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Becoming a Writer

By Alice ⋅ March 20, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

So Many Books, So Little Time
A new column by Dale Ketcham
You’ve seen the tee shirt. Maybe you even own it, because writers relate to that saying … so many books, so little time. I certainly do, which is why I’m thinning out my collection of how-to writing books. But before I pass them along to [...]

STORY TIPS #3 – Three Act Structure

By Alice ⋅ March 15, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Did I wear you all out last month? I hope not. This month, I promise to be a bit more reasonable.
Screenwriters learn early on that most screenplays are based on three act structure, a paradigm that goes back to Aristotle’s Poetics, written in 350 B.C.
The simplest restatement of three act structure is Beginning, Middle and [...]

Writing For Story

By Alice ⋅ February 20, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

So Many Books, So Little Time
A column by Dale Ketcham
This is column #2 in a series that resulted from my efforts to thin out my collection of how-to writing books. Before I list each on my favorite used book site, I’m sharing points of wisdom from each book. This month the book is…
WRITING FOR STORY [...]

STORY TIPS #2 – LOGLINES AND STORY CONCEPTS

By Alice ⋅ February 15, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Loglines and Story Concepts: Familiar terms? They are both movie industry terms that, occasionally, make their way into fiction writing books. So, what are they?
My definition: super short synopses.
The words are very often used interchangeably, making it difficult to pin down if there is a difference between them. Perhaps the real distinction lies in their [...]

Awful Truths

By Alice ⋅ January 20, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

A Column by Dale Ketcham
While spring cleaning my bookshelves I came across a fabulously depressing book entitled: THE AWFUL TRUTH ABOUT PUBLISHING: Why they always reject your manuscript–and what you can do about it. The author, John Boswell (co-author of What They Don’t Teach You at Harvard Business School), speaks from his experience as a [...]

Story Tips from the BIG Screen Introduction – Meet Jaxine Daniels

By Alice ⋅ January 15, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Once upon a time, in a tiny hamlet in the high mountains, there was a Captain with eight children and a nanny who sang lovely songs and created exquisite garments from draperies. No wait – different mountains. Sorry.
Once upon a time, in a tiny hamlet in the high mountains of COLORADO – yeah, that’s the [...]

A New Year

By Alice ⋅ January 18, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

A NEW YEAR!Tis the time of year for resolutions and goal setting, but have you noticed, first of the year, the same ones keep showing up? “Get the call” is popular, but that’s not a goal; it’s an objective. Goals should be something you have control over, not an editor sitting at a desk in [...]

Practical Intuition

By Alice ⋅ January 17, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

A Column by Dale KetchamAs a writer have you ever found yourself down on your knees asking for help from above? Perhaps because of a scene that isn’t working but you can’t figure out why? Or maybe you’ve written twenty thousand words headed nowhere?
It was at such a time when I happened upon a book [...]

Creative Visualization – #5

By Alice ⋅ November 18, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

A column by Dale KetchamThis is column #5 in a series that resulted from my efforts to thin out my collection of how-to books. As I say goodbye to each book, I’m picking out points of wisdom and sharing them with you. This month the book is…
CREATIVE VISUALIZATION by Shakti Gawain
When you’re dealing with an [...]

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