Quote of the day
“The genre sophistication of filmgoers presents the writer with this critical challenge: [He or She] must not only fulfill audience anticipations…but must lead their expectations to fresh, unexpected moments, or risk boring them.
The challenge is to keep convention but avoid cliché.”
-Robert McKee.
Video of the week: When Harry Met Sally–Breaking Genre Conventions
Writing
Naming Characters: 5 Steps to find Character Names | Now Novel
The Secret of a Successful Mystery: Making the Reader a Participator | WRITERS HELPING WRITERS®
Is Your Antagonist A Match For Your Hero? | Writers Write
How to Write a Story Without a Plot (and Why You Shouldn’t) | Helping Writers Become Authors
5 Tips for Writing Engaging Romance | WritersDigest.com
Struggling With Point of View in Your Novel? | Pat Verducci
How To Edit Description | Go Teen Writers
Screenwriting
10 Ingredients of Successful Screenwriting: Luck | Script Magazine
La La Land Script | LA Screenwriter
Writers’ Retreats, Mindfulness and Living the “Dream”: Interview with Jen Grisanti | Script Magazine
Write Club: 5 Choices You Must Make Before You Start Writing | ScreenCraft
Self-publishing
9 Statistics Writers Should Know About Amazon | Jane Friedman
How To Protect Your Creative Work With Kathryn Goldman | The Creative Penn
How To Be An Independent Publisher And Why You Should | Just Publishing Advice
7 steps to creating a book cover that sells | Creativindie
How Indie Authors Can Connect With Influencers on Twitter | Author Marketing Experts, Inc.
