Writing

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Writing Vigor 1 comment

This entry was posted in Writing on August 7, 2015 by Shaula Evans

I have enough vigor and stamina these days to write poems, for which I am very thankful. It takes quite a lot of vigor and […]

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Great Comedy Takes Courage 2 comments

This entry was posted in Writing and tagged comedy on July 29, 2015 by Shaula Evans

Great comedy takes courage. You have to put yourself out there as the creator and say: “This is my point of view. This is how […]

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How to Deep Edit 3 comments

This entry was posted in Writing and tagged editing rewriting on July 28, 2015 by Shaula Evans (updated on July 28, 2015)

I spent a large part of Saturday rewriting a piece of flash fiction. (It’s work I love, so the time flies.) I wanted to share with […]

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Francis Ford Coppola on working with theme

This entry was posted in Writing and tagged Francis Ford Coppola theme on July 23, 2015 by Shaula Evans (updated on July 23, 2015)

Francis Ford Coppola talks about using theme to guide your creative decisions: When you make a movie, always try to discover what the theme of the […]

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Where to find powerful writing material

This entry was posted in Prompts & Writing Games Writing on July 16, 2015 by Shaula Evans

When I am run down, I tend to lie in bed at night reliving every horrible or upsetting moment I’ve experienced in my whole life. […]

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Does your script pass this Filmmaking Test? 8 comments

This entry was posted in Diversity Writing on July 11, 2015 by Shaula Evans

Sometimes there’s a topic I’ve wanted to discuss with you for ages and before I work out how to write it up, someone else beats […]

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Query Letter Template 2 comments

This entry was posted in Writing and tagged querying on July 6, 2015 by Shaula Evans (updated on July 7, 2015)

The point of a query letter, any query letter is to get the recipient to request your work. Therefore a good query letter is short, […]

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Don’t do writer favors that tick you off 10 comments

This entry was posted in Writing on June 4, 2015 by Shaula Evans (updated on June 4, 2015)

Excellent advice on doing favors for fellow writers from Robin Black: There are only so many manuscripts you can read for free before you begin to resent […]

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Writing is Writing is Writing 3 comments

This entry was posted in Writing on May 28, 2015 by Shaula Evans (updated on June 12, 2015)

I’m going to let you in on a little secret: you write much more than you realize. Most of us write a ton of email […]

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