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Writing Process

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.

Writer’s block and other romantic myths

Episode - 36

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May 8, 2012 QandA, Scriptnotes, Transcribed, Writing Process

John and Craig open the 36th Scriptnotes with a brief discussion about contracts, and then face writer’s block head on.

Kids, cards, whiteboards and outlines

September 12, 2011 Scriptnotes, Transcribed, Writing Process

This week in the podcast, Craig and I follow up on our earlier comment about kids being the death of screenwriters, then dive into the process of outlining a script, from index cards to whiteboards to spreadsheets. Along the way, we discuss Curious George, Torchwood and V.

Writing Faster

August 10, 2011 Snake People, The Variant, Writing Process

Michael Agger looks at scientific studies on writing to find reasons why it’s so damn hard, and slow.

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