Writing

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Rachael Prior: Treatments & Outlines 5 comments

This entry was posted in Writing and tagged outline screenwriting story synopsis treatment on February 28, 2015 by Shaula Evans (updated on November 1, 2015)

Rachael Prior, Head of Development – Film for UK production company Big Talk Pictures, shares advice on how to write outlines and treatments for feature […]

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Charles Wright: 11 Things To Think About 2 comments

This entry was posted in Writing and tagged Charles Wright writing tips 正名 on February 26, 2015 by Shaula Evans (updated on February 26, 2015)

This handout is from US Poet Laureate Charles Wright‘s undergraduate writing workshop, circa 1992, via Amy Woolard. 11 THINGS TO THINK ABOUT – 正名 = […]

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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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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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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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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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