Apr 20 Love0 To Be the Writer By Patrick Kirkland Script Tips... In Action And can you by no drift of conference Get from him why he puts on this confusion, Grating so harshly…Read More
Apr 14 Love0 The NASCAR Draft: Fast and Furious By Patrick Kirkland Script Tips... In Action This week’s plan: Pick my topic. Do enough planning to get me through the first draft. Do a quick draft,…Read More
Apr 06 Love8 Know Your Ending: There Will Be Blood By Patrick Kirkland Script Tips... In Action When most people start writing, they usually start at the beginning. It makes sense, right? Introduce your character. Set up…Read More
Mar 24 Love0 Screenplay Readings: Writers First Aid By Patrick Kirkland Script Tips... In Action The Day has come. You’ve finished your screenplay, and now you’re ready to send it out and make your millions,…Read More
Mar 16 Love0 Fixing “The Problem”: The Happening By Patrick Kirkland Script Tips... In Action My last article had a problem. Something about it just wasn’t working, and to my horror, it went live, made…Read More
Mar 09 Love0 Success Through Failure: Writing Teaches Writing By Patrick Kirkland Script Tips... In Action Writer’s Note: This is dreadful, awful, horrendous, and so it goes… when you’re a writer. It’s not that the article…Read More
Feb 28 Love0 The Writing Schedule Defines Us By Patrick Kirkland Script Tips... In Action “I write only when inspiration strikes. Fortunately, it strikes every morning at nine o’clock sharp.” – Somerset Maugham, Writer, Of…Read More
Feb 24 Love3 Dialogue at the Dinner Table: The Social Network, American Beauty, and Me By Patrick Kirkland Script Tips... In Action Every single fight I’ve gotten into has ended with these words: “I should’ve said this.” Said, of course, to myself.…Read More
Feb 15 Love1 Show! Don’t Tell: Visual Storytelling in Black Swan By Patrick Kirkland Script Tips... In Action If there’s one golden rule in this screenwriting business, it’s this: Show. Don’t tell. Most of us try to Sorkin…Read More