The Scribophile Writing Blog
Archive for May, 2009
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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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