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The Book Blog: November 2013
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Wednesday, November 20, 2013. Give us a great human character (no, not a "good guy"). We don't need to like or sympathize with them. That's nanowrimo bullshit. We don't need to admire their epic struggle against corporate America or whatever (have you read Franzen's Freedom. Remember any of those "good" cardboard characters? On the other hand, do you remember Anna Karenina, the worst person in the world who only ever killed one person, herself? The World You Can't Write. What aspect of the real world?
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odocoileus: November 2008
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Screenwriting, filmmaking, and related crafts. Wednesday, November 19, 2008. BREAKING IN AS A TV WRITER - THE FIRST FEW RUNGS OF THE CAREER LADDER. Great post over at Chad Gervich's Script Notes. On the job progression for entry level TV writers. I know there are other ways in besides the ones that Chad describes. Fellowships like Disney. Workshops like WB. Playwriting. Comics. Gaming. Crossovers from features. Posted by odocoileus @ 7:50 PM 0 comments. Hail from the Tidewater and points south. Live ...
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Screenwriting, filmmaking, and related crafts. Tuesday, December 01, 2009. Don't just survive Sundance, make the most of it with the help of this excellent guide from independent stalwart Jacques Thelmaque: Tip Sheet for Sundance Filmmakers. Most of the tips apply to any major film festival. Let's not forget that film festivals can be a great place to make connections, and find representation. Posted by odocoileus @ 7:13 PM. Comments: Post a Comment. View my complete profile. Story Sense Format Guide.
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odocoileus: October 2007
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Screenwriting, filmmaking, and related crafts. Tuesday, October 23, 2007. So it's been a year and a day since I last posted. I took Chris Lockhart's class at L.A. Valley College, and Peter Russell's Story Analysis class at UCLA Extension. Good experiences. I read Ellen Sandler's The TV Writer's Workbook. And Alex Epstein's Crafty TV Writing: Thinking Inside the Box. The Sandler technique has been particularly useful for sitcom specs. I don't think the issue is strictly money. The real issue is contro...
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Screenwriting, filmmaking, and related crafts. Thursday, December 18, 2008. John August talks money management for screenwriters. Really smart stuff. Just what you'd expect from a graduate of USC's Peter Stark Producing Program. In short, keep your day job. Posted by odocoileus @ 8:57 PM. Comments: Post a Comment. View my complete profile. BBC Writers Room Format Guides. Story Sense Format Guide. How to Format a Screenplay. Done Deal Pro Message Board. Absolute Write Script Writing. TV by the Numbers.
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Screenwriting, filmmaking, and related crafts. Saturday, March 21, 2009. INSPIRATION, DETERMINATION, PERSPIRATION. Horror novelist and veteran scribe, Alex Sokoloff. Reminds us to always finish what we start. Even though it sucks. At first. The more work we put into it, the less it will suck, until the day we can read it all the way through without cringing. Also check out her primer on screenwriting. A fine series of articles linked in the sidebar. Structure. And just about everything else.
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The Book Blog: 2013 in Books.
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Tuesday, December 31, 2013. This year I read about 145 books— very close to last year's 140. The best book of the year was I.J. Kay's Mountains of the Moon . I carried that one around the house for an hour after I finished it. Could not put it down. Special merit in the list is marked with an asterisk. Achebe, Chinua -. Aciman, André -. Amis, Kingsley -. Amis, Martin -. Amis, Martin -. Anshaw, Carol -. Arvio, Sarah -. Night Thoughts: 70 Dream Poems. Atkinson, Kate -. Atwood, Margaret -. Auster, Paul -.
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The Book Blog: August 2012
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Saturday, August 11, 2012. Why We Do This. I had a chance to look at the book tables three times. They do carry some good things. I had read the good things. On my second pass a girl was searching the other side of the table; she was maybe fifteen. Suddenly she says, shouts: "They have it! I don't notice that she's with anybody, so I smile for her happiness. She's grabbed, is hugging,. She dances around. I smile. Because this is great. Dream of this, writers. This is why we do this. Et in arcaedia, ego.
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The Book Blog: December 2013
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Tuesday, December 31, 2013. This year I read about 145 books— very close to last year's 140. The best book of the year was I.J. Kay's Mountains of the Moon . I carried that one around the house for an hour after I finished it. Could not put it down. Special merit in the list is marked with an asterisk. Achebe, Chinua -. Aciman, André -. Amis, Kingsley -. Amis, Martin -. Amis, Martin -. Anshaw, Carol -. Arvio, Sarah -. Night Thoughts: 70 Dream Poems. Atkinson, Kate -. Atwood, Margaret -. Auster, Paul -.
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The Book Blog: The Follow-up...
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Wednesday, November 20, 2013. Give us a great human character (no, not a "good guy"). We don't need to like or sympathize with them. That's nanowrimo bullshit. We don't need to admire their epic struggle against corporate America or whatever (have you read Franzen's Freedom. Remember any of those "good" cardboard characters? On the other hand, do you remember Anna Karenina, the worst person in the world who only ever killed one person, herself? Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Et in arcaedia, ego.