Me and Earl and the Dying Girl, and the living-breathing monster of a snore sitting far too close to me,…
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General Context—Stage Two After you explore the first stage of researching the general context of your character—the what you already know stage—it’s…
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Set backstage at three iconic product launches and ending in 1998 with the unveiling of the iMac, Steve Jobs…
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This Independence Day weekend, I’d be remiss if I didn’t write a piece on how to write a rebellion screenplay.…
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