I recently came across Buzz McLaughlin's blog, and I thought you should know about it.
Buzz is an active feature film producer and partner in the independent production company Either/Or Films. He's the author of many plays and screenplays and of the best-selling book The Playwright’s Process. A Ph.D in dramatic literature, he taught scriptwriting as Playwright-In-Residence for many years at Drew University and currently runs a script consulting service. And he happens to live not far from me (quite close, actually, but I'd have to borrow my brother's canoe).
His blog is called Buzz McLaughlin on Scriptwriting. Some of the post titles:
- "Developing a Script That’s 'Ready”: What It Takes"
- "Locations and Your Script"
- "The Myth of Recognition"
- "The Risk of Self-Exposure"
The latest is called "Leisure Time" and it's Part 7 of a series entitled "Developing Great Characters".
I've just begun reading the posts (there are a lot of them in the archives) and so far I've found lots of good information clearly written in a friendly style. I'm looking forward to learning more. I would like to add just one more piece of advice from my own experience, though: no matter how 'into' the writing you are, don't forget to eat.
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