I’m one of those people who always thinks of a good comeback, the day after the conversation. One of the nice things about doing a blog is that you can talk about what you would have said. About nine years ago, I did a workshop talking about my films. In the workshop, I wanted to… Read Article →
I was reading Sue Grafton’s book T is for Trespass and noticed similarities between the villain in her story and the one I created for mine. I suppose that I really should not have been too surprised. When I started to create my villain, I didn’t want to base it on anyone I knew. None… Read Article →
I got the first draft of the script done today. It came in at 71 pages. That is still too short for a feature. When I do the next draft, I will see what I can do to enhance the story to make it a feature. I had skipped a couple of scenes part way… Read Article →
This was a very good week for my script. I finished 34 scenes and I have 6 or 7 left to do. At one point I thought I would have the script finished this week. I’m debating if I should replace two scenes that aren’t working with a single scene. I skipped those two scenes… Read Article →
After I have finished the first draft of my detective script and polished it a bit, I want to get someone else to read it. I know that I have my blind spots when I go over my own work, and I suspect that there are not many writers who don’t. Hearing someone else’s opinion is a valuable reality check.
