screenwriting
November 21, 2009
- As I get older I find that I read less and less contemporary fiction and either go to older works I’d overlooked or had simply put off reading, or return to books I’d read years ago. Doing the latter is always enlightening, I think. The person we were when we first read the book is not the same person we are today. It engages us on another level, and our understanding of it is that much ...
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October 23, 2009
- Three quick things...1. If you have written or are writing a novel, you need to go visit Alexandra Sokoloff at http://thedarksalon.blogspot.com. She is a screenwriter-turned-novelist with some great insights on how to build a compelling story.This was the post that hooked me. 2. This is my song for the week, in fact it might be my song for the last few months. Sometimes we just need to slow ...
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October 20, 2009
- As writers we ride many trains over the course of careers. As Deanna, from across the holler at The Life of a Working Writer Mommy can attest, sometimes we just need to switch it up and try something fresh. She never believed she was suited for fiction, but here she is, writing great fiction. Go, Deanna! We never know exactly what we can do or what we'll enjoy until we give it a shot. In ...
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October 9, 2009
- So a month has nearly passed, and since that time I’ve received and signed a contract to write the script. In fact, I’ve already written a first draft. In a way, this is my second assignment, my first—a much more difficult one—being to adapt my first novel The Man from Marseille as a screenplay; a process that took nearly a year and ended up not being made, of course. Such is the nature ...
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September 12, 2009
- I haven’t blogged lately because, frankly, I haven’t had a great deal to say. I notice in reading other people’s blogs elsewhere than on Red Room, that there’s an awful lot of blogging about things such as What I Ate for Breakfast and What Band I like at the Moment. I suppose I could touch upon both, but they each can be summed up in a sentence: Trader Joe Maple Cereal and the quartet put ...
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August 6, 2009
- I had no sooner finished my little indie screenplay—written solely for my own amusement, really, and a script I’ll one day offer to small production companies, as it’s one of those quirky little low-budget projects that, if—big if—actually produced, sometimes even does quite well. “The Squid and the Whale," for instance, or “Sideways." Not to mention all the countless ...
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May 9, 2009
- A good friend of mine, an Englishman based in Vienna and a damned good screenwriter, has been urging me to take the material from my last blog ("Fly Me to the Moon") and turn it into a script. Over the years when I've told that same story, others have also urged me to do something more with it. Because I'm sensitive to the feelings of those mentioned in the piece--The Mystic Barber, Ed ...
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April 8, 2009
- Annnnnnnd we're back. The roller coaster recap is back ONLINE. Okay. When last we left our intrepid freelancer he was hip deep in the euphoria that goes along with plans and goals coming together. But, as we all know, this is a roller coaster, so pass the nice gentleman your ticket, slide in, drop the restraining bar and get ready for the ride.Fingers and toes inside? Good. Let's go: After long ...
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March 28, 2009
- STUDIO-TYPE COVERAGEOF YOUR SCRIPT! Not only that,we GUARANTEE atwo-week turnaround!That means we'll returnour coverage & script to youwithin two weeksafter we receive it.Mermaid7seas Productions, an enthusiastic Moondance International Film Festival sponsor*, now offers reading services, critiques, coverage and edits to all Moondance screenwriters & filmmakers, other writers and to ...
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February 3, 2009
- It's been a mighty long time since I posted here. And I feel kind of bad, because I love Red Room. I think it's a fabulous forum full of amazing people. But, I've been busy. Is a writer ever not?My screenplay, my "baby", is getting some love. I am beyond thrilled, though we are still in the early days of the process. Making a movie is a very long road. "Hurry up and ...
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