It’s time for your first list — by the way, I love lists! Write four potential writing places on ‘ YOUR FIRST’ list. I can tell you love Italian cappuccino, but un bar in Florence can’t be on this list. Instead list places where you’ll be able to find a spot to sit, not too [...]
There are days I feel tired of writing at home. Those are the days when isolation and boredom take over and I wish I could sit on a bench in Paris and sip une chocolate chaude. Dreaming, always dreaming! Paris is a possibility, and so is the coffee shop around the corner. I love to write [...]
The very thought of writing a screenplay can be overwhelming. The question I’m ask the most often [after, 'Where are you from?' - LOL] is, ‘Where do I begin?’ Writing a script for the first time can be a daunting experience. So where do you start? You begin with an idea. That idea should be [...]
A screenwriter must watch movies. Here are ten movies I love [and more to come]: 1. A Man and a Woman - Claude Lelouch’s Masterpiece 2. Crash – Great Ensemble Piece 3. Tootsie – Fun! 4. Thelma & Louise – A must to study character development. 5. Ghost – Drama/Comedy – It so works! 6. [...]
Here are ten more: 1. Nottinghill 2. The Bourne Identity 3. Before Sunrise 4. Before Sunset [If you can watch 3 and 4 as one long movie… needs popcorn! And I give the last scene of Sunset the best ‘Last Scene Award’. 5. The Departed 6. The Shawshank Redemption 7. Out of Africa 8. Titanic [...]