Adapting a novel requires *adapting* it - Changing it from verbal to visual, externalizing emotions and thoughts into ACTIONS. Sometimes making major changes. And this is from a novelist! scriptsecrets.net/meme/Writer119… #screenwriting #writing #film #amwriting #scriptchat #scriptsecrets

SPRING SALE! Thriller Audio Class on MP3 - $10. Part 1 & Part 2 (both for $10). Almost 3 hours. Suspense, Twists, More! From BREAKDOWN to THREE DAYS OF THE CONDOR! FINAL DAYS! scriptsecrets.net/products/Thril… #scriptchat #amwriting #writing #screenplays #screenwriting #scriptsecrets #ad

What a character says is often a lie, what they do is truth. Remember that actions speak louder than words. Screenwriting is a story told through ACTIONS. scriptsecrets.net/meme/Writer27.… #screenwriting #writing #film #scriptchat #scriptsecrets #amwriting

The curse of the never ending Act 1! Once you set up the conflict, you need to get your protagonist in there *struggling* with the conflict! Then RESOLVE the conflict! scriptsecrets.net/meme/Writer118… #screenwriting #writing #film #amwriting #scriptchat #scriptsecrets

Today's Script Tip: HIGH CONCEPT OR HIGH STAKES? We look at the different ways to make your story exciting on screen. How to do either in your story. BRUCE ALMIGHTY vs KISS ME DEADLY. scriptsecrets.net/tips/tip284.htm #scriptchat #film #amwriting #scriptsecrets #writing

Don't be in a hurry to resolve conflicts! Emotions grow with time - the longer you wait, the more weight behind the resolution. scriptsecrets.net/meme/Writer117… #screenwriting #writing #film #amwriting #scriptchat #scriptsecrets

"That ain't no woman! It's a man, baby!" Every story is a bunch of hidden secrets waiting to be uncovered one by one. YOU know the secrets. YOU keep them hidden until the exact moment... scriptsecrets.net/meme/Writer26.… #screenwriting #writing #film #scriptchat #amwriting #scriptsecrets

Thursday's Script Tip: HIGH CONCEPT OR HIGH STAKES? We look at the different ways to make your story exciting on screen. How to do either in your story. BRUCE ALMIGHTY vs KISS ME DEADLY. scriptsecrets.net/tips/tip284.htm #scriptchat #film #amwriting #scriptsecrets #writing

Today's Script Tip: JARGON & SLANG. What's the difference? Can you just make up both? Or will you have to do research. And, what do you call that thing? You know, that thing? scriptsecrets.net/tips/tip163.htm #scriptchat #film #amwriting #scriptsecrets #writing

The audience is always trying to guess what happens next, our job is to surprise them with something so imaginative and amazing that they could never have guessed! scriptsecrets.net/meme/Writer116… #screenwriting #writing #film #amwriting #scriptchat #scriptsecrets

CAN'T JUDGE A ZOMBIE BY ITS POSTER. From 2007: Canada's most expensive film was a great zombie movie with a terrible title and a bad poster... and it flopped! I rant about creativity and bad advertising! sex-in-a-sub.blogspot.com #screenwriting #writing #amwriting #scriptsecrets

Wednesday's Script Tip: JARGON & SLANG. What's the difference? Can you just make up both? Or will you have to do research. And, what do you call that thing? You know, that thing? scriptsecrets.net/tips/tip163.htm #scriptchat #film #amwriting #scriptsecrets #writing

Today's Script Tip: SHOULD I WORRY ABOUT RATINGS? We look at MPAA Ratings: G, PG, PG-13, R, NC-17 from a writer's perspective. What gets a film and R rating? Should we worry about this? Maybe! scriptsecrets.net/tips/tip42.htm #writing #screenwriting #scriptchat #scriptsecrets #film

Trailer Tuesday: PETULIA (1968). Richard Lester's trippy romantic drama is a jigsaw puzzle that throws chronology to the wind, focusing on story. George C. Scott, Julie Christie, Richard Chamberlain. sex-in-a-sub.blogspot.com/2018/09/traile… #scriptchat #film #amwriting #scriptsecrets

Tuesday's Script Tip: SHOULD I WORRY ABOUT RATINGS? We look at MPAA Ratings: G, PG, PG-13, R, NC-17 from a writer's perspective. What gets a film and R rating? Should we worry about this? Maybe! scriptsecrets.net/tips/tip42.htm #writing #screenwriting #scriptchat #scriptsecrets #film

Your story is hurtling towards the end... what is that end? If you don't know the ending, where is your story going? Is it meandering? Is it going nowhere? scriptsecrets.net/meme/Writer24.… #screenwriting #writing #film #amwriting #scriptchat #scriptsecrets

SUSPENSE SALE! Thriller Audio Class on MP3 - $10. Part 1 & Part 2 (both for $10). Almost 3 hours. Suspense, Twists, More! From BREAKDOWN to THREE DAYS OF THE CONDOR! scriptsecrets.net/products/Thril… #scriptchat #amwriting #writing #screenplays #screenwriting #scriptsecrets #ad

I hope King was talking about the revising part... scriptsecrets.net/meme/Writer23.… #screenwriting #amwriting #film #scriptchat #writing #scriptsecrets

APRIL SALE! Thriller Audio Class on MP3 - $10. Part 1 & Part 2 (both for $10). Almost 3 hours. Suspense, Twists, More! From BREAKDOWN to THREE DAYS OF THE CONDOR! scriptsecrets.net/products/Thril… #scriptchat #amwriting #writing #screenplays #screenwriting #scriptsecrets #ad

Brave New Worlds. On the importance of an interesting *world* for your story... and JOHN WICK. Worlds aren't just for fantasy films and sci-fi, important in thrillers & action films, too! blog.finaldraft.com/script-secrets… #screenwriting #writing #film #scriptchat #scriptsecrets #amwriting