by Trevor Mayes | Jan 31, 2011 | Michele Wallerstein
Michele Wallerstein, who has been a long-time contributor to Scriptwrecked, has now set up a great new blog for writers! As you may recall, Michele worked as a successful Hollywood literary agent for many many years, and recently published an indispensable book...
by Trevor Mayes | Jan 24, 2011 | Pacing, Quick Screenwriting Tips, Writing
Quick Screenwriting Tip: As you race toward your thrilling conclusion, be mindful of your scene lengths, especially if you need to cut across multiple locations, with multiple characters. Longer scenes will slow things down. Shorter scenes will speed things up....
by Trevor Mayes | Jan 20, 2011 | Motivation, Quotes
Today’s inspiration from PhotoQuoto.com: That some achieve great success, is proof to all that others can achieve it as well. ~ Abraham Lincoln Regardless of the odds, a bunch of screenwriters are going to sell their spec scripts this year, or break into the...
by Trevor Mayes | Jan 19, 2011 | Corey Mandell, Motivation, Writing
Corey Mandell has an excellent post on what he calls the “dangerous fairy tale.” That is to say, “the fairy tale that talented writers are born, not made.” The danger of this fairy tale is that it feeds the other seductive notion that naturally...
by Trevor Mayes | Jan 17, 2011 | Contests, My Experiences
The Contest The Writers Store recently held an intriguing Screenwriting Contest. An industry screenwriting veteran — in this case, Simon Kinberg (screenwriter of Mr. and Mrs. Smith) — would provide a logline that contest entrants would then need to craft...