The One Hour Screenwriter eCourse
July 29, 2010 – 10:34 AM | 2 Comments

The highest praise a reviewer can give a novel is that it is “cinematic.” A great story unfolds like a movie in the reader’s mind. That’s what every film script must do as well. Someone reading your screenplay must be able to “see” your movie. Whether you are writing a novel or a screenplay you will find the tools here to make your story flow like a film in someone else’s imagination! I can help you “Get to the Heart of the Story®.”

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Screenplay Competitions
November 1, 2011 – 4:21 PM | No Comment
Screenplay Competitions

There are a lot of dubious screenplay competitions out there but BlueCat is worth entering.

Tom Stoppard’s TV Project
October 21, 2011 – 11:28 AM | No Comment
Tom Stoppard’s TV Project

Oscar-winning writer Sir Tom Stoppard tells how he came to adapt four novels set before and during the First World War into an upcoming BBC/HBO television drama.

Negotiation in a Scene
October 18, 2011 – 12:27 PM | No Comment
Negotiation in a Scene

Every scene is a negotiation in power or status.

The Black List Goes Big
October 13, 2011 – 4:16 PM | No Comment
The Black List Goes Big

In seven years there have been 125 Black List screenplays turned into movies. Between them they have won 20 Oscars and grossed approximately $10 billion worldwide. Here’s how it works.

The Power of Truth at the Emmys
September 24, 2011 – 8:00 AM | No Comment
The Power of Truth at the Emmys

Nothing is quite what it seems in Power of Truth stories. Nothing is certain. The ground keeps slipping from beneath the protagonist.

Words of Wisdom from Francis Ford Coppola
September 21, 2011 – 8:45 AM | One Comment
Words of Wisdom from Francis Ford Coppola

Always make your work be personal. And, you never have to lie. Francis Ford Coppola