I will be in Stockholm from April 29 to May 5. I will be meeting one-on-one with writers, producers, and productions executives but there are three workshops open to the public.
#TypesTuesday – Power of Conscience at the Oscars
#TypesTuesday – 2013’s awards season film featured several compelling Power of Conscience characters
Spielberg’s Lincoln
Lincoln is beautifully cast and wonderful to look at but, for me, is more a history lesson than a personal story.
Summer Workshop in Italy
Friend and colleague from UCLA, Paul Chitlik, now a clinical assistant professor at Loyola Marymount University’s School of Film and Television, holds a residential writing seminar in Europe every summer. This year, the seminar is in Cairo Montenotte, Italy.
Screenwriting in Italy
MICHELANGELO SCREENWRITING • SUMMER 2013 • ORVIETO, ITALY
#MondayMusings – Luck to Start the New Year
#MondayMusings – How to be luckier in the New Year
What Gangnam Style Tells Us about Writing
What does the Gangnam Style song and dance video have to do with writing? Ralph Waldo Emerson said it best–
#ThinkpieceThursday – Zig Ziglar Rules for Success
#ThinkpieceThursday – Here are Ziglar’s top ten rules for success– with my comments on how they apply to writing.
#MondayMusings – Nordkapp Film Festival
#MondayMusings – Time to become a travelogue for a while!
The Power of Truth Book – New for 2012 – Excerpt
The plot, the investigation, or the inquiry is the way a character reveals him or her self. Character is action. The actions a character takes over the course of the story tells the audience what the character truly values and what the hear of the story is.