Wednesday, September 7, 2011

The Importance of Screenplay Formats

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When I posted Judging Script Contests - New Criteria (a.k.a. Laughing Nun with a Ruler) I realized I was stepping on some sacred ground ...
Monday, September 5, 2011

Judging Script Contests - New Criteria

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If you won't believe me in this matter, read Christopher Lockhart's post Screenwriting Contests . NUN WITH A RULER I rarely...
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Saturday, September 3, 2011

A Convincing Impossibility Makes the Best Story

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This is a post about STORY HOOKS that could have appeared in my review of WARRIOR .  Also, Hooks and Log Lines go together. So here'...
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Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Life as it is... vs... as it ought to be.

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REALITY VS. OUGHT TO BE A great quote from a blog by Daniel McInerny ( Graham Greene on the Art of Storytelling ) who quotes Graham Greene ...
Friday, August 19, 2011

WARRIOR (2011) - A FIGHT FILM LIKE NO OTHER

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My thanks to Mary Kochan of CatholicLane for her editorial assistance. Catholic Lane published this review on August 24, 2011. Directo...
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Wednesday, August 17, 2011

American Christian Fiction Writers Conference - Early Bird Workshop

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On September 22, 2011, in St. Louis, I'm presenting the five-hour long Early Bird Workshop for the annual American Christian Fiction Wr...
Friday, August 12, 2011

When an Actor Asks: "WHAT DO I WANT?"

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I'm working on an analysis of Billie Letts' book WHERE THE HEART IS for my Early Bird Workshop at the annual American Christian F...
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Saturday, August 6, 2011

Stories and Premises in Medieval Art

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On August 20 the small class of classically trained teens that I teach screenwriting to, will accompany me to the Detroit Institute of Arts...
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Sunday, July 10, 2011

Good Stories Require Aggression

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I've been doing a little sailing with the family, trying to get away from the computer, etc. But stories are always close at hand. In o...