Screenwriting
White Space
Recently, I decided to enter my latest screenplay into another screenwriting competition. Before I submitted my screenplay, I decided…
July 4, 2023-
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Screenwriting
Subtext
I’m binging on the superhero series The Punisher. Not because I am a comic book junkie, but because I…
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Screenwriting
Screenplay Format
For some reason, most writers are curious about writing screenplays. And they come to me with many questions about…
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Screenwriting
Tell A Story
Recently, I reconnected with an old Christian writer friend on Facebook. We hadn’t seen each other in about a…
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Screenwriting
Where It Begins
Over Valentine’s weekend, I decided to re-watch one of my all-time favorite movies. I decided to do a commentary…
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Screenwriting
Conflict in StoryTelling
By now most of you know I am a big Marvel junkie and escape into the marvel cinematic universe…
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Screenwriting
Screenwriting Basics
Recently, I had a local writer friend reach out to me about how she could adapt her book into…
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Screenwriting
Final Draft
For the last six months, I’ve known what I wanted to write about my final post of the year.…
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Screenwriting
Pumping the Brakes
This month I want to continue talking about the importance of pacing and screenwriting. I want to emphasize that…
November 4, 2022 -
Screenwriting
Slow Your Roll
Labor Day weekend, I finally decided to go see the action movie Top Gun: Maverick. It seemed like a…
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Screenwriting
SubPlots
Last month, I decided to go back and work on an updated version of my original award-winning inspirational screenplay…
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Screenwriting
Plot Driven Story Telling
Recently I began working on a new screenplay project I pitched to a management team. For almost a year…
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Screenwriting
Character Driven Storytelling
Powerful stories make a strong impression on our audience. These stories bring change in our audience through the changes…
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Screenwriting
Powerful Storytelling
Movies are sometimes regarded as the most powerful form of communication. Although they are primarily visible, their reach goes…
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Screenwriting
Tight Writing
Tight writing has its place and purpose in all forms of writing, but more so in a screenplay. When…
May 4, 2022 -
Screenwriting
Cut to Finish
Last month I touched on the need for a lean screenplay. Lean writing is ideal for most forms of…
April 4, 2022 -
Screenwriting
Rewriting is Writing
Three months into the new year and I am eager to get started on the first draft of a…
March 4, 2022 -
Screenwriting
first draft
Recently I began working on another draft of my latest screenplay. I needed to make some changes that were…
February 4, 2022 -
Screenwriting
idea box
Now that the holidays are over and a new year has begun, many of us will have a hard…
January 4, 2022 -
Screenwriting
distribution Process
Recently, like many other Marvel comic fans, I sat on the edge of my seat awaiting the new trailer…
December 4, 2021 -
Screenwriting
post-production
For almost 2 years now, the pandemic has shaken up Hollywood’s plans. Filming has been sporadic and movie release…
November 4, 2021 -
Screenwriting
Filmmaking: The Production Phase
When the pandemic hit, Hollywood went through a tough time since movie productions had to be shut down to…
October 4, 2021 -
Screenwriting
The importance of Pre-Production
While many have romanticized ideas about life as a screenwriter, the hard truth is writing a screenplay is just…
September 4, 2021 -
Screenwriting
The Importance of Production Teams
We all have them, big dreams of writing a blockbuster screenplay and selling it for big bucks and one…
August 4, 2021 -
Screenwriting
Teamwork
Recently, a local writer friend and I decided to do a script swap to read each other’s WIP. To…
July 4, 2021
