Archive for the ‘Breaking The Rules’ Category
What makes good writing great?
06 Jun 2019What makes good writing great? What sorts the Austens from the Dan Browns? The Truffauts from the Ed Woods? It’s…
Till the trumpets crack – going beyond
11 May 2019Till the trumpets crack – going beyond In the second movement of Beethoven’s masterful symphony the ‘Eroica’ the music takes…
The two myths about keeping and breaking the rules
29 Aug 2018There are two myths that go around about keeping and breaking the rules. I’m not only talking about writing –…
How not to write a dark story – The Judge
05 Dec 2014The new Robert Downey Jnr, Robert Duvall movie The Judge brilliantly shows how to write a dark story of bitter relationships. Unfortunately,…
Review: Straight White Male
10 Oct 2014Straight White Male by John Niven My rating: 4 of 5 stars How do you succeed in creating a difficult…
Amber ending: How they could have broken the rules and succeeded
04 Jul 2014Were you made red with range over the ending of the often excellent mini-series Amber – or did you feel it was…
3 Ways to Make Sure Your Script Stands Out
09 Jan 2013Despite what most writers think, most scripts fail to sell not because they are too different, but because they are…
New Year’s Resolution: Break a Rule
07 Jan 2013I’m a great believer in resolutions – New Year and otherwise. Even if they only last a few days as…
Why sometimes you have to write a bad scene
20 Apr 2012This may sound strange, but did you know that writing a good scene may not be right for your script…
A Clever, Sneaky Way To Hide Exposition
26 May 2011The ability to handle exposition really sorts the professionals from the wannabes, and I'm going to share one of my top exposition techniques with you here.
