-05:00March 3rd, 2014|actor preparation, character development, MFA in playwriting, MFA in screenwriting, MFA in script writing, MFA writing for stage and screen, pre-writing, script consulting, subtext, writing process|

The process an actor goes through in getting inside a [...]

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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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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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Sharing Your Script For The First Time, Part 1

By Buzz McLaughlin|2013-05-20T10:21:00-04:00May 20th, 2013|dealing with initial feedback, playwriting, rewriting, rewriting process, screenwriting, scriptwriting, sharing your script, writing process|

I can’t stress enough how important the very first sharing [...]

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Designing story: a script consulting experience, part I

By Buzz McLaughlin|2011-07-12T12:32:00-04:00July 12th, 2011|3-act story structure, developing characters, dramatic structure, play structure, playwriting, screenwriting, script consulting, scriptwriting, story development, writing process|

A couple of weeks ago I invited a script client [...]

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The myth of recognition

By Buzz McLaughlin|2011-06-14T11:41:00-04:00June 14th, 2011|character models, developing characters, playwriting, screenplay, screenwriting, script consultant, script consulting, scriptwriting, story development, testing story ideas, writing process|

One consistent issue beginning writers have with modeling characters [...]

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