by Renée J. Lukas I just finished all five seasons of Breaking Bad. As I am with many TV shows and movies, I was late to the party. So yes, I just discovered this Emmy award-winning show long after all the hoopla. But better late than never! If there’s one thing the show Breaking Bad [...]
by Renée J. Lukas “If they hear you, they hunt you.” This summer, a refreshingly smart thriller came into theaters, and it takes you on a fun ride from start to finish. I was kind of disappointed when the lights came up. (WARNING: Spoilers ahead.) ‘A Quiet Place’ is a New Kind of Thriller If [...]
by Renée J. Lukas It’s the bane of every writer’s existence: “Thank you for your submission. Unfortunately, it doesn’t meet our needs at this time.” It’s so vague! You wonder, what exactly didn’t meet their needs? Why don’t they say: “Your main character isn’t likeable,” or “You really use the word ‘really’ too much”? They [...]
by Renée J. Lukas As a struggling screenwriter, you’ve read books and articles, attended seminars and workshops, drawn charts and graphs. . .and you’re still as confused as ever about the craft and business of screenwriting. If you never read another thing about screenwriting, read THIS: the 5 absolute truths about screenwriting that you can [...]
What Novelists Need to Know by Renée J. Lukas (NOTE: This blog concerns getting published the traditional way, not self-publishing. We’ll have more about self-publishing in upcoming blogs.) Your manuscript is finally done. Now what? Before you buy the latest Writer’s Market or other reference book, or go online, you need to decide what your career [...]
by Renée J. Lukas Please forgive me, but I have to go on a little rant this morning. Usually, I can laugh off these things. But today, my hair caught fire reading a job board, so I have to share! As creative writers, our passion projects are often not our bread-and-butter until we get a [...]
by Renée J. Lukas In Screenwriting 101, you learn about the inciting incident, hopefully occurring in the first act of your screenplay. This is the moment where the protagonist can never return to who she was before. Something has changed the protagonist forever. You can’t underestimate the importance of the inciting incident. If you do, [...]
by Renée J. Lukas There seems to be no shortage of advice for writers these days. And isn’t that funny? It seems no other profession prompts such a deluge of advice. Can you imagine similar articles for cardiologists? “How You’re Operating on the Aorta All Wrong!” Everyone claims to be a guru who can help [...]
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