SHAULA EVANS

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Ted Hope — Short Features [Will] Become Popular With Artists And Audiences [in 2015]. 70 is the new 90.

70 Is The New 90

This entry was posted in Writing and tagged screenwriting Ted Hope on January 12, 2015 by Shaula Evans (updated on January 12, 2015)

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This week in the Idea Factory we’re playing with a fun and infinitely flexible writing prompt that really builds up your storytelling muscles.

Idea Factory: Old Story, New Twist

This entry was posted in Prompts & Writing Games and tagged Idea Factory on January 9, 2015 by Shaula Evans (updated on January 8, 2015)

The ceramics teacher announced on opening day that he was dividing the class into two groups. All those on the left side of the studio, […]

Are You Churning Out Work? (Maybe You Should Be)

This entry was posted in Creativity Writing and tagged creativity failure productivity quality quality vs quanitity risk on January 8, 2015 by Shaula Evans (updated on March 20, 2015)

The Shipwreck, by Francis Danby, oil on canvas, 1859. “Founder” and “flounder” are similar words that are often confused. Do you know the difference?

Founder vs Flounder

This entry was posted in Writing and tagged usage on January 7, 2015 by Shaula Evans (updated on January 8, 2015)

A typewriter holding a sheet of paper upon which are typed the words 'Once upon a time ...' — A treatment is a full exploration of a story in the form of a detailed story summary. It’s like a preliminary short story version of […]

What is a treatment?

This entry was posted in Writing and tagged prep story summaries treatments on January 6, 2015 by Shaula Evans (updated on March 20, 2015)

Ditch the dream and be a doer, not a dreamer. — Shonda Rhimes

Shonda Rhimes: Be a doer, not a dreamer

This entry was posted in Quotes and tagged Goals Shonda Rhimes on January 5, 2015 by Shaula Evans (updated on January 5, 2015)

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Before we all leap forward into the new year and the shiny future it promises, this week’s Idea Factory Writing Prompt takes a moment to […]

Idea Factory Writing Prompt #3

This entry was posted in Prompts & Writing Games on January 2, 2015 by Shaula Evans

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What were your biggest creative inspirations in 2014?

Creative Inspiration

This entry was posted in Creativity and tagged inspiration on December 31, 2014 by Shaula Evans (updated on December 30, 2014)

Shall we start the new year with a new weekly check in?

Shall we have a weekly check in?

This entry was posted in Polls & Surveys Site News & Updates on December 30, 2014 by Shaula Evans (updated on December 29, 2014)

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