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What advice do you have on rewrites?

What advice do you have on rewrites?

Nov 18, 2011 - 12:00 AM

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How do you know when your screenplay is ready to go out into the marketplace?

How do you know when your screenplay is ready to go out into the marketplace?

Nov 17, 2011 - 12:00 AM

When I watch movie credits, I notice that screenplays are often written by two people. Is there something about screenwriting that lends itself to collaboration?

When I watch movie credits, I notice that screenplays are often written by two people. Is there something about screenwriting that lends itself to collaboration?

Nov 16, 2011 - 12:00 AM

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In his first lesson, Lowell Cauffiel suggests that a writer not submit a finished TV script because the executives want to be involved in the writing process. Don’t you want to present the best script possible?

In his first lesson, Lowell Cauffiel suggests that a writer not submit a finished TV script because the executives want to be involved in the writing process. Don’t you want to present the best script possible?

Nov 15, 2011 - 12:00 AM

Could you please elaborate on the second half of your advice to writers when you said “contradiction between narrative drive and story suspense builds tension and explodes emotion”?

Could you please elaborate on the second half of your advice to writers when you said “contradiction between narrative drive and story suspense builds tension and explodes emotion”?

Nov 14, 2011 - 12:00 AM

In my story, I feel I may be confusing unconscious desire, conscious desire, and need. How can I untangle them?

In my story, I feel I may be confusing unconscious desire, conscious desire, and need. How can I untangle them?

Nov 11, 2011 - 12:00 AM

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I’ve created and written what I thought was a new sitcom, but I now think it is more a comedic slice of life drama. I want it to be completely different than anything else on TV. How should I test for its genre -- and is that important?

I’ve created and written what I thought was a new sitcom, but I now think it is more a comedic slice of life drama. I want it to be completely different than anything else on TV. How should I test for its genre -- and is that important?

Nov 10, 2011 - 12:00 AM

Does it hurt a story’s marketability if a character has strong values in the grand scheme of the story but is not passionate? Is this genre-specific?

Does it hurt a story’s marketability if a character has strong values in the grand scheme of the story but is not passionate? Is this genre-specific?

Nov 09, 2011 - 12:00 AM

You have told us about applying the principles of Story to video games and business presentations. How could those principles be applied to poetry or a song?

You have told us about applying the principles of Story to video games and business presentations. How could those principles be applied to poetry or a song?

Nov 08, 2011 - 12:00 AM

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What did you mean when you said that some films seem to want to “harm the audience?”

What did you mean when you said that some films seem to want to “harm the audience?”

Nov 07, 2011 - 12:00 AM

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