by Trevor Mayes | Dec 5, 2009 | Characters, Structure |
That mischievous glint in their eye — at least one person in almost every screenwriters’ group has it. They’ve made a decision to end their script with the ultimate bang — by killing their protagonist. You don’t see it all that often in...
by Trevor Mayes | Dec 4, 2009 | Industry Advice, Television |
Steven L. Sears is a cool guy. Not only has he written for some of my favorite TV shows, including The A-Team and Xena: Warrior Princess, he’s also generous with his advice to aspiring screenwriters. He’s given me permission to re-post a response he gave...
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...
