07th September 2007
Copyright (c) 2007 Julie GrayThere are so many traits that as screenwriters we can assign to our characters. Quirks, eccentricities and habits - good and bad. Do we have a moral, social or ethical responsibility to bear in mind that some viewers might wat...
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29th August 2007
Copyright (c) 2007 Julie Gray
I got my start writing first person essays for small publications and online ezines. First person essays are a rough game; the pay ranges from nothing to maybe a few hundred bucks. And the prestige factor is nil unless you...
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21st August 2007
Copyright (c) 2007 Julie Gray
I am a Hollywood script reader. Writers hate us, executives underpay us and movie viewers have never heard of us. Readers are sometimes called "the gatekeepers" because we are the first people who read the scripts sent to ...
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14th August 2007
Copyright (c) 2007 Julie Gray
Here's an important screenwriting tip: If you are a writer with more than a couple of scripts you haven't quite finished, you really have to stop and take stock. Is this a pattern? Be really honest with yourself. Are you h...
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14th August 2007
Copyright (c) 2007 Julie Gray
I have close friend who told me recently that on days when he feels frustrated about his writing, he asks himself ' what did I do today that will move my writing career forward? And he's usually surprised to find that he d...
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14th August 2007
Copyright (c) 2007 Julie Gray
The other day I was driving down Pico Boulevard here in Los Angeles when a great idea for a kid's book hit me. Excitedly, I turned the idea over and over in my head and began really taking seriously that I should start thi...
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