Monthly Archives: January 2006

MYSTERY PEOPLE

Posted on January 30, 2006 11:04 AM by TW

Kevin of Cincinnati saw a listing like this on Craigslist: Screenwriters Opportunity Can you do it better than the films you see? Do you have the next SIXTH SENSE or WEDDING CRASHERS? Now’s your chance to prove it. Award winning … Continue reading →

Posted in The Business | 4 Comments

STOP WRITING SCREENPLAYS

Posted on January 22, 2006 11:01 PM by TW

What makes you think you know how to write? Because you’ve written a pile of unproduced, unsold screenplays? Screenwriting is very technical writing. It is scrutinized in a way other writing is not. It is evaluated in a process that … Continue reading →

Posted in The Craft | 26 Comments

WHAT IS AN IDEA WORTH?

Posted on January 16, 2006 9:10 PM by TW

Is the “idea” a storyteller’s gold nugget, to be protected from those would seize it for their own, to be respected by guilds and others as the sin qua non of the script? Or is an “idea” simply the blurting … Continue reading →

Posted in The Craft | 11 Comments

DISTANCE LEARNING

Posted on January 3, 2006 11:38 PM by TW

[Editor's Note: I'm busy as hell, so no time for reflecting on the past year and the new year. I will get to it shortly. In the meantime, here is a question I meant to answer some weeks ago.] This … Continue reading →

Posted in Resources | 10 Comments