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Putting Words on the Page

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May 8, 2018 Directors, Follow Up, Formatting, Los Angeles, News, Scriptnotes, Software, Television, Tools, Transcribed, Treatments, Words on the page, Writing Process

John and Craig discuss the digital tools of the trade. From outline to first draft to production rewrites, screenwriters find themselves facing different challenges. We talk about what works for each of us. We also speculate on what impact Highland 2’s gender analysis tool will have. Then we answer listener questions about following the “rules” […]

Logic and Gimmickry

July 18, 2017 Awards, QandA, Scriptnotes, Story and Plot, Tools, Words on the page

John and Craig step up to the whiteboard to look at the story logic in our scripts, then examine how tricks and gimmicks can help keep scenes interesting.

My writing setup, 2016

January 27, 2016 Apps, Highland, Software, Tools, Workspace

In 2011, I wrote a post detailing my writing setup. Over the past five years several things have changed, so I thought I’d give it update.

How we record Scriptnotes

November 4, 2013 Follow Up, Geek Alert, Tools

Many listeners have asked how Craig and I record our weekly podcast, so here’s a quick rundown of our standard operating procedure.

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