by Trevor Mayes | Feb 25, 2020 | Formatting, Modern Craft, Proofreading, Writing
This one’s easy, right? Not so fast. Everyone knows that when you use INT. in a scene heading, it means “interior” and when you use EXT. in a scene heading, it means “exterior.” That much is straightforward. But what happens when you want...
by Trevor Mayes | Feb 18, 2020 | Concept, Industry Advice
Idea vs. Execution I subscribe to a number of different online screenwriting groups, and one of the most common pieces of amateur advice I see is this: It’s not the idea that matters, it’s the execution. Well, I’m here to tell you, that’s categorically FALSE!...
by Trevor Mayes | Feb 6, 2020 | Theme, Writing
What is theme? If there’s one aspect of screenwriting that confuses people more than any other, it’s theme. To be honest, it confused me for the longest time as well. And that’s because people who write about theme tend to get all philosophical and flowery in their...
by Trevor Mayes | Oct 22, 2019 | Industry Advice, Writing
Pros and Cons All the usual pros and cons exist with any partnership: Pros You have someone to share the workload with, bounce ideas off of, complement any gaps in your skill set, etc. Cons You may be at different skill levels, have unresolvable disagreements, or may...
by Trevor Mayes | Oct 16, 2019 | Grammar, Pet Peeves, Proofreading, Rants, Words, Writing
Week 4 The final week of pet peeves! Again, these aren’t just words or expressions that bug me for some reason — they’re mistakes I see so commonly when proofreading that they’ve become pet peeves of mine. For the big finale, I have not one but...
