Screenwriting Manifesto

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Happy New Decade, Everybody

Thursday, December 31st, 2009

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A little something special, which will disappear in a puff of electrons tomorrow... We will not drink to blindness, dear We will drink to open eyes That's my hope for the next decade. "Open Eyes" UPDATE: Link ...

I love them so

Thursday, September 10th, 2009

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I just finished the first draft of my latest sci-fi action adventure screenplay. I previously spent a year writing and fine-tuning a heart-wrenching historical drama -- not my usual stuff. It was a story I had ...

Page one updates and everything else

Sunday, August 23rd, 2009

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Many of you were kind enough to submit the first page of your screenplay for public critique here on this blog. You have my gratitude. The critiques will happen. Right now I'm pushing to get ...

Why I blocked you

Sunday, August 2nd, 2009

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Someday Twitter will get its bits together and stop the flood of sexbots and other spammy followers that glom on to users accounts. That, or Twitter will become the next Internet wasteland, like MySpace. Already, ...

Call for screenplay pages

Tuesday, July 28th, 2009

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Update II: Thanks everyone for sending in pages! I have enough to last a few rounds now, so I'll post another notice when I'm ready for more. The first page will be posted Monday ...

Three tools to get you through a first draft

Friday, July 24th, 2009

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There's a new screenwriting book out there that promises to help you write a screenplay in a certain number of weeks. There's an older book that's been around a while that promises to help you ...

Masterminds of the Theatre

Sunday, July 19th, 2009

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I've been very lucky to see two outstanding plays in the space of about a week. Though I haven't been much of a theater goer in the past, I'm trying to make up for lost ...

It’s a progress bar, it’s a widget — it’s both!

Sunday, May 31st, 2009

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Update: My plugin is now available for download at the WP Plugin Directory. Long, long ago, back in the day, I touched off a bit of a meme when I placed a screenplay progress ...

How to ruin a Star Trek movie

Saturday, May 23rd, 2009

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Like everyone else on the planet, I saw Star Trek and really dug it. It occurs to me that making any Star Trek movie has its perils -- legendary directors as well as actors associated ...

The Variant review

Saturday, May 23rd, 2009

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A review of John August's short story, The Variant, is up in the Library. Short version: Fast, fun, and satisfying. Go get it now.

“This things I believe…”

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