The Screenwrightist

The word scene is usually used in regards to the playing out of a dramatic conflict in real time. When you hear "scene" you think of movies, TV, or stage. Something happening live that you can watch. In a broader sense a scene is simply the retelling of action/reaction in the attainment...

There are those aspiring television writers that think it's better in the mainstream Hollywood writing world. These writers lament the hard scrabble tactics they have to go through just to write and long for a time when they could have a comfy position getting paid...

Just as movies do things novels can't do well, novels do things movies can't do well. Movies are just pictures, with sound, and have a time limit. Novels could go on forever, really, but a movie rarely goes past 2 hours. When writing a screenplay...

Writers like to think that good writing should be enjoyed by any and everybody. If a writer knows how to write stories than it should be appreciated by anybody who likes stories. Unfortunately there are lots of factors that can keep...

Since discovering "Friday Night Lights" the TV series I've come to make some connections between sports and writing. In my day I played just about every sport. Though I casually enjoyed playing sports, I quit when it...