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January 2, 2018 Arlo Finch, Film Industry, Follow Up, Formatting, Rights and Copyright, Scriptnotes, Story and Plot, Weekend Read, WGA, Words on the page, Writing Process

John and Craig discuss suspense and its function in all genres, from thrillers to romcoms. They examine suspense of the known and of the unknown and the techniques available to construct it. We also answer listeners questions about registering scripts with the WGA, how to overcome creative paralysis and unconventional sluglines. Links: The WGA’s page […]

Don’t search with your eyes

December 11, 2017 Arlo Finch, Books, Highland, How-To, Projects

When working of paper edits, I’ve found the fastest solution is to stop scrolling altogether and use the built-in search function.

How Arlo Finch got his name

August 30, 2017 Arlo Finch, Author, Books, Writing Process

I have a very hard time writing a character if I don’t love the name. So I obsess over picking the right one. I’ll spend hours staring in the middle distance, trying out various combinations until something clicks.

Dennis Lehane on novels vs. screenplays

July 18, 2017 Adaptation, Arlo Finch, Psych 101

This quote from Dennis Lehane on the difference between writing books and movies is spot-on, but worth a few clarifications.

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