Archive for the ‘Psychology’ Category
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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…
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Write with conviction in 2013
02 Jan 2013The writers and filmmakers who work with determined conviction are the ones who will succeed in this industry.
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Post-Christmas Tip: Everything counts
02 Jan 2013Aiming to get a little writing done now that the holidays are over – or even a lot of writing…
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Four steps to starting a compelling script
10 Sep 2012People often ask how to get ideas. Of course ideas are all around. What they mean is where do you find ideas you know will work. Ideas that will stay alive and grow. Nothing is certain, but I've found these four steps will ignite my blue touch-paper.
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What do you do next? Procrastinate?
04 Aug 2012Last Monday I talked about finishing. So after you’ve finished – what do you do next? Do you push on…
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Are we there yet?
30 Jul 2012There must be something in the air: I’m in the mood for finishing things. I just finished writing a novel…
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How you can use not knowing to write better scripts
10 Jun 2012The strange realisation hit me the other day: the more I write, the less sure I become about all my theories about writing. One day, with luck, I'll be sure about nothing at all. This is not an argument for ignorance.
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Losing faith in your work?
22 Mar 2012Losing faith in your work happens to the best writers - and it can be lethal. The story starts to feel flat. The emotions false. The scenes mechanical. Soon you wonder what you even saw in the idea.
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Stuck? A simple way to get your work moving.
09 Mar 2012Here's a deceptively simple method for literally getting your work to move forwards - but don't be fooled. Like many simple ideas it can be profoundly useful. It works for all kinds of screenwriting, and other creative work, and also for problems in directing and producing.
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Good movie? Where did it come from?
11 Jan 2012Cameron wants us to make blockbusters. David Cameron, that is, not James. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/9006675/Ken-Loach-pouring-lottery-money-into-blockbusters-is-a-travesty.html Speaking as a film director, and director…
