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Archive for May, 2009

  1. A Few Excerpts from the Screenwriter's Dictionary

    A Few Excerpts from the Screenwriter's Dictionary

    by Megan Christopher • 1 comment

    If you've written a screenplay or a television pilot, sooner or later you're going to have to pitch it somewhere.  Unlike manuscripts, there are no hard and fast rules about where and to whom you subm...

  2. Lines In the Sand

    Lines In the Sand

    by Brandon Nolta • 7 comments

    At long last, it’s summer time in my neck of the woods, at least weather wise. One of the things that marks this most wonderful season—for me, anyway—is summertime reading. Not that I do any other typ...

  3. Straight Face, No Chaser

    Straight Face, No Chaser

    by Brandon Nolta • 1 comment

    There’s a scene in Max Brooks’ The Zombie Survival Guide that has stuck with me for a long time, and as I sit down to write my latest screed, it’s that scene I want to talk about. Originally, I was go...

  4. Let's Talk Grammar

    Let's Talk Grammar

    by Megan Christopher • 16 comments

    For as long as I live I will champion the rules guarding the English language. Though living languages evolve over time, there are generally accepted guidelines as a means of, well, assuring that we c...

  5. A Room of My Own, or Still Seeking the Best Little Coffeeshop in Los Angeles

    A Room of My Own, or Still Seeking the Best Little Coffeeshop in Los Angeles

    by Megan Christopher • 7 comments

    I can't write in my own house. Before I spent two years in the desert of Riverside, I thought I could blame my inability to concentrate on my parents, but roommates are just as much of a deterrent, ev...

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