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August 21, 2012 QandA, Scriptnotes, Three Page Challenge, Transcribed, Words on the page

John and Craig answer four listener questions, on topics ranging from scene headers to ticket sales. And which is better for an aspiring screenwriter: a low-level job at a major agency, or a steady 9-to-5 job that allows time to write?

Better yet, don’t write anything at all

July 31, 2012 Words on the page, Writing Process

I quite like Colson Whitehead’s tongue-and-cheek writing advice.

Verbs are what’s happening

June 19, 2012 QandA, Scriptnotes, Words on the page

This week’s episode finds Craig and John answering questions about agent etiquette, business cards and those troubling rewrites that unravel everything.

Understanding house styles

April 10, 2012 Television, Words on the page

Ongoing TV shows often develop their own esoteric writing styles, which you notice in scene description.

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