List: Stuff About Writing | Curated by David T. Shorb

Jan 28, 2025
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Stuff About WritingArticles about writing and writing related things.
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Go Into The Story
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Scott Myers
Script Readers: Hollywood’s Threshold GuardiansThey may not get a lot of respect, but they are important to writers.
Jan 24
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Jan 24
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Go Into The Story
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Scott Myers
How to Break Into the Film Industry Without Any ConnectionsThe screenwriters of the smash hit movie A Quiet Place share the ins and outs of their journey to Hollywood.
Dec 1, 2024
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Dec 1, 2024
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Go Into The Story
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Scott Myers
Screenplay: The Importance of Establishing Narrative VoiceFrom Page 1, Line 1, you must convey your story’s tone and voice.
Nov 30, 2024
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Nov 30, 2024
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Go Into The Story
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Scott Myers
Screenwriting 101: Mark Boal“It’s [The Hurt Locker] the not the first war movie to be told in chapters. Apocalypse Now is told in chapters, in sort of an episodic way…
Nov 25, 2024
Nov 25, 2024
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Go Into The Story
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Scott Myers
Screenwriting Tip : “Earn this.”When it comes to a scene where a character makes a critical choice, it’s imperative that you — as the writer — have earned that moment.
Nov 24, 2024
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Nov 24, 2024
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Go Into The Story
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Scott Myers
Write “Yes” pagesAdvice to screenwriters from a literary manager.
Nov 23, 2024
Nov 23, 2024
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Go Into The Story
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Scott Myers
Screenwriting Tip: How to Handle Blocks of Scene DescriptionThink of each paragraph as a camera shot… with a catch.
Nov 23, 2024
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Nov 23, 2024
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Go Into The Story
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Scott Myers
Screenwriting Tip: The Six Word TestIf you’re having trouble finding the focus of your story, try this test.
Nov 22, 2024
Nov 22, 2024
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Go Into The Story
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Scott Myers
Character Types
Jun 19, 2014
Jun 19, 2014
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Go Into The Story
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Scott Myers
Screenwriting Advice From The Past: Character On The Screen [Part 1]“Every character in the story of the scenarist should be established as an individual — a living, breathing, real person.”
Sep 17, 2024
Sep 17, 2024
Oliver Vanice
Why Screenwriting Formulas Ruin YouHow Film Schools Set You Up for Failure
Jan 17, 2024
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Jan 17, 2024
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Practice in Public
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Eve Arnold
How to Start An Article (And Make $500 a Month in the Next 6 Months)Lessons from 1000+ articles
Feb 27, 2024
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Feb 27, 2024
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Publish Every Day
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James Julian
Do this 1 thing or you’ll NEVER make money writing onlineThe ultimate content creator’s sin
Jan 31, 2024
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Jan 31, 2024
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Felicia C. Sullivan
Embrace Your Cringe WritingIt will tell more than you think about your voice and style.
Feb 24, 2024
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Feb 24, 2024
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The Write Brain
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Shaunta Grimes
How to Edit for Show vs. TellGetting this right is the most important fiction editing you’ll ever do.
Aug 6, 2023
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Aug 6, 2023
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The Write Brain
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Shaunta Grimes
How to Write and Edit a Novel in 120 DaysIt’s not too late to check this one off your resolution list.
Aug 31, 2023
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Aug 31, 2023
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The Write Brain
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Shaunta Grimes
How to Edit for Point of ViewPerspective is everything.
Aug 14, 2023
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Aug 14, 2023
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Practice in Public
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Eve Arnold
How to Grow An Audience Bigger Than 99% of CreatorsUnderstand both the logic and emotion of writing
Jul 23, 2023
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Jul 23, 2023
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Maureen Morrissey
PLEASE Stop Calling it “Self-Publishing!”Slumdog Millionaire, Silence of the Lambs, Brokeback Mountain and most recently, Everything Everywhere All at Once; what do they have in…
Feb 6, 2023
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Feb 6, 2023
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