SAVE THE CAT genres for curren...

Sep 9, 2011 by

I just saw trailers for five new movies which all fit clear “Save the Cat” subgenres – my favorite tool for...

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Don’t withhold; reveal, ...

Aug 2, 2011 by

A writer I work with as a consultant recently shared a phrase with me that came from her friend Craig Hammill (thanks, Craig!),...

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2011 Screenwriting Expo: 9/15-...

Jun 18, 2011 by

I presented workshops for a third straight year at the 2011 Screenwriting Expo, at the Westin LAX in Los Angeles.  Great new...

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Willamette Writers Conference:...

Jun 18, 2011 by

I had a great time presenting workshops, speaking and hearing writers’ ideas at the Willamette Writers Conference in Portland,...

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Teaching at National Universit...

Jun 17, 2011 by

I’ve begun teaching as an Adjunct Faculty for National University’s online Master of Fine Arts in Professional...

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Great American PitchFest 6/4

May 25, 2011 by

A week from Saturday I’ll be speaking (and offering private consultations) at the eighth annual Great American PitchFest &...

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What makes a good series idea

Apr 11, 2011 by

In my work pitching series ideas and writing pilots (and on good days, selling them to networks such as NBC and Fox), I've learned a few things about what they're looking for, and what makes an idea sellable - as well as what a successful pilot script tends to include...

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Great American PitchFest

Mar 21, 2011 by

I’ll be teaching a class at this annual event on Saturday morning, June 4, in Burbank – and also will be available for...

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Writing from a subjective POV

Jan 21, 2011 by

The single most devastating note I could ever hear on one of my scripts (if readers were brutally honest enough to say it), would be,...

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Posting on SAVE THE CAT site

Jan 14, 2011 by

The folks at Blake Snyder Enterprises asked me to do a beat sheet of THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT for the Save the Cat website, which they...

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