by Diane Drake | Feb 21, 2013 | Blog
by Diane Drake | Feb 11, 2013 | Blog, News, Writing Tips
I like to think we’re all this, in a good way. I’ve long believed that a sense of forward momentum is one of the essentials to human happiness, everyone wants to feel like they’re progressing in life in one way or another. It’s like that old advertising tag line,...
by Diane Drake | Dec 12, 2012 | Blog, News, Writing Tips
THE IMPORTANCE OF CONFLICT In the world at large the idea of peace on Earth is a noble, if seemingly unattainable, goal. But in the world of drama, it’s death– because the essence of “drama”, (and by that I mean both drama and comedy), is conflict. If there are...
by Diane Drake | Nov 19, 2012 | Blog, News
Congratulations to my clients Nick Pollack and Ryan Hayward for their recent great review from the Black List for their script, “Any Girl Who Loves the Beatles is Bound to Break Your Heart”, and for making the list’s weekly “Scripts of...
by Diane Drake | Oct 15, 2012 | Blog, News
This is an interesting development. Franklin Leonard, (a fellow Sydney Pollack alum), has opened his famous Black List to unrepresented writers– for a fee. Yep, there’s money involved, a monthly $25 fee to have your script hosted on their website. But...
by Diane Drake | Oct 2, 2012 | Blog, News, Writing Tips
I recently sat down with my good friend, the talented Kim Krizan, co-writer of BEFORE SUNRISE and BEFORE SUNSET to discuss writing, creativity and her hilarious and insightful new book, “Original Sins: Trade Secrets of the Femme Fatale” for Scriptmag.com....