I’ve gotten to know Jule Selbo over the last few years as our paths crossed teaching screenwriting courses online through UCLA Extension’s Writers Program. Currently Jule is currently on faculty in Cal State Fullerton’s Radio-TV-Film Department. Jule asked me to review her newest book Screenplay: Fr ...
No matter what you write, it helps to have a decent stockpile of resource books. These might guide you in the craft of writing, or help you understand the broader implications of storytelling. They’ll provide inspiration and offer guidance to get you through the entire writing process. Most screenwr ...
The weather has been really crazy the past week and a half, with snow coming down. I was actually let out of work early tonight so that I wouldn't have to face anything worse later. Hardly anyone was there today, but yesterday, it was a mob scene! Nonetheless, I managed to get some thinking done. I ...
Last night, I made a video. As you know, for the past several months, I've been working on a book that critiques screenwriting books. Well, I shot it, edited it, and uploaded the result to YouTube: Before I went to bed, something occurred to me. "Of all the things I could write about, and I'm writin ...
Sometimes when I think I'm done with this book, I'm not. I spent last week reading Lew Hunter's Screenwriting 434. Previously, I read the two books I took out on Interlibrary Loan. Over the weekend, I read two editions of the book that got me fired up about writing a book like this in the first plac ...
