The Great Ken Levine gives us the inside scoop on the writing of MASH in one of the best -how-to columns we’ve ever seen.
by Ken Levine
MASH episodes tend to be complicated and I’m often asked how we plotted out stories. So here’s how we did it.
Category: television writing
BBC to open up its Writers’ Academy to non-professionals
A couple of days ago we posted about how The Society of Authors in the UK is setting up a fund to help writers get through the financial problems that are part of the current worldwide Covid crisis.
Today we bring news of another way our British cousins are supporting our favorite art form – TV writing. Wow. Just wow.
40 TV SHOW BIBLE EXAMPLES TO DOWNLOAD AND STUDY.
All bibles don’t have to be holy ones, but those for television series come close, at least in the eyes of their creators. And while the executives who read them as part of their prep for green-lighting a series may make changes, they expect to see something fresh, new, exciting, and just plain impossible to turn down in their email boxes or on their desks.
Here’s some good advice on how to write your maybe-not-so-sacred manuscript so it zings.
Beginner Tips on How to Write and Sell Your Screenplay
It’s always best to start with the basics, and Stage32.Com knows the basics very well indeed.
via Stage32 Blog
What makes a good screenplay? This is one of the most important questions that an artist needs to be aware of every single day. In coming up with the best work of art, it is important to note that instead of relying on the meta aspects of essential tips of writing a good screenplay, hence for effectiveness, a better focus on the concept of the story structure is essential.
Getting Notes for Your Writing – The Screenwriting Life #1
Here’s an outstanding video (podcast?) for all screen and TV writers. It’s the first in a series featuring Meg LeFauve and Lorien McKenna, whose combined credits include writing and production on such films as Inside Out, The Good Dinosaur and Captain Marvel, and we’re hoping it will be followed by many more.