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Screenwriting
White Space

Recently, I decided to enter my latest screenplay into another screenwriting competition. Before I submitted my screenplay, I decided…
July 4, 2023
Screenwriting
Subtext

I’m binging on the superhero series The Punisher. Not because I am a comic book junkie, but because I…
June 4, 2023
Screenwriting
Screenplay Format

For some reason, most writers are curious about writing screenplays. And they come to me with many questions about…
May 4, 2023
Screenwriting
Tell A Story

Recently, I reconnected with an old Christian writer friend on Facebook. We hadn’t seen each other in about a…
April 4, 2023
Screenwriting
Where It Begins

Over Valentine’s weekend, I decided to re-watch one of my all-time favorite movies. I decided to do a commentary…
March 4, 2023
Screenwriting
Conflict in StoryTelling

By now most of you know I am a big Marvel junkie and escape into the marvel cinematic universe…
February 4, 2023
Screenwriting
Screenwriting Basics

Recently, I had a local writer friend reach out to me about how she could adapt her book into…
January 4, 2023
Screenwriting
Final Draft

For the last six months, I’ve known what I wanted to write about my final post of the year.…
December 4, 2022
Screenwriting
Pumping the Brakes

This month I want to continue talking about the importance of pacing and screenwriting. I want to emphasize that…
November 4, 2022
Screenwriting
Slow Your Roll

Labor Day weekend, I finally decided to go see the action movie Top Gun: Maverick. It seemed like a…
October 4, 2022
Screenwriting
SubPlots

Last month, I decided to go back and work on an updated version of my original award-winning inspirational screenplay…
September 4, 2022
Screenwriting
Plot Driven Story Telling

Recently I began working on a new screenplay project I pitched to a management team. For almost a year…
August 5, 2022
Screenwriting
Character Driven Storytelling

Powerful stories make a strong impression on our audience. These stories bring change in our audience through the changes…
July 4, 2022
Screenwriting
Tight Writing

Tight writing has its place and purpose in all forms of writing, but more so in a screenplay. When…
May 4, 2022
Screenwriting
Cut to Finish

Last month I touched on the need for a lean screenplay. Lean writing is ideal for most forms of…
April 4, 2022
Screenwriting
Rewriting is Writing

Three months into the new year and I am eager to get started on the first draft of a…
March 4, 2022
Screenwriting
idea box

Now that the holidays are over and a new year has begun, many of us will have a hard…
January 4, 2022
Screenwriting
post-production

For almost 2 years now, the pandemic has shaken up Hollywood’s plans. Filming has been sporadic and movie release…
November 4, 2021
Screenwriting
Filmmaking: The Production Phase

When the pandemic hit, Hollywood went through a tough time since movie productions had to be shut down to…
October 4, 2021
Screenwriting
The importance of Pre-Production

While many have romanticized ideas about life as a screenwriter, the hard truth is writing a screenplay is just…
September 4, 2021
Screenwriting
The Importance of Production Teams

We all have them, big dreams of writing a blockbuster screenplay and selling it for big bucks and one…
August 4, 2021
Screenwriting
Teamwork

Recently, a local writer friend and I decided to do a script swap to read each other’s WIP. To…
July 4, 2021
Screenwriting
Show Business

After I submitted my last screenwriting post, I received feedback for my latest WIP. Although it wasn’t what I…
June 4, 2021
Screenwriting
Know the Rules

In my latest screenplay, I decided to take a risk and break the rules. I wanted to give my…
May 4, 2021
Screenwriting
Visual Storytelling

One of the best and most common pieces of writing advice screenwriters get is to always use visual storytelling.…
April 4, 2021