LB’S NOTE: One of our fave TV writers-illustrators-screenwriters-vloggers, Stephanie Bourbon, believes it’s time to change the “starving artist/writer/actress/etc. mantra and puts her piggy bank where her, erm, words are.
by Stephanie Bourbon
Hello Writers! [Today I am writing about this notion that we creatives group up with.
How I Hijacked Hollywood or: How To Sell A Screenplay
This clever tale of Imposter Syndrome in action (hey, we’ve ALL got it so what the heck) is packed with wisdom and attitude, and as regular TVWriter™ visitors know, we’re hardcore admirers of both.
by Zack Ford
On a hot spring day in 2013, I exited the Kips Bay brownstone in Manhattan where I lived in a rent-controlled studio apartment with my girlfriend and a white cat, walked west to 5th Avenue and then south to 23rd Street, to one of the few remaining Radio Shacks in history. Here, I bought an item just as outré as the store itself: an answering machine for a landline telephone. I had a plan to hack Hollywood.
CREATING CREDIBLE CHARACTERS
The always entertaining Dominic Carter demonstrates his insight into characterization. Gather ’round the campfire, kids, and read….
by Dominic Carter
I read a lot of screenplays from writers of all abilities and the one thing I often find these screenplays lack are credible character arcs.
Larry Brody’s TV Writing Tips & Tricks #21 – Show Don’t Tell
by Larry Brody
I’ve probably said this before, but since it’s THE most important aspect of writing for films and television it can’t hurt to say it again. SHOW what happens, don’t just tell about it.
This means that whenever possible the audience should see key events occurring onscreen. Don’t have Doctor Who gathering her companions together and telling them they have to save London from a new alien enemy. Instead, show her discovering the problem..
