by Trevor Mayes | Dec 3, 2009 | Motivation |
Conventional wisdom tells us that announcing our goals is a good thing — telling people about our plans garners us support and makes us more committed. According to psychologists at NYU, however, our puny human brains may confuse talking about the goal, with...
by Trevor Mayes | Dec 2, 2009 | Industry Advice, Michele Wallerstein |
I am again very pleased to present an article that comes courtesy of Michele Wallerstein — a highly respected screenplay, novel and career consultant. Her specialty is helping writers get their work into shape so it is marketable for the Hollywood community...
by Trevor Mayes | Nov 30, 2009 | Links, Loglines |
Blake Snyder’s web site is holding another logline contest. Here are the rules: All of you Cats are invited to join STC!’s final contest for the year. To enter, use the STC! rules of a well-written logline to rework the logline of a well-known movie and turn it...
by Trevor Mayes | Nov 30, 2009 | Formatting |
The Bitter Script Reader answers my question about his experience with competent scripts. I like his zen approach to accepting poor formatting, then moving on. With what percentage of scripts is the quality of formatting and screenwriting craft sufficient enough that...
by Trevor Mayes | Nov 29, 2009 | Characters |
Recap This is the follow-up to yesterday’s article on the dangers of the “Jerk Protagonist” (an irredeemable jackass who we can’t stand at the beginning of your script) and why I recommend avoiding this type of protagonist. Today we’ll...
