“A dramatic story is any series of events having vivid, emotional, conflicting, striking interest or results.” ~William Froug, Screenwriting Tricks of the Trade Setting the Parameters: The Story’s Sandbox Story is the sandbox that screenwriters play in. When...
Embark on an enlightening journey with writer Steve Cuden in this captivating podcast interview hosted by Patrick Oliver Jones on “Why I’ll Never Make It.” Join Patrick, who brings on guests to explore the setbacks and challenges faced by actors and...
“There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at the typewriter and bleed.” ~Ernest Hemingway The Myth of Easy Screenwriting How hard can it be to write a screenplay? It must be easy to write some of the stuff we see in the theater and on TV, don’t you think?...
The Challenge of Creating Memorable Moments Ever wonder why we mere mortals—those of us living without benefit of a photographic memory—upon seeing a musical only once, are usually unable to remember in any true detail more than a handful of scenes and production...
Where Do Musical Ideas Come From? A question commonly asked of writers is, “Where do you get your musical story ideas?” Fair enough, though I think it should be obvious. The simple answer is, “Everywhere.” Of course, that’s easy for me to say and doesn’t tell you...
