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....
by Diane Drake | Aug 29, 2012 | Blog, News, Writing Tips
I recently had the pleasure of doing an interview with Ann Baldwin for Scriptmag.com on “Mapping the Journey for Professional Screenwriters”. Republished from Script Magazine August 17, 2012 by Ann Baldwin Diane Drake is a professional screenwriter,...
by Diane Drake | Jul 16, 2012 | Blog, News, Writing Tips
A FEW THOUGHTS ON INCREASING THE ODDS: I have a theory– if you want a best screenplay Oscar, (and who doesn’t?), one way to stack the odds more in your favor is to write a script about a particularly unlikely, yet not fantastical, event or relationship. ...
by Diane Drake | Jul 9, 2012 | News, Writing Tips
HOW TO CREATE A SYMPATHETIC CHARACTER A common note which writers frequently hear is that they need to make their lead character more ‘sympathetic’. Which begs the question of how, exactly? Blake Snyder’s answer to this question even engendered the title of his...
by Diane Drake | Jul 5, 2012 | Blog, News, Writing Tips
THREE ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS TO ASK YOURSELF BEFORE YOU START WRITING YOUR NEXT SCRIPT In today’s marketplace, the critical importance of a strong log line cannot be over-emphasized. You need to be able to boil your idea down to its essence, i.e., two to three...
by Diane Drake | Jun 29, 2012 | Blog, News
“Above all, be the heroine of your own life, not the victim.” Of all the moving things written and quoted in the wake of her far too early passing, the line above touched me the most. What wonderful, wise advice, and how clearly she seems to have lived it. She’s been...
