Tag: writing
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Your brain craves stories: We react to a neuroscientist’s video (Afterthoughts #4)
We talk about how our brains crave stories, the importance of free will, the limitations of our brains, and how we might even need to reshape the stories our brains “automatically” tell us. Read more
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Revising loglines for novels and screenplays—Afterthoughts #3
How do you revise your loglines? How do you workshop and revise your logline for your novel or screenplay? We practice revising loglines by reading Emily’s log line for her work-in-progress! Our hope is that these critique sessions help you work on your own loglines and pitches. If you have a logline you would like… Read more
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Practicing Loglines for screenplays and novels
How do you write a logline for your screenplay or novel? In today’s bonus episode, we write and share the loglines (also known as elevator pitches) we wrote in response to Bob Sáenz Call to Action from Episode 3! And Jon Meyers shares a logline for his talking dog movie. Read more
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You can know when to stop revising (Episode 5)
David Lynch uses a stick, but how else can you judge your own writing? We talked about thinking-feelings, getting feedback, and other ways we can know our work is finished. Read more