Interview With the Winner of the 2012 Nicholl Screenwriting Fellowship

And now a few words from Sean Robert Daniels, winner of The Big One. (Yes, boys and girls, the Nicholl is even bigger than the People’s Pilot!)

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by Scott Myers read article

What it Means When Someone Tries to Tell You THE Rules of Good Writing

Our writing idol gets it right yet again:

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by Charlie Jane Anders (io9.Com)

There’s only one rule for how to write a story, and that’s: “Write a good story.” Apart from that, anything goes, as long as you can pull it off. (And some things are harder to pull off than others.) But sometimes, people will try and teach you ironclad rules of fiction writing. Like, avoid an omniscient narrator, or introduce your main character on the first page. read article

Angelo Bell: The biz is flighty, you don’t have to be

Do you know Angelo Bell? We think you should.

So, by way of introduction:

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In Their Own Writ Dept – Writers on Writing 2/12/13

The only reason to write is because you honor humanity and believe it can be enriched by your words, thoughts and ideas. No one can properly communicate with an audience he or she doesn’t believe in.

Larry Brody

The Hidden Meaning in Kids’ Movies?

And now, boys and girls, an educational video guaranteed to get your hormones in an uproar.

In other words, it’s time to condemn…gender-stereotyping!

Yeah, baby. read article