Archive for the ‘Psychology’ Category
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Tips from Linda Aronson
12 Nov 2010It was great seeing so many people last night at Euroscript for the conversation I had with Linda Aronson (writer…
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The 21st Century Screenplay
10 Nov 2010One of my all-time favourite screenwriting books has been Linda Aronson’s Screenwriting Updated – and now she’s updated it! The…
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It’s not just about 10,000 hours!
05 Nov 2010Michael Gladwell’s book Outliers has made famous the psychological research into what can make you or me an outstanding success…
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Sometimes the work goes slowly
27 Aug 2010Back from holiday, ready to get back to the writing and everything slowed down. I felt ill, my back hurt, I was lethargic, my head spun, my brain felt full of fog. I had a hundred reasons for why I couldn't get down to it.
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A surprising way to become a Great Writer
21 Jul 2010What is it that makes a great writer great? What can we learn from them and hope to emulate? OK, it's that time of year and maybe the heat's got to me, but I'm starting a list - my Top Ten Attributes displayed by the greatest writers - those I admire and honour. I don't mean that they use or don't use adverbs or three act structure. This is much more personal. And like every list it is totally fallible and biased and mainly intended to annoy, irritate and make people foam at the mouth.
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A tip to help you with the mental game of creative success
14 Apr 2010The more I write, and the more I work with writers, the more I am sure it's the same. You need to work on your skills, and equally you need to work on your mental game. The trouble is, very few people teach us how to do this.
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Van Gogh’s Lessons for Screenwriters
13 Apr 2010What can Van Gogh teach us about becoming better screenwriters?
