Calling the Shots in Screenplays
I love reading through older screenplays. Decades ago, it was the screenwriter’s job to delineate every single shot in a…
Self-Published Authors Share 5 Things They Learned in 2012 ~ Part 10
Today’s guest post continues the 12-part series I’ve launched in this new year: asking self-published authors what are the top…
Don’t Get Cappy Happy
Writers seem to get “cappy” happy (yes, I just made up that term). I often see the most random terms…
Wrapping Up a Look at Establishing Shots
I want to touch on a few insights regarding Establishing Shots and how they come into play in writing twenty-first-century…
Self-Published Authors Share 5 Things They Learned in 2012 ~ Part 9
Today’s guest post continues the 12-part series I’ve launched in this new year: asking self-published authors what are the top…
Time Is the Topic of the Day
Writers often refer to the time of day in a scene, so it’s good to know when to spell out…
Just Enough Sensory Detail to Set the Stage
We’ve been looking at Establishing Shots used in scripts, and we’ve seen how they don’t need to be lengthy. You…
Self-Published Authors Share 5 Things They Learned in 2012 ~ Part 8
Today’s guest post continues the 12-part series I’ve launched in this new year: asking self-published authors what are the top…
The 100 Percent Solution
If you are writing a technical or scientific paper, you would use the % sign. But in general or nonscientific…