“Blake’s First Law of Writing”
Our guest blogger, Rick DeMille, is a former missionary and former Marine who has worked in the computer industry and began writing a few years ago. His novel Hellfire has been published and he’s working feverishly on its sequel Coyote Midnight, along with a screenplay and...
From the Best of Blake’s Blogs: For the Love of Writing — And Writing of Love
Every once in a while, we’ll re-post one of Blake’s inspirational blogs. This was first published on July 31, 2008. Needless to say, it still resonates. I will be speaking this weekend at the Romance Writers of America conference in San Francisco. I’ve been literally...
The BS2 x 4 — Beating Out a Novel in Quadruplicate
I realized that I needed to take my trusted beat sheet… and multiply it by four!
Rupert James’ Novel Success
Just heard this great news from the multi-talented Rupert James: “I read Save the Cat! with a view to sharpening up a screenplay I was working on, and it occurred to me that it applied to prose fiction just as much as to screenwriting. At...
Other Books on Story and Screenwriting
I am often asked if, other than my own books, I recommend any others for readers interested in writing. Yes! is my happy answer. I love books on writing, and I’m always inspired by them. And I’ve used many in my own career to get...
For the Love of Writing: And Writing of Love
I will be speaking this weekend at the Romance Writers of America conference in San Francisco. I’ve been literally looking forward to this all year. My relationship with RWA started in 2007 when I was asked to speak to the Seattle branch in January, and...
Screenwriting: The Movie
Some of my favorite scenes in movies have been about screenwriters. And they each offer a different insight that’s informed real life. I’ve mentioned these in interviews, but it’s amazing how a few key moments in films have had such an impact on me —...
Da Vinci Code: A Novel Approach To a Movie
I am late to the Da Vinci Code mania. I only read paperbacks! And since the Dan Brown blockbuster wasn’t available in soft cover until a few weeks ago, my only experience of it was watching Brown’s book rise and stay at the top of...
Using the Beats for Series Planning and Creating Distinctive Characters
An author needed a structural tool.
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