by Trevor Mayes | Dec 31, 2022 | General, Miscellaneous, Motivation, Writing |
Goodbye, 2022! Whether you celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, Life Day or whatever the Flying Spaghetti Monster does, the year end is a wonderful time to reflect on all of our experiences and how they’ve shaped us as writers. It’s crucial to keep in mind that...
by Trevor Mayes | Jan 15, 2019 | General |
Scriptwrecked reader, Jenny, asks about line spacing: Final Draft allows you to manually adjust to either ONE or TWO spaces between each scene.Does it really matter?Increasing from one to two lines adds about a page per 120 pages script, so does it really impact...
by Trevor Mayes | Jun 28, 2010 | General |
Did you miss me? Not even realize I was gone? Well either way, after a two week blogcation, I’m back baby! Here are some things to look forward to in the next week or so: I’ve decided to start a new feature where I take a look at the craft of modern...
by Trevor Mayes | Apr 8, 2010 | General, Writing |
The Blind Spot There’s an exceptional writer in one of my screenwriting groups. We’ll probably all be enjoying her movies in a few years, but in the meantime, she has what I call a “blind spot.” A blind spot is a fundamental problem with a...
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by Trevor Mayes | Mar 7, 2010 | Diversions, General, Links |
In anticipation of the 82nd Academy Awards celebration tonight, I’ve collected a few cool Oscar themed links: * Tavis Coburn, of The Dutch Uncle Agency, created vintage style movie posters for all the British Academy Film Awards nominees (which are also up for...
by Trevor Mayes | Jan 26, 2010 | General |
Writing feature screenplays is hard work. Every now and again I find a great excus — er… exercise, that allows me to focus on something else for a while.1 So when Julie Gray, of the popular web site JustEffing.com, held a one page scene competition, it...
