Tag: Spec Scriptacular Contest

Discovered: Agatha Christie’s Whodunnit Template

No one has ever written mystery stories more interesting and difficult for the reader to solve than Agatha Christie. But don’t let that get you down because guess what. As of this week – right now – the mystery of how she did it has been uncovered. And with enough patience, we can all do it too.

Maybe:

by Haroon Siddique

agathachristieequationFor almost 100 years, Agatha Christie has beguiled readers with her much-loved mysteries. But now a panel of experts claims to have worked out how to answer the perennial question: whodunnit? read article

Stephen King On Screenwriting? Really? Hmm…

The King

By Lesley J. Vos

“Oh, no! Him. Again…”

If it was the first thought that came to your mind after reading the title, you should continue reading the article by all means. read article

Most Popular TVWriter™ Posts of the Week Ending August 28, 2015

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Hmm, kinda like this image we used last week for our weekly “Most Popular” feature. Maybe we should keep it?

The most clicked-on posts by TVWriter™ visitors during the past week were:

How Does an Aspiring TV Writer Get Discovered by an Agent?

Looking for TV Pilot Scripts? read article

Leesa Dean on Shooting Yourself in the Foot

bullet-in-footAdventures in Digital Series Land – Chapter 110
by Leesa Dean

Been working like a psycho, trying to bang out these mini-episodes and it’s been tough.  Wanna have 35 in the can before I return to final animation production on the new series—hopefully within 2 1/2 weeks. It’s a lot.

Meanwhile, in the midst of all of this, I spoke with a friend whose script recently made it into the first round of a prestigious competition.  She wrote about it on Facebook and when I congratulated her, she minimized the achievement. That mini act of self-deprecation stopped me in my tracks and I thought I’d write about it. Mostly cause it’s something I used to do all the time. Until recently.

Why? Three reasons: read article

13 Tips for Actually Getting Some Writing Accomplished

At last! Just what we’ve been waiting for. A guide to getting our writing, erm, written. And being finished is just as good as being brilliant, year?

Maybe better cuz for some of us it’s even harder.

dreamstime_xs_16028339by Gretchen Rubin

One of the challenges of writing is…writing. Here are some tips that I’ve found most useful for myself, for actually getting words onto the page: read article