The easiest way to ensure that you finish your story, and that it has a logical progression, is by deciding on how you intend to finish it. You often hear that stories are written backwards. Not knowing this is like setting out in your car but not knowing where you are going. Why would you want to drive aimlessly through the streets going nowhere? It is the same with your writing. If you don’t know where you are going, you will never arrive, and of course your story will never be sold.
July, 2009
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The first decision for your story
Friday, July 31st, 2009Get your story made into a film
Tuesday, July 28th, 2009If you want your story made into a film, then the best thing you can do is to concentrate on writing an original script that can be made into a low budget film. This is much more likely to be made. Make sure it is unique in some way or another. It must also follow all the story structure principles. If you do this it has a great chance of being made. It will also be your entry point into the film industry because it will also give you a profile and offers of work.
Making millions from your writing
Tuesday, July 28th, 2009In Hollywood, there are often several writers on a screenplay. There is also a huge churn rate on a single script, where writer after writer tries to make it work. Each of them is paid tens of thousands of dollars to contribute, which is why scripts can cost hundreds of thousands and even millions of dollars. In the end usually only three of these names appear on the credits of the film.
I had a friend who worked on a film with an A list star, and in the end only one line of dialogue of his remained in the film. But he still got a credit as one of the writers! He was able to use this credit to constantly work in Hollywood for thirty years, earning over a million dollars a year writing and rewriting scripts, none of which ever got made! This is a very common story in Hollywood.
Being a Great Writer!
Wednesday, July 15th, 200910% of your writing is structural knowledge and 90% of it is who you are. When you work on yourself your writing will improve dramatically. This is the great secret of successful writing as well as successful living.