Screenwriting Tips That Work for Authors of Books by Renée J. Lukas In this series, I’m focusing on screenwriting tips that also work for writing novels. Tip #3 Your protagonist doesn’t necessarily have to be likable. But it helps if she’s relatable. What? That can’t be! You’ve followed the screenwriting commandments that have been drummed [...]
Screenwriting Tips That Work for Authors of Books by Renée J. Lukas In this series, I’m focusing on screenwriting tips that also work for writing novels. Tip #2 Give your protagonist obstacles. Then make it worse. Nobody wants to read a story where everyone gets along, the end. Boooring. A story depends on conflict; it [...]
Why Netflix Original Series are Surpassing Standard Hollywood Fare by Renée J. Lukas It had to happen sooner or later. You can only have so many decades of telling the stories of straight white men when society is much more diverse than that. For Hollywood, it’s proving to be bad business. There’s been a [...]
A few weeks ago, I saw Boy George and Culture Club in concert on a reunion tour. It was fantastic. His voice was still powerful, and he had that familiar, sassy humor that doesn’t give a crap what percentage of the audience is straight or gay. I realized the last time I saw him was 33 years [...]
I took a break from my blog this summer. Unlike Donald Trump’s campaign, it wasn’t a “shake-up,” although I did want to think more about what my blog should be. I'd like to give more glimpses into what it’s like to be a writer, and to take you along as I go on this crazy [...]
We’re in a world where it seems everyone needs to be branded and packaged to be successful. Politicians—knowing what they stand for (usually). Singers—their style of music. For example, you wouldn’t expect heavy metal from Dolly Parton. And authors—what they write. You see the name “James Patterson” on a book’s spine and you expect crime/mystery. [...]
I started out writing screenplays. When I began writing novels, I realized that many of the guidelines I’d learned in screenwriting class would serve me well, even though they’re two totally different mediums. You have to remember that they both have one very important thing in common: a good story! Your goal should be to [...]
Rainy taxi windows and longing glances. . . if you’re looking for a romantic movie, Carol gives you that rip-your-heart-out angst that romantics like me love. However, parts of the story are problematic. But we’ll get to that. First, let me confess that I haven’t yet read the book on which the film is based, [...]
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