Questions 745 – Screenwriting Tricks
Ian asks: What are the differences between screenwriting and fiction writing? What can we learn from screenwriting? Subscribe Here!
Questions 717: Screen to Page?
JB asks: How can an author learn to switch story formats from screenplay and script to novel and short story, or vice versa? Resources Mentioned The A-Team Wiseguy Rockford Files The Tin Collectors, a novel by Stephen J. Cannell Star Wars,From the Adventures of Luke Skywalker (original novelization of A …
Questions 601: Wait, Don’t Tell Me
Subscribe Here! Simon asks: “I’ve heard that established writers don’t want to hear your ideas. Is this true, and if so – why?” This episode sponsored by BundleRabbit
Questions 500: Television Runtime and Novel Length
Subscribe Here! Charles asks: How long should a novel be to translate well to a one hour long television episode? Resources Mentioned: Undercover Blues Radioland Murders My Cousin Vinny His Girl Friday Clerks
Questions 436: Novels and Screenplays
Subscribe Here! Ian asks: How do you pull in the best influences from film and television into a novel, without mixing in the wrong elements? Resources Mentioned: Splinter of the Mind’s Eye Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy: radio, television, and book
Questions 234: Writing Prompts and Outlines
Subscribe Here! Mike asks: “Is writing from a prompt or a trigger an advanced skill? Will writing to an outline sabotage my development?” Resources mentioned: Young Indiana Jones and the Mystery of the Blues The Coffee Service by J. Daniel Sawyer Sculpting God by J. Daniel Sawyer Writing Into the …