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Dunne: The story is the journey for truth. The plot is the road it takes to get there.

I’ve just started reading Peter Dunne’s “Emotional Structure: Creating the Story Beneath the Plot” and it’s giving me a lot to think about.

Dunne writes in Know Your Story, Know Your Plot, Know the Difference:

When we think about great stories, about great movies, we remember first and foremost about whom the story is told.
The answer [...]

August 30th, 2010 | Tags: , , , | Category: Books on Screenwriting, Character, Story, Subject Matter, Theme, Uncategorized | Leave a comment

The Script Reader’s Top 10 Screenplay “Dos”

The following is a very basic list of items that get my attention as a script reader. If your script addresses each of these points, you’re probably doing a good job. I will be excited to read your script.

So, here we go, a list of my top 10 screenplay “dos” when reading:

DO keep your page [...]

February 27th, 2010 | Tags: , , , , | Category: Audience, Beat Sheet, Books on Screenwriting, Character, Formatting, Genre, Ideas, Location, Logical World, Process, Q&A, Screenwriting Competitions, Screenwriting Resources, Story, Subject Matter, Theme, Tone, Uncategorized | Leave a comment

The Script Reader’s Top 5 Screenplay “Do Nots”

The following is a very basic list of items that do not impress me as a script reader and, more often than not, will get your script a resounding pass. If your script contains any of these points, consider rewriting before sending out.

So, here we go, a list of my top 5 screenplay peeves when [...]

February 26th, 2010 | Tags: , , , | Category: Audience, Beat Sheet, Books on Screenwriting, Character, Formatting, Genre, Ideas, Location, Logical World, Process, Q&A, Screenwriting Competitions, Screenwriting Resources, Story, Subject Matter, Theme, Tone, Uncategorized | 13 comments

Blake Snyder, 1952-2009

Blake Snyder, author of Save the Cat and a great screenwriting teacher, passed away on August 4 from a pulmonary embolism.

We’ve lost someone within our community who was a champion of and hero to the young writer.

To read more about Blake and his teachings, please click here.

August 19th, 2009 | Category: Books on Screenwriting, Uncategorized | Leave a comment

The Screenwriting Reading List:
The Must-Have Books That Will
Help You Write Better

Here is my basic reading list for screenwriters. I have included a brief paragraph in each instance as to what specifically I got from each of these books and how they can help you. Of course, each of us learns differently, but I would consider all of these books must-haves for your personal library.

The [...]

July 8th, 2009 | Tags: , , , | Category: Books on Screenwriting, Uncategorized | 2 comments