Here’s something from kid lit author Clair Legrand’s tumbleblog that I was inspired to steal emulate. I’ve been having some fun on the micro-blogging platform Tumblr, creating what I call a story jumble. A story jumble is a big, randomly organized mosaic of images, quotes, audio, and other media drawn mostly from the Web which…continute reading »
I met screenwriter Jason Nutt (@jaynutt303) in my Orange County writer’s group right after I graduated from UCLA’s MFA screenwriting program. I’ll be honest, what I liked most about him at first were the homemade cupcakes his wife made and sent along to every meeting. I believe there were pies involved too. I soon grew…continute reading »
Amazon.com just announced that they are opening the doors to Amazon Studios. Yes, “studio” as in movies. They are inviting screenwriters and directors to submit material for contest prizes. Large contest prizes. Like $100,000 prize for best script. You’re reading that right. Six zeroes. The entry fee? Nothing. UPDATE: After the writing of this post,…continute reading »
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 write a screenplay even faster — in a certain number of days. I’m not really a fan of these books…continute reading »
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 meter in my sidebar. Everyone had to have one, and the Internet beat a path to my blog looking for the…continute reading »