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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...
Sex in Screenwriting (1)
Let’s skip the introductions and go straight to the sex, shall we? Because I have a few questions for all you...
Breathing Room in Films
I really enjoyed this post on Emerson’s scanners in which he talked about an interview of Ramin Bahrani, the...
The Timid Screenwriter (2)
Naturally, everyone knows you must keep your action lines in the present tense and use active verbs because you are in...
John Michael Hayes, Lucky Bastard
John Michael Hayes was the one screenwriter who worked more often with Alfred Hitchcock than any other screenwriter,...
The Timid Screenwriter (1)
I reread Stephen King’s how-to diatribe, On Writing. In fact, I read quite a few grammar books as a refresher and...
The Art of Dialects (2)
Mystery Man left us some time before 5 June of this year. The Story Department continues to republish his best...
The Art of Dialects (1)
I type these words from my favorite leather chair in my favorite mystery cigar store. For the “Mystery Photo” in...



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