Shaula Evans

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About Shaula Evans

I'm a writer, curator, and community builder. I'm also a passionate advocate of increasing diversity in stories and supporting under-represented writers. I have more than a decade of experience in offering online workshops to support writers in developing their voices and telling their own stories. To find out more about me, read my full bio.

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The Idiograph Of The Story

This entry was posted in Prompts & Writing Games Writing and tagged Julie Taymor visual writing writing exercise on February 25, 2015 by Shaula Evans (updated on February 26, 2015)

“The first thing I do when I’m creating, either for stage or for cinema, is to find the idiograph of the story. Which is; the […]

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6 Treatment Formatting Tips 1 comment

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

If you are writing a screenplay treatment as part of the script pitching or development process, you’ll want to make your format easy to skim […]

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The Scifi & Fantasy Diversity Gap 1 comment

This entry was posted in Diversity and tagged diversity fantasy infographic representation scifi on February 23, 2015 by Shaula Evans (updated on February 23, 2015)

The scifi and fantasy film genres desperately need more diversity. Movie fans, what are your favorite films that get this right? Readers, what are your […]

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Weekly Check In: 2015 Week Eight 18 comments

This entry was posted in Weekly Check In on February 22, 2015 by Shaula Evans (updated on February 22, 2015)

  Don’t bug out: we’re here to support you in your writing goals. A Quick Reminder on How Weekly Check In Works 1. Let us […]

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Idea Factory Writing Prompt #8 1 comment

This entry was posted in Prompts & Writing Games on February 22, 2015 by Shaula Evans (updated on February 22, 2015)

This week’s Idea Factory Writing Prompt is inspired by Mexican painter Frida Kahlo: “I used to think I was the strangest person in the world […]

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What Color Is Your Sky? 3 comments

This entry was posted in Prompts & Writing Games on February 20, 2015 by Shaula Evans (updated on March 20, 2015)

When you look at the world around you, do you see what’s there, or do you see what you’ve been taught to see? Well, it […]

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Short Films Are Short 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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