by Erik Bork | Apr 9, 2016
What’s the key thing to focus on when developing a TV series idea? The answer is simple: the characters. Specifically, a web of entertaining-to-watch characters who have conflicted relationships with each other. Ideally, you would also have a big, intriguing,...
by Erik Bork | May 10, 2014
So much of writing seems to be about “figuring stuff out.” Figuring out what should happen in a story, or in a scene. Figuring out how to address feedback you’ve gotten. Figuring out whether anyone will ever care about your project, and make it a...
by Erik Bork | Nov 3, 2012
Lately I’ve been brainstorming what to write for my next feature script. And I’ve been looking for questions to ask myself which might lead to good ideas. The goal is to stimulate the flow of possibilities through the use of some sort of prompt, and then...