I apparently am one of the first three (and hopefully not the last) Alaskan screenwriters to be asked to be a guest blogger for 49 Writers. That being the case, I thought it might be expedient to start out by explaining the differences between screenwriting and other forms of writing. I’ll try not to bore
From the Archives: Jim McLain – Confessions of an Alaska Screenwriter Read More »
In comings and goings this week, we thank James McLain for his great posts on screenwriting as our featured author for June, and we welcome poet Susanna Mishler as our featured author for July. We also welcome our lovely and oh-so-helpful summer intern, Kayla Beth Moore, all the way from Tennessee. And then there’s travel
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Before I go further in my cautionary tale, I need to harken back to one further lesson I learned from the vampire script I discussed in my last blog. There is a rule of thumb that each page of a script equates to about one minute of film time. Thus, when I wrote my script,
CONFESSIONS OF AN ALASKAN SCREENWRITER, the Finale: A Guest Post by James McLain Read More »
When last we were speaking, I had learned that you need to not only write really good stories, but that period pieces are not likely to be made because they are very expensive. Both are good lessons, and ones I planned on taking to heart. Remembering the primary axiom of my chosen profession, “Writers write,”
Confessions of an Alaskan Screenwriter, Act 3: A Guest Post by James McLain Read More »
I once asked a director friend of mine, “What can I write?” I was concerned with what was possible to put on the screen. He gave me a sort of puzzled look and then said, “What do you want to write? Anything you want is possible.” What he was telling me was that the technology
Confessions of an Alaskan Screenwriter, Act 2: A Guest Post by James McLain Read More »
I apparently am one of the first three (and hopefully not the last) Alaskan screenwriters to be asked to be a guest blogger for 49 Writers. That being the case, I thought it might be expedient to start out by explaining the differences between screenwriting and other forms of writing. I’ll try not to bore
Confessions of an Alaskan Screenwriter: A Guest Post by James McLain Read More »
It’s happened again: 49 Writers director Deb Vanasse has been asked to speak on the subject of humor. This time it’s at the North Words Writers Symposium in Skagway, in session this week, and she’s better prepared than the first time, when she had to address a national conference as a newly minted author with
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