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THE PROLOGUE OPENING

THE PROLOGUE OPENING

Story Mastery Articles, Story StructureBy Michael HaugeSeptember 22, 20146 Comments

The first 10% of your screenplay is what I term the SETUP, during which you must transport the reader from the real world into the world you’ve created.

COMPOSING EFFECTIVE QUERY LETTERS

COMPOSING EFFECTIVE QUERY LETTERS

Selling Your Story, Story Mastery ArticlesBy Michael HaugeSeptember 22, 20142 Comments

I often receive desperate letters from writers who say they can’t get anyone to respond to their query letters. If your letters, faxes or emails aren’t resulting in requests…

PREPARING TO WRITE A SPEC TV SCRIPT

PREPARING TO WRITE A SPEC TV SCRIPT

Story Mastery Articles, TV WritingBy Michael HaugeSeptember 22, 2014Leave a comment

When you decide to write a spec script for television, you must first decide the series for which you want to write a sample episode.

PITCHING: Antecedents

PITCHING: Antecedents

Selling Your Story, Story Mastery ArticlesBy Michael HaugeSeptember 22, 20141 Comment

In any pitch, the buyer wants to know two seemingly contradictory elements of your novel or screenplay: its familiarity and its originality.

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EVERYTHING I KNOW IN 100 WORDS OR LESS

Q&A, Story Mastery ArticlesBy Michael HaugeApril 21, 20144 Comments

Q: Can you describe some of the things writers need to think about in writing a salable story?

MISDEMEANOR

STORY MISDEMEANOR: NO DESCRIPTION

Story Mastery Articles, Story MisdemeanorsBy Michael HaugeApril 21, 2014Leave a comment

Your job as a screenwriter is to create a movie in the mind of your readers. You must draw us into your story by providing a clear picture of what we’ll see on the screen when we watch your film.

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Q&A: WRITER’S BLOCK

Q&A, Story Mastery ArticlesBy Michael HaugeApril 21, 20141 Comment

Writer’s block grows out of fear – of never finishing, of your work not being good enough, of leaving your comfort zone, of putting yourself above others.

Remembering Syd

REMEMBERING SYD

Articles for Novelists, Articles for Screenwriters, Story Mastery ArticlesBy Michael HaugeApril 21, 20142 Comments

Back in the Dark Ages, when I was just a movie lover fresh from Oregon with Hollywood dreams, I attended Sherwood Oaks Experimental College.

STORY MISDEMEANOR: I FEEL VERY UPSET ABOUT THIS ONE

STORY MISDEMEANOR: I FEEL VERY UPSET ABOUT THIS ONE

Story Mastery Articles, Story MisdemeanorsBy Michael HaugeApril 21, 2014Leave a comment

One of the most frequent criticisms of novel and screenplay dialogue is that it’s on the nose. Anything on the nose is too obvious.

WHAT ARE FRIENDS FOR? The King’s Speech

WHAT ARE FRIENDS FOR? The King’s Speech

Articles for Marketers, Articles for Novelists, Articles for Public Speakers, Articles for Screenwriters, Character Development, Love Stories, Movie Analysis, Story Mastery Articles, TV WritingBy Michael HaugeApril 21, 20149 Comments

Stories are built on a foundation of desire and conflict. To create an emotionally involving and commercially successful screenplay, you must give your hero…

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