Monthly Archives: June 2006

ON THE SHOULDERS OF GIANTS

Posted on June 29, 2006 7:57 AM by TW

If you wanted to be a rock superstar, you would know a great deal about a great many musicians who preceded you – and their work would profoundly influence yours. If you wanted to be a top athlete – same … Continue reading →

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CAN I USE THAT?

Posted on June 22, 2006 9:25 PM by TW

William from NYC asks: I’ve been playing with the idea of writing a spec screenplay based loosely on an obscure made for TV movie. I’ve done some searching and haven’t come across any production of it or future production of … Continue reading →

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HEADS UP FOR MAC SCREENWRITERS

Posted on June 17, 2006 9:50 PM by TW

Mariner Software is beta testing new screenwriting software for Mac computer users. I have downloaded it but have not had a chance to play with it. Generally, in my opinion, technology is not that important to writing a good script. … Continue reading →

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ROUGH DIAMONDS

Posted on June 14, 2006 11:57 PM by TW

Kathryn from Devon, England asks: I’m not known for being subtle so…………how the hell do you go about getting an idea for a story. I’ve been walking around with a note pad and pen for the last week or so … Continue reading →

Posted in The Craft | 4 Comments

SCREENWRITING NEWS

Posted on June 12, 2006 11:56 PM by TW

Here’s something new for the Thinking Writer: new feature, new category. A survey of news of interest to screenwriters. Scary Story For Screenwriters – before you decide never to circulate a script again, my opinion is, this is still the … Continue reading →

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