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by James Scott Bell In a 1948 booklet, Pulp Fiction, Robert Turner gave straight-dope advice on what it took to break into the pulp market. In one section he explains what happens...
by James Scott Bell Last week we talked about creativity, and getting ideas through the “What if?” game. I’ve always subscribed to the notion that the best way to get a great idea...
by James Scott Bell Gregory Peck is one of my favorite actors. Most know him for his immortal portrayal of Atticus Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird. But he turned in many brilliant p...
Best seller status, glowing reviews, a legion of fans, a movie deal, even “just” getting published, none of these are within our control. We might be able to influence such externa...
by James Scott Bell Writers are always there, seldom here. More often than I care to admit, my wife will say something like, “Jim? Jim, are you listening to me?” And I’ll say, “Tha...
by James Scott Bell Ian Fleming enjoyed a writer’s dream life. He owned an estate he called Goldeneye on the northern coastline of Jamaica, with a house on a cliff overlooking the...
by James Scott Bell We have a thriller first page for critique today. Read it and join me on the other side. At first the sound didn’t trouble him. The lake’s placid. Minimal wind....
by James Scott Bell Entertainment news this week has been dominated by the blockbuster success of Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey. “Boffo BO,” as industry wags put it (also Matt Da...
“Writing is like breathing. It’s possible to learn to do it well, but the point is to do it no matter what.” – Julia Cameron
“Work with all your intelligence and love. Work freely and rollickingly….Mentally (at least three or four times a day) thumb your nose at all know-it-alls, jeerers, critics, doubte...
by James Scott Bell Roughly half of all internet traffic, from what I’ve been able to gather, comes from bots. Let that sink in. An overwhelming army of non-human scrapers and craw...
Even a very successful thriller writer fights self-doubt. His new tough-talking writing guide doubles as a memoir that explains why, and how to beat it.
“Sometimes you’re swinging your way through a first draft like a blind miner with a pick-axe. That’s OK. Get it done, nothing else…
“Sometimes you’re swinging your way through a first draft like a blind miner with a pick-axe. That’s OK. Get it done, nothing else…Continue reading on Go Into The Story »
In April 2015, Eric Heisserer (Arrival, Lights Out, Hours, A Nightmare on Elm Street, Final Destination 5, The Thing) shared a series of…Continue reading on Go Into The Story »
A series of tweets delving into what goes into crafting action scenarios.Continue reading on Go Into The Story »
“There is always a sheet of paper. There is always a pen. There is always a way out.”
“If you can tell stories, create characters, devise incidents, and have sincerity and passion, it doesn’t matter a damn how you write.”Continue reading on Go Into The Story »
Hundreds of observations about the craft from professional screenwriters.Abrams, J.J.: “The idea that this world we know isn’t just this world we know but that a package might arr...
Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Outrageously Nonlinear Journey
Marcia King’s mother kept the same telephone number for thirty-seven years. She kept the same house in Arkansas. She didn’t move. She didn’t disconnect. Marcia had hitchhiked out o...
by James Scott Bell The earliest stories and myths were passed along orally. There were no books or libraries. Most people couldn’t read. That was left to the scholars and monks, w...
Blake Snyder explains how deciding what is important in any story we tell—no matter how we tell it—is the writer's job. The post Best of Blake: Act Zero appeared first on Save the...
“In a world that encompasses so much pain and fear and cruelty, it is noble to provide a few hours of escape, moments of delight and forgetfulness.” — Dean Koontz
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