Monthly Archives: February 2015

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Is Your Short Film Short Enough? 5 comments

This entry was posted in Writing and tagged screenwriting short films on February 18, 2015 by Shaula Evans (updated on February 19, 2015)

How long can a short film be and still be considered a short film? Can a short film be too long? Can a short film […]

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How Long Should Your Treatment Be 7 comments

This entry was posted in Writing and tagged screenwriting story summaries treatments on February 17, 2015 by Shaula Evans (updated on February 24, 2015)

The good news and the bad news is that there are no fixed industry standards for (screenplay) treatment length. There’s No Universal Standard for Treatments […]

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Check Out Our New Look! 4 comments

This entry was posted in Site News & Updates on February 16, 2015 by Shaula Evans (updated on March 31, 2015)

Update March 8, 2015: I’ve made a few small changes to the site design that you may notice, primarily on the front page. If this […]

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How To Get Published: A Flowchart 4 comments

This entry was posted in Writing and tagged infographic non-fiction novels publishing on February 16, 2015 by Shaula Evans (updated on February 17, 2015)

Okay book writers, how closely does this flowchart resemble your own publishing process? What would you add or subtract? Even if you write in a […]

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Weekly Check In: 2015 Week Seven 26 comments

This entry was posted in Weekly Check In on February 15, 2015 by Shaula Evans (updated on February 17, 2015)

Did you follow the writing goals you mapped out last week? A Quick Reminder on How Weekly Check In Works 1. Let us know how […]

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Idea Factory Writing Prompt #8 6 comments

This entry was posted in Prompts & Writing Games on February 13, 2015 by Shaula Evans (updated on February 17, 2015)

Today’s Idea Factory Writing prompt taps into something we all have in abundance. In the opening of Violette, the biopic of writer Violette LeDuc written […]

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Hyphens vs En-Dashes vs Em-Dashes 1 comment

This entry was posted in Writing and tagged em-dash en-dash hyphen infographic punctuation typography on February 12, 2015 by Shaula Evans (updated on February 17, 2015)

If I’ve ever done notes for you, you know that I take my hyphens and dashes seriously. Now you can, too! Further Reading on Hyphens […]

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Improving Representation of Muslim Women in Media

This entry was posted in Diversity Writing and tagged activism diversity infographic Muslim Women representation women on February 11, 2015 by Shaula Evans (updated on February 17, 2015)

Let’s look at how each of us could contribute to better representations of Muslim women in our roles as writers, literary citizens, and even as […]

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5 Characteristics of an Effective Treatment

This entry was posted in Writing and tagged story summaries Terry Rossio treatments on February 10, 2015 by Shaula Evans (updated on February 17, 2015)

Terry Rossio lists 5 characteristics of an effective treatment (for pitching a project) Covers character, plot, setting, theme. Clarifies the intent of the writer. Can […]

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