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Posts Tagged with ‘scriptwriting’

  • Why most people are crap at persuading

    22 May 2020

    This message was intended solely for writers and film-makers, until I realised that pitching and persuading is something that everyone…

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  • 9 steps to writing dialogue with rich subtext

    16 May 2013

    9 ways to get your subtext muscle working for readable, rich dialogue

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  • Three things you need to improve your script sales

    28 Aug 2012

    IMPROVE YOUR SCRIPT SALES Back from hols and the first thing on my to-do list is to go out and…

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  • Want to succeed? Maybe do the opposite.

    30 Aug 2011

    Have you heard of Kelly Marcel? If not yet, you soon will. You'll probably, if you're like me, be deeply and painfully jealous. And something she said recently might teach us something important.

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  • Get it right, not written

    01 Apr 2011

    Most people understand if a few typos or stylistic solecisms slip through in an email or (perish the thought) in a blog post. These are informal media. But a treatment or script is different. Unlike other forms of writing, they can easily contain hidden traps.

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  • How not to sell your script

    14 Jan 2011

    Last night I got a call from a company who I’d bought from before. The previous time, I spent good…

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  • Writers’ Resolutions

    30 Dec 2010

    Have you made a New Year’s Resolution? To start that script? Or finish it? To start selling the novel you…

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  • Planning to write over the holidays? Here’s a Christmas tip.

    22 Dec 2010

    Many writers put aside time to write over the holidays. It can be a great idea, and it can also…

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  • Wave Your Wooden Leg

    02 Dec 2010

    Here’s a screenwriting tip that will make your life so much easier. And before I get to it, just a…

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  • The secret of telling a gripping true story

    29 Nov 2010

    A true story can be a massive elephant trap. I know, I’ve fallen in more than once. Like pebbles straight…

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