by Trevor Mayes | Jun 23, 2014 | Motivation, Screenwriters, Writing |
Anyone else out there a fan of MMA (mixed martial arts)? No? Doesn’t matter, this lesson applies to any professional endeavor — including screenwriting. So there’s this fighter named Benson Henderson. He’s got about as much genuine swagger as...
by Trevor Mayes | Jun 11, 2014 | Feedback, Proofreading, Rewriting, Script Notes, Words, Writing |
There are many writing achievements that I’m proud to have accomplished: placing in/winning script competitions… having my first script optioned… getting my first paid writing gig… And now I’ve been asked to be the first guest script...
by Trevor Mayes | Jun 6, 2014 | Dialogue, Grammar, Writing |
Are you a sloppy writer? Of all the common, lazy mistakes I encounter when reading scripts, the one that possibly irks me the most can be found in the following dialogue exchange. Have a look: TOOKY Look, I ain’t playin’ with you. Give me the money, or you...
by Trevor Mayes | Jun 4, 2014 | Dialogue, Writing |
Whether I’m providing script notes or I’m proofreading scripts, I often find instances where the writer has used three dots (…) where she should have used two dashes (–), or vice versa. When used at the end of a sentence in scene description,...
by Trevor Mayes | Apr 18, 2014 | Final Draft, Software |
The Glitch Suppose you need to change a character name in your script. Simple right? In your screenplay editor of choice you simply execute a Find/Replace (Edit > Find…) for the name. But… If you’re using Final Draft, and you happen to have dual...
