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The Single Screenwriter: You Want The Notes?! You Can't Handle The Notes!

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You Want The Notes? You Can't Handle The Notes! We've all been there. So you got back some bad notes on your script. I'm not talking slap-dash notes that tell you nothing, or notes that make you wonder if the note-giver even read the script. I'm talking about notes that are absolute shit, delivered with one sole purpose: to rape your spirit, rip out your intestines, and piss on your still-twitching corpse. Notes that make you wanna kill. You wanna rip the. Dear {insert evil note-giver's name here},.

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The Single Screenwriter: Sitemap

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Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Writing is done in isolation. It drives you batty sometimes. Like anything that bleeds, you leave a writer alone for long enough and they'll snap. To send hate mail, fan mail, love letters, or to simply ask about projects:. Need a sizzle reel for a pitch? Use the contact button, or visit Trailerworks. Cover photo by signora oriente. Screenwriting: Can You Break The Rules? And Why You Should Stop Obsessing About It. Can You Suck Just A Little Bit More, Please? This One's For You.

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The Single Screenwriter: Tired? Frustrated? Ready To Blow Your Screenwriting Brains Out? This Is For You

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Ready To Blow Your Screenwriting Brains Out? This Is For You. For you, baby. Due to the overwhelming popularity of my previous post. It has become painfully clear that screenwriters struggle with motivation, and really appreciate even the smallest crumbs of encouragement. That is so wrong! Where are the announcers giving a play-by-play of every brilliantly executed reversal, every spectacular line of dialogue, every brutal scene cut? Where is our royal treatment? We deserve it, damn it. Screenwriting: Ca...

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The Single Screenwriter: Let's Play 'Find The Female'

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Let's Play 'Find The Female'. Are your words letting your gender show? Gender inequality in Hollywood? Say it ain't so! Damn, I wish I could. When it comes to screenwriters getting access to Hollywood, I have been known to regularly spout stuff like, "Don't worry about access. Write a good enough script and it will find its way in." But when it comes to gender inequality, I'm a woman, so it hits a little close to home. Vastly male dominated screenwriting groups everywhere. Yes, this stuff is depressing, ...

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The Single Screenwriter: Dr. Seuss Does Die Hard

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Dr Seuss Does Die Hard. John McClane, he just wanted. To get back his life. Tuck his kids in at night. Get it on with his wife. See, he messed. She moved out to the coast. Got a great paying gig. Yes, their marriage was toast. So he hatched up a plan. This husband was scheming. He would jump on a plane. And greet her with some pleading. For it was Christmas Eve. With its sleigh-bell-y mood,. And he hoped she would cave. And then they'd get nude. But Fate was not smiling. On John that fine night. And get ...

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The Single Screenwriter: Your Screenplay Is Not Your Penis

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Your Screenplay Is Not Your Penis. An article called, " Why Producers WILL NOT READ YOUR SCRIPT – shocking case study from one exec. Is making the rounds on the internet, and details an actual exchange between a writer and an exec. In it, we get a front row seat to one very long, brutal act of career suicide. It must take a spectacular cocktail of mental disorders for the writer to commit career suicide like this, right? If you recognize yourself in this post, frequently find yourself lashing out against...

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The Single Screenwriter: Write What You Know... And Other Stupid Advice

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Write What You Know. And Other Stupid Advice. Writing is done in isolation. It drives you batty sometimes. Like anything that bleeds, you leave a writer alone for long enough and they'll snap. And snapping gets in the way of the writing, no matter what form the meltdown takes - deviant binges, forced stays in a luxury padded cell, swat team take-downs - so writers naturally seek out others to guide them through the madness and to give them solid advice. Stupid Advice Number 1. Write what you know. You al...

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The Single Screenwriter: And The Winner Is...

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And The Winner Is. Although this study was just for fun, it would be interesting to see what would happen if all samples were taken from the same genre, and further, what would happen if samples were taken from a genre typically considered male (horror, action) versus a genre seen as female (romantic comedy, drama). Would it make a difference? Without further ado, here are the results of Find The Female. (If you have no idea what Find The Female is, stop reading immediately and go here. Female 13 Male 5.

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The Single Screenwriter: Screenwriting: Can You Break The Rules?

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Screenwriting: Can You Break The Rules? Ascend to greatness or burn in hell? So you want to try something a little unconventional with your script. I get that. Good for you. But that little metal ball covered with three-inch razor-sharp spikes growing inside your intestines? That ball is telling you that maybe, just maybe, you shouldn't. Whatever it is, it's WRONG. So you do what every other nimrod hooked up to the net does when faced with uncertainty. You Google. Maybe what you're toying with is a small...

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The Single Screenwriter: Don't Think, Just Do

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Don't Think, Just Do. Today is one of those days. The thought of writing exhausts me. The thought of not writing depresses the living shit out of me. The solution: don't think, just do. Easier said, than done, right? Well yeah, it really is. It's a skill that needs to be developed and takes a long time to master, just like any other part of the craft. And some days, just opening up Final Draft seems worthy of a medal. Well, you know what's worse than bad pages? You think you got it tough with your odds?