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An Adaptation? As Loosely Defined, Perhaps.

August 24, 2009

I was perusing the DVDs at the library last week when I happened upon “Who Framed Roger Rabbit”.  I fondly remembered the film from twenty years ago, so I checked it out.  The kids and I watched it the other night and I was amazed at how much it was influenced by Chinatown, one of [...]

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Referencing Figures from History

August 10, 2009

I am currently working on research for a future writing project, a steampunk story (not sure yet if if will manifest as a novel or screenplay).  For those unfamiliar with this speculative fiction sub-genre, the general premise is to set the work within an era where steam power is widely used (such as Victorian era [...]

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What my characters need is a “third place”

August 3, 2009

So, I went to a lunch time talk on “Social Media and the Third Place” at the nearby co-working space @gangplank last week.  The speaker was a local restaurateur who has been active in social media lately (and who happens to own my favorite BBQ restaurant in the area).  I had never heard the term [...]

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Character vs Plot

February 17, 2009

Plot is not Story.  Plot is a tool that can help you with your story.  It might help quite a bit.  But it might not.  It might even hurt.  Who remembers learning all the ‘versus’ categories in school?  The Most Dangerous Game…Man vs Man.  The Old Man and the Sea…Man vs Nature.  The Lady or [...]

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Visualizing your plot in full color

September 14, 2008

I’ve started using a visual way to develop my screenplay, which is working out rather well. I’ve been working on a rather intriticate story that covers multiple timelines (past and present) that converge midway through the story.  It was driving me bonkers trying to remember what happened ” before” something else in the narrative. I [...]

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