The Plucky Screenwriter

A blog for aspiring screenwriters.

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Made this short documentary about students with disabilities at Sacramento State University. Check it out and help make a difference!

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“a female led superhero movie wouldn’t grab anybody’s attention” i cried over a raccoon and a tree give me my black widow movie

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How to Design a Town Map - Fantastic Maps

Creating city maps can be hard. Here's four quick steps I use to design believable town and city maps.

I found this very useful. Sometimes it’s great to have a visual aid of the layout of the settlements, towns or cities where your stories develop. It’s good to have an idea of the distance between places and their position within the town; this way, it might be easier to describe the routes your characters travel, noting buildings that might be relevant to the story later or relating other characters to certain areas of a city.

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Screenplays vs. Stage Plays: 3 Main Differences

Screenplays vs. Stage Plays: 3 Main Differences

Hello all!

I know I’ve been MIA these past couple months, college really caught up with me. However, although I wasn’t blogging, I was still creating plenty of content, which now that summer break is about to begin will soon be showing up on here! Which brings me to my main purpose . . .

  What are the differences between screenplays and stage plays, other than one is meant for the screen and the…

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Page 1: Mud.

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For a creative writer, possession of the ‘truth’ is less important than emotional sincerity.

George Orwell (via maxkirin)

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“You Should Writing!” The Avengers

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“Anybody can become a writer, but the trick is to STAY a writer.”

-Harlan Ellison

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Hollywood is tough, but I do believe that if you are truly talented, get your material out there, put up with the rejection, and don’t set a time limit for yourself, someone will notice you.

Matt Weiner (via adiblotman)

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There’s a lot of advice going around — and I’ve said it too — that you should be writing every day. There are apps devoted to helping you meet your daily word goal. There are websites devoted to motivating you to write. All in all, there seems to be a message that if you’re not...

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That awkward moment when your invention goes haywire and you accidentally spill your whole colony’s harvest into a pond.

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Animated Film Winner: The Lego Movie

Phil Lord, Christopher Miller

Find out more about this award.

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It is likely I will die next to a pile of things I was meaning to read.

Lemony Snicket / Daniel Handler (via thescriptlab)

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How We Feel When: We’re about to meet a famous, awesome, admired author.

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So on point it hurts.

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It’s so true.  I also often forget how to say ALL THE WORDS.

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I don’t wait for moods. You accomplish nothing if you do that. Your mind must know it has got to get down to work.

Pearl S. Buck (via maxkirin)