by BlueCat | May 27, 2018 | The BlueCat Screenplay Competition Blog
Writing goals never include the day you can quit writing. The idea that any one person knows when another writer should quit is completely incorrect and reckless. I believed after I began teaching and I read the work of my students that some students might not be able...
by BlueCat | May 21, 2018 | The BlueCat Screenplay Competition Blog
The aspiring screenwriter understands how we should behave when we meet people in a business environment. Treating producers, managers, lawyers, cast, and crew with respect and grace goes a long way to advancing your career. But what is the successful character of...
by BlueCat | May 15, 2018 | The BlueCat Screenplay Competition Blog
There is a significant debate over whether to write for television or write movies instead. We are in a new golden age of television — peak TV. And we can all agree movies are not in a classic period of cinema. Many writers have gravitated to writing for...
by BlueCat | May 8, 2018 | The BlueCat Screenplay Competition Blog
Have you ever received feedback on your script that included the suggestion to “raise the stakes”? It’s a common note—-raising the stakes. Do you know what it means? At first glance, we would think the reader is telling us to make what’s...
by BlueCat | May 1, 2018 | The BlueCat Screenplay Competition Blog
Writer’s block is not a mysterious condition that a wizard creates for writers. It’s not a magic spell with no way out. Getting stuck as a writer, be it in the first draft or 10th, can be very difficult to face for writers, but the solutions to your...
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