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...
