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PROTOPIA: A New Horizon for Screenwriters (From Script)

In this week’s round up brought to us by Script magazine, learn about the new horizon of Protopian storytelling and the roles writers have in shaping our future.

In this week’s round up brought to us by Script magazine, learn about the new horizon of Protopian storytelling and the roles writers have in shaping our future. Plus, “Agatha All Along” shares with Script about her writing process and how to balance competing tones, The Featherweight filmmakers give insight to their journey in making their documentary style narrative film, and more!

Jac Schaeffer, Showrunner of “WandaVision” and “Agatha All Along,” Talks Writing and Directing in the MCU

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Jac Schaeffer talks about the process of writing in this world and how to balance the competing tones of the show and the character.

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PROTOPIA: A New Horizon for Screenwriters

"Dark Matter," AppleTV+

"Dark Matter," AppleTV+

Scirens co-founder and filmmaker, writer, and futurist Taryn O'Neill gives insight into what Protopia storytelling is, the important role screenwriters have in shaping our future, and offers six writing tips on how to craft Protopian narratives.

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INDIE SPOTLIGHT: Interview with The Featherweight Screenwriter Steve Loff and Director Robert Kolodny

James Madio in The Featherweight; Courtesy of Pep Films, LLC

James Madio in The Featherweight; Courtesy of Pep Films, LLC

Screenwriter Steve Loff and director Robert Kolodny give insight into the process of going from page to screen, being inspired by The Maysles Brothers, developing motivation for the actors on set, and so much more.

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TRUE INDIE: 5 Ways Screenwriters Can Network and Pitch Without Moving to Hollywood

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Not ready to make the move to L.A., now ... or maybe ever? Not to fret. Rebecca Norris Resnick highlights 5 ways screenwriters can network with other writers and pitch agents, managers, and producers from anywhere in the world.

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Why I Write: From Sartre to Recovery and Back Again, by Henriette Ivanans

Why I Write: From Sartre to Recovery and Back Again

Author Henriette Ivanans gets existential, practical, and inspirational while sharing why she writes, why she really writes.

5 Tips for Exploring Mental Health in Your Fiction, by Lisa Williamson Rosenberg

5 Tips for Exploring Mental Health in Your Fiction

Author Lisa Williamson Rosenberg shares her top five tips for exploring mental health in your fiction and how that connects to emotion.

Chelsea Iversen: Follow Your Instincts

Chelsea Iversen: Follow Your Instincts

In this interview, author Chelsea Iversen discusses the question she asks herself when writing a character-driven story, and her new historical fantasy novel, The Peculiar Garden of Harriet Hunt.

Your Story #134

Your Story #134

Write a short story of 650 words or fewer based on the photo prompt. You can be poignant, funny, witty, etc.; it is, after all, your story.

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Breaking In: November/December 2024

Debut authors: How they did it, what they learned, and why you can do it, too.

Rosa Kwon Easton: On Fiction Helping Tell a True Family Story

Rosa Kwon Easton: On Fiction Helping Tell a True Family Story

In this interview, author Rosa Kwon Easton discusses the surprises she faced in tackling fiction for the first time with her new historical novel, White Mulberry.

Poetry Prompt

Wednesday Poetry Prompts: 720

Every Wednesday, Robert Lee Brewer shares a prompt and an example poem to get things started for poets. This week, write an undiscovered poem.

How to Portray Time and Memory in Stories, by Anita Felicelli

How to Portray Time and Memory in Stories

Author Anita Felicelli explains her process for portraying time and memory in stories, including examples from other authors.

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Listening In

Every writer needs a little inspiration once in a while. For today's prompt, start your story with someone listening in on someone else's conversation.