Posts Tagged with ‘synopsis’
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Do’s and don’ts of submitting to agents
30 Oct 2019SUBMITTING TO AGENTS Crime writer Dominique Hall has written to me for advice on sending a novel to an agent.…
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How the gurus who teach “show don’t tell” could ruin your treatment
09 Nov 2016All screenwriting gurus teach “Show don’t tell” – it’s one of the few things they all agree on. How can…
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The biggest synopsis mistake that writers make
11 Feb 2015THE BIGGEST SYNOPSIS MISTAKE I see hundreds of treatments and synopses and most have clearly been slaved over by their…
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Want to enjoy writing treatments – find your voice
04 Feb 2011It's true screenplays don't offer a great variety of style or voice - but that doesn't apply to treatments, synopses and outlines. There are far fewer style rules for such outlines of your story.
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Write treatments with style
01 Sep 2010I've written before that good screenwriters often get tangled up writing treatments. One major reason is that they are simply using the wrong style.
