Comments on: Mystery Man vs. Sherlock Holmes: 1-0 http://thestorydepartment.com/ive-shown-my-cards/ Screenwriting - from Dream to Draft to Deal Fri, 27 Jan 2012 01:55:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Rod http://thestorydepartment.com/ive-shown-my-cards/#comment-7165 Rod Fri, 25 Nov 2011 14:09:12 +0000 http://thestorydepartment.com/tsd/?p=8135#comment-7165 I hear you about getting away from formulaic writing BUT it is easier said than done. It also calls for a mastery of storytelling that few writers have. When unskilled or thinly skilled writers try this, we end up with movies especially With no story or stupid endings or endings that just stop and the audience says WTF? Breaking the formulaic cycle is useless unless there is a story Left when the smoke clears. Good post - keep up the good work! I hear you about getting away from formulaic writing BUT
it is easier said than done. It also calls for a mastery of storytelling that few writers have.
When unskilled or thinly skilled writers try this, we end up with movies especially
With no story or stupid endings or endings that just stop and the audience says WTF?

Breaking the formulaic cycle is useless unless there is a story
Left when the smoke clears.

Good post – keep up the good work!

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