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  • Scripted Whim http://scriptedwhim.blogspot.com/

    A blog for creative writers looking for inspiration and fellowship. We interview screenwriters, playwrights, and television writers a few times per week. They talk about their unique writing processes and offer advice to young writers. Scripted Whim also provides a reading service that guarantees quality coverage and notes from industry professionals.

LATEST ARTICLES ( 49 )

  • The Same, Only Different: Exercise

    "FAMILIAR TERRITORY"COMBATING CLICHEFADE IN:INT. IN FRONT OF YOUR COMPUTER - NOWSCRIPTED WHIM Be stylish. While plots can (and should) be unique, scene... Read more

    Posted on 14 November 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

  • Gregory Bonsignore

    Gregory Bonsignore

    moved from NY to NJ to Massachusetts to Texas by age three, curating the oddest accent. He was a mostly out-of-work child actor, working in local theatre and... Read more

    Posted on 13 November 2012 BOOKS, SELF EXPRESSION

  • Ben Around: The Master

    Around: Master

    After wrestling with Paul Thomas Anderson's latest quandry "The Master" for nearly two months now, I'm certain about two things;While the film broaches a hefty... Read more

    Posted on 10 November 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

  • Ben Flanagan

    Flanagan

    lives in his hometown Tuscaloosa, Alabama where he earned Bachelor's and Master's degrees at the University of Alabama. He currently works for Alabama's top... Read more

    Posted on 10 November 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

  • Jay Bonansinga

    Bonansinga

    is the author of seven acclaimed suspense novels, which include The Walking Dead: The Road to Woodbury (2012, co-author, with Robert Kirkman), The Walking... Read more

    Posted on 07 November 2012 BOOKS

  • Dan Ochwat

    Ochwat

    graduated from Northwestern’s Writing for Screen + Stage MFA program in June. He concentrates on feature films, having written six full-length scripts. Read more

    Posted on 05 November 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE, MOVIES

  • Balls In the Air: Exercise

    "LOOK WHO'S TALKING"JUGGLING CHARACTER PERSPECTIVESFADE IN:INT. IN FRONT OF YOUR COMPUTER - NOWSCRIPTED WHIM Be adroit. When dealing with more than two... Read more

    Posted on 03 November 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

  • Jennifer C. Lena

    Jennifer Lena

    is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at Barnard College, Columbia University. She has a BA from Colgate University (Sociology/Anthropology, English, 1996)... Read more

    Posted on 02 November 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

  • Céline Geiger

    Céline Geiger

    Céline moved from her hometown of Yonkers, New York to L.A. in the fall of 2005 to pursue a career in screenwriting. She is currently a writer on the ABC... Read more

    Posted on 31 October 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

  • Show & Tell: Exercise

    "BETWEEN THE LINES"SUPPORTING DIALOGUE WITH ACTIONFADE IN:INT. IN FRONT OF YOUR COMPUTER - NOWSCRIPTED WHIM Be attentive. Good dialogue does not exist in a... Read more

    Posted on 27 October 2012 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

  • Kat Falls

    Falls

    came up with the idea for her debut novel, Dark Life (Scholastic Press, 2010), during a writing exercise. Knowing that her 11-year-old son loved reading about... Read more

    Posted on 27 October 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

  • "the Pen is Mightier"therapeutic Writing Fade In:int. in ...

    "THE PEN IS MIGHTIER"THERAPEUTIC WRITING FADE IN:INT. IN FRONT OF YOUR COMPUTER - NOW SCRIPTED WHIM You know those moments when you're in the shower, and you... Read more

    Posted on 26 October 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION

  • Deborah Yarchun

    Deborah Yarchun

    is a New Jersey-born, Air Force-raised and Austin-rooted playwright; her plays are just as geographically discombobulated. Her plays have been developed... Read more

    Posted on 25 October 2012

  • Smash Cut To: Exercise

    "FROM A TO B"TRANSITIONING BETWEEN SCENES FADE IN:INT. IN FRONT OF YOUR COMPUTER - NOWSCRIPTED WHIM Be aware of the space between where one scene ends and the... Read more

    Posted on 25 October 2012

  • Out of Thin Air: Exercise

    "WHO SAYS THAT?"CREATING NEW CHARACTERSFADE IN:INT. IN FRONT OF YOUR COMPUTER - NOWSCRIPTED WHIM Be unique. At the very least, be interesting, especially when... Read more

    Posted on 24 October 2012

  • Great Artists Steal Exercise

    “THE WORLD OUTSIDE”OVERHEARD DIALOGUEFADE IN:INT./EXT. ANYWHERE EXCEPT IN FRONT OF YOUR COMPUTER - NOW SCRIPTED WHIM As a writer, what you observe in the world... Read more

    Posted on 22 October 2012 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

  • Nicholas Freilich

    Nicholas Freilich

    was born and raised in and around Los Angeles, and has earned degrees from Brown (BA), Georgetown (JD), and Northwestern (MFA). Read more

    Posted on 22 October 2012

  • Mind Your Surroundings Exercise

    "WHERE ARE WE?"SCENERY AS CHARACTERFADE IN:INT. IN FRONT OF YOUR COMPUTER - NOWSCRIPTED WHIM Use the scenery to add dimensions to your story. Read more

    Posted on 21 October 2012

  • Actions Speak Louder Exercise

    "SHOW, DON'T TELL"WRITING YOUR STORY VISUALLYFADE IN:INT. IN FRONT OF YOUR COMPUTER - NOWSCRIPTED WHIM Write visually. Pay strict attention to what you... Read more

    Posted on 20 October 2012

  • Sarah Saltwick

    Sarah Saltwick

    is a playwriting and fiction Michener Fellow at the University of Texas in Austin and a graduate from Hampshire College. Her work has been a finalist for the... Read more

    Posted on 19 October 2012