Different Stage of Learning
[vc_row][vc_column][templatera id="65872"][mkd_elements_holder][mkd_elements_holder_item][vc_column_text]Different people have defined different learning paths over the years and a couple of them have become quite famous, although for some of them I can’t tell you exactly who they’re from: One of them goes like: 1. Learn the rules 2. Break the rules 3. Make the...
Good Tools, Half The Work
[vc_row][vc_column][templatera id="65872"][mkd_elements_holder][mkd_elements_holder_item][vc_column_text]When I was little I enjoyed watching (and „helping“ to a certain degree) my father repair his old cars. He would buy them used and then, over the summer, fix them up and drive them. For me as a little boy it was enjoyable spending...
Becoming A Pro In A Month
[vc_row][vc_column][templatera id="65872"][mkd_elements_holder][mkd_elements_holder_item][vc_column_text]Learning everything (or almost everything) about a new writing software often seems daunting. It takes a lot of time, and there are functions that are a bit complicated, and most important of all, you don’t want to deal with the software, you want to write...
Good Tools, Half The Work
[vc_row][vc_column][templatera id="65872"][mkd_elements_holder][mkd_elements_holder_item][vc_column_text]When I was little I enjoyed watching (and „helping“ to a certain degree) my father repair his old cars. He would buy them used and then, over the summer, fix them up and drive them. For me as a little boy it was enjoyable spending...
Why Rushing Wastes Your Time
[vc_row][vc_column][templatera id="65872"][mkd_elements_holder][mkd_elements_holder_item][vc_column_text]The older I get the slower I do things. And the more productive I get. Of course, this also has to do with the fact that I have learned a couple of things that help me now do things more effectively. But today I want to talk...
How To Find Good Writing Classes
[vc_row][vc_column][templatera id="65872"][mkd_elements_holder][mkd_elements_holder_item][vc_column_text]I’ve done a lot of writing classes over the years and some of them have been very good and they helped my writing and my understanding of story a lot. But others...
A Million Ways To Get Stuck
[vc_row][vc_column][templatera id="65872"][mkd_elements_holder][mkd_elements_holder_item][vc_column_text]When was the last time you got stuck with your writing? Today? Yesterday? I bet it wasn’t that much time ago. After all, getting stuck is in some way part of the work of the writer. It’s normal. We try something out, put some ideas together and see what...
Screenplay Title Page Myths
[vc_row][vc_column][templatera id="65872"][mkd_elements_holder][mkd_elements_holder_item][vc_column_text]It’s always dangerous when people who think they know something but they don’t know it from experience give advice to others. That’s exactly what happens in many writers groups. Writers who think they know that they’re doing give advice to others. But that’s only part of the...
What It Takes To Become A Better Writer
[vc_row][vc_column][templatera id="65872"][mkd_elements_holder][mkd_elements_holder_item][vc_column_text]I you ask any screenwriter what it takes to become good and professional, I bet you will get a whole lot of different answers. Some will say “craft”, others “creativity”, others “connections in the industry”, and so on and so forth...
What Is Your Most Inspired Time Worth?
[vc_row][vc_column][templatera id="65872"][mkd_elements_holder][mkd_elements_holder_item][vc_column_text]Your not equally inspired throughout the whole day. There are times where writing comes more easily and others where it’s almost impossible. I, for example, need to write in the morning when my mind is still fresh. But others do it in the evening. For myself, I...