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Sex in Screenwriting (2)

George Bernard Shaw once wrote “A pornographic novelist is one who exploits the sexual instinct as a prostitute...

posted on: Jul 26, 2010 | author: Karel Segers

Let’s skip the introductions and go straight to the sex, shall we? Because I have a few questions for all you...

posted on: Jul 19, 2010 | author: Karel Segers

I really enjoyed this post on Emerson’s scanners in which he talked about an interview of Ramin Bahrani, the...

posted on: Jul 12, 2010 | author: Karel Segers

Naturally, everyone knows you must keep your action lines in the present tense and use active verbs because you are in...

posted on: Jul 5, 2010 | author: Karel Segers

John Michael Hayes was the one screenwriter who worked more often with Alfred Hitchcock than any other screenwriter,...

posted on: Jun 28, 2010 | author: Karel Segers

I reread Stephen King’s how-to diatribe, On Writing. In fact, I read quite a few grammar books as a refresher and...

posted on: Jun 21, 2010 | author: Karel Segers

Mystery Man left us some time before 5 June of this year. The Story Department continues to republish his best...

posted on: Jun 14, 2010 | author: Mystery Man

I type these words from my favorite leather chair in my favorite mystery cigar store. For the “Mystery Photo” in...

posted on: May 31, 2010 | author: Mystery Man