Quote of the day
“The beginning of the scene should frame what the whole scene is about. The scene should then funnel down to a single point, with the most important word or line of dialogue stated last.”
-John Truby, The Anatomy of Story.
Video of the week: Gone Girl–The Last Line is the Point of the Scene
Writing
Wanderlust: The Case for Writing and Travel | WRITERS HELPING WRITERS®
Three Ways to HOOK a Reader & Never Let GO | Kristen Lamb’s Blog
10 Examples of Realistic Siblings In Fiction | Go Teen Writers
Learn How to Pace Your Story (and Mind-Control Your Readers) in Just 8 Steps | Helping Writers Become Authors
The Importance of the Adversarial Ally | Writer Unboxed
Character Motivation Thesaurus Entry: Realizing a Dream | WRITERS HELPING WRITERS®
Are You Using These 23 Redundant Words? [INFOGRAPHIC] | WTD
11 Common Spelling And Grammar Mistakes Writers Make | Just Publishing Advice
Screenwriting
3 Things TV Drama ‘This Is Us’ Does Differently | LA Screenwriter
5 Ways Writers Can Utilize a Personal Website | LA Screenwriter
Read 2017 Oscar nominated screenplays | Go Into The Story
SELLING YOUR SCREENPLAY: Screenwriter Christina Moore Discusses ‘Running Wild’ Starring Sharon Stone | Script Magazine
Great Scene: “Rushmore” | Go Into The Story
4 Overlapping Ways Characters Express Love Visually | LA Screenwriter
3 Ways to Beat Screenwriting Cliches | ScreenCraft
THE LEGO BATMAN MOVIE — My bat review | Ken Levine
Self-publishing
Why Authors Shouldn’t Be Worried About Piracy | The Creative Penn
How Crowdfunding Allows You to Experiment Outside Your Genre | Jane Friedman
A simple 10-step book launch plan you can easily use to outrank bestselling authors. | Creativindie
How To Secure Your WordPress Site From The Bad Guys | Just Publishing Advice
Amazon Tip: Introducing KDP for Print Books | Author Marketing Experts, Inc.