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Category Archives: Screenwriting
#Screenwriting: My Inspirational Trip To Universal Studios Hollywood
My girlfriend, Nellie, and I spent the day at Universal Studios in Hollywood as part of our very first trip (for either of us) to California. I’d actually be lying to say that I have never been to Cali before, but when … Continue reading
Posted in Hollywood, Screenwriting, Universal Studios, Writing
Tagged California, classic, classic movies, director, Dream Big, Harry Potter, Hollywood, inspiration, Jurassic Park, King Kong, movies, passion, producer, screenwriter, screenwriting, studios, television, television shows, think big, Universal Studios, work ethic, writer, writing
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#Writing: Why Writers Are Tired of Hearing, “You Should Write a Book (or) Screenplay About ME!”
Yes, we get it ALL THE TIME. I’ve been a writer in some fashion for about 25 years or so (I’ll be 38 in about a week). If I had to estimate, I would say that I began telling people … Continue reading
Posted in author, book, screenplay, Screenwriting, Writing
Tagged author, book, life, my life, projects, screenplay, screenwriting, script, write a book, write books, write screenplays, writer, writers, writing, writing books, writing screenplays, your life
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#Screenwriting: Why Reboots Don’t Intimidate Me As a New Writer
Reboots. They’re everywhere. I don’t believe I can get more than one week without hearing about one. Whether it’s a movie or a television show, I either hear of them myself or I hear people talking about them. Scratch that. … Continue reading
Posted in Movie, Reboots, Screenwriting, television, Writing
Tagged allowed, aspiring, groaning, Hollywood, intimidating, movie, network, new writer, People hate reboots, production company, reboot, Reboots, rehashing, screenwriter, screenwriting, show, television, television show, TV, writer
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#Screenwriting: Despite Advice That I Should Not, Why I Prefer Reaching Out To Professional Actors and Actresses
As an aspiring professional screenwriter, I’ve read a LOT of articles in the past few years. One type I’ve read very often deals with the type of scripts we are encouraged to write. On many occasions, I’ve noticed that the sentiment … Continue reading
Posted in Celebrities, Screenwriting, Uncategorized
Tagged actors, actresses, agents, articles, difficult, easy, impress, impressive, managers, professional actor, professional actress, risk, risky, screenwriting, screenwriting articles, script, script writing, write, writing
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#Screenwriting and #Celebrities: Why It Doesn’t Help Me To Hear, “They’re Just Regular People Like Us”
As an aspiring screenwriter, I have not yet met any celebrities, but there’s a pretty decent chance that if I do become a professional one day, it will happen. Many of us have different views of celebrities and I certainly … Continue reading
Posted in Celebrities, Screenwriting
Tagged actor, actress, celebrities, comedy-drama, fan, fans, nervous, person, pilot, regular people, screenplay, screenwriter, screenwriting, script, shy person, starstruck, uncomfortable
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#Screenwriting: Should You Write Outside Your “Lane”?
As a screenwriter, probably my favorite aspect of it is that, as with any other form of art, with the exception of format, structure and in some cases, proper grammar and spelling, there aren’t many “right” or “wrong” answers. There … Continue reading
Posted in Screenwriting, Writing
Tagged art, art form, black people, f, fantasy, fantasy world, fiction, movie, outside lane, outside your lane, program, race, racial, racism, screenplay, screenwriting, sexism, society, teleplay, television show, viewers, white people, women, write, writing, writing as white, writing as woman
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#Screenwriting:#Television Reboots – Strikes One and Two For the Aspiring Screenwriter
I saw this in my Twitter feed about an hour ago. I’m not entirely surprised and I don’t think many others are, either. We’ve been seeing a lot of reboots, both on television and in the theaters as well. Even … Continue reading
Posted in Screenwriting, Writing
Tagged aspiring, marketability, marketable, modernized, movies, original, pilot, program, reboot, remake, screenplay, screenwriting, script, show, strike, strike one, strike two, teleplay, television, television show, theater, TV, TV schedule, Twitter, version, writing
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#TBT: #Screenwriting: What Classic Shows Mean For Me As a Writer
I am sort of a classic television show junkie. I know quite a bit about shows from the 50s – 90s, but mostly, the 70s and 80s is where my heart is. I am currently participating in a military … Continue reading
Posted in Screenwriting, Writing
Tagged classic, classic shows, ideas, movies, new shows, nostalgia, old shows, One Day at a Time, retro, screenwriting, screewriter, shows, television shows, throwback, Throwback Thursday, Thursday, TV, TV shows, writer, writing
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#Writing: The Passion For Me To Talk So Much About What Many Are Not Interested In
I talk a lot about writing. Constantly. I’m now realizing that it sort of makes its way into so many conversations and at times, without me even realizing it. At first, there was sort of a mild embarrassment once I … Continue reading
Posted in Screenwriting, Writing
Tagged attention, author, books, craft, crafts, I love to write, I love writing, intense, love, love of writing, movies, passion, poems, poetry, screenwriter, screenwriting, script, scripts, television, write, writer, writing
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Fellow #Writers: What Are Some “Rules” About #Writing That You Don’t Like?
I don’t have to say that as writers, we’ve realized a very long time ago that this is a job that we have to love to some degree, or we will be absolutely miserable. Writing can be a very lonely … Continue reading
Posted in rules, Screenwriting, Writing
Tagged aspiring, authors, books, break, breaking rules, discretion, do's and don'ts, don't do that, don't do this, don't follow rules, experienced writer, expert, experts, follow, follow rules, ignore, ignore rules, inexperienced, new writer, professional, professional actress, professional screenwriter, rules, screenwriter, screenwriting, self-proclaimed expert, writer, writers, writing
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