In April of this year, Victoria Griffin of Modern Publishing, interviewed me about the craft of writing. The interview resulted in three separate podcasts that covered distinct discussion areas. One […]
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As a college student, I was an English major with a concentration in Film Studies. Many of my classes explored film noir and how the movies reflected post World War
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Some of my favorite and least favorite movies are based on books, short stories, magazine articles, and poems. In the screenwriting world, these are referred as IP or intellectual property.
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Recycle, Reuse, Renew—just a few “R” words that shape our environmental conscience. And in the movie and tv industry, recycling takes on a variation of “R” words as in Retcon,
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If done well, exposition should not expose itself. A scene from the classic film “The Wizard of Oz,” based on Frank L. Baum’s children’s novel, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz,
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As authors and screenwriters, we imagine characters that speak themselves into existence. And if they don’t sound out a word, there’s an expression, a look, a gesture that can speak
Opinions abound on genre mixing for film and literature. I’ll venture that books, fiction and nonfiction, get more latitude with seemingly endless subgenre classifications and Amazon site keywords Films are
Any fiction writer knows how painstaking and painful a full-length novel can be in the writing process. By nature, I’m a plotter with the heart of a pantser. When approaching
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It’s more than suspense. It’s the moment when the audience holds its collective breath. Time seems to stand still, and we’re not sure we want the scene to unfold. But
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Telling a great story is the goal of every writer. Even with experienced authors, challenges abound with every piece of writing. Decisions are made for the proper tone, theme, and,
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