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What is the difference between a novel or screenplay and a story built around a product for a company?

What is the difference between a novel or screenplay and a story built around a product for a company?

Jan 25, 2013 - 12:00 AM

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In writing an arc plot for both a screenplay and a novel, what would be the major differences besides elasticity of time and internalization in a novel vs. external narrative in a screenplay?

In writing an arc plot for both a screenplay and a novel, what would be the major differences besides elasticity of time and internalization in a novel vs. external narrative in a screenplay?

Jan 24, 2013 - 12:00 AM

Is there a point in a story where the text and subtext can meet because the character has taken off the mask to the point that they are one and the same?

Is there a point in a story where the text and subtext can meet because the character has taken off the mask to the point that they are one and the same?

Jan 23, 2013 - 12:00 AM

I want to write stories about historical scientists, beginning with Albert Einstein. Should I write chronologically from his birth to death or begin in the middle somewhere?

I want to write stories about historical scientists, beginning with Albert Einstein. Should I write chronologically from his birth to death or begin in the middle somewhere?

Jan 22, 2013 - 12:00 AM

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Do you always have to refer to the humanity of the character you are writing around the beats and the active verb?

Do you always have to refer to the humanity of the character you are writing around the beats and the active verb?

Jan 21, 2013 - 12:00 AM

If I write a story with two or even three negative climaxes, how can I write some hope into the ending so that people will still want to go to the movie?

If I write a story with two or even three negative climaxes, how can I write some hope into the ending so that people will still want to go to the movie?

Jan 18, 2013 - 12:00 AM

I want my story to end with self-love as the negation of the negation for a character who has formerly been filled with self-hate. What would my two other values be then?

I want my story to end with self-love as the negation of the negation for a character who has formerly been filled with self-hate. What would my two other values be then?

Jan 17, 2013 - 12:00 AM

Do producers really still want to see a 200-page treatment as was done the 40’s or 50’s? In the process of writing a script, when does one write a detailed treatment such as this?

Do producers really still want to see a 200-page treatment as was done the 40’s or 50’s? In the process of writing a script, when does one write a detailed treatment such as this?

Jan 16, 2013 - 12:00 AM

I watched Bergman’s “Wild Strawberries” and it has a great dream sequence. Can it work to use a dream sequence in the climax of a story?

I watched Bergman’s “Wild Strawberries” and it has a great dream sequence. Can it work to use a dream sequence in the climax of a story?

Jan 15, 2013 - 12:00 AM

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How does collaboration work when writing a screenplay?

How does collaboration work when writing a screenplay?

Jan 14, 2013 - 12:00 AM

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