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The Craft of Scene Writing: Beat by Beat to a Better Script

The Craft of Scene Writing: Beat by Beat to a Better Script

A master class in writing the most critical and challenging script element―the individual scene.

2019

Stories

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New Writers Welcome

Use What You Are Going Through

A raw feeling and inspiration won’t do all your work

4 min readApr 19, 2024

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A rain-covered window in front of a hand blocking a woman’s face

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MuddyUm

Brother Cheddar and Brother Colby Praise Sweet Cheeses

Take a holy dive into the fondue of faith

3 min readApr 6, 2024

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Cheese melting on crucifix: He has melted. Praise Cheeses!

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PifflePie

A Checklist for Scam-Proofing Your Aging Parents

The next best thing to power of attorney

2 min readApr 12, 2024

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A woman in her 30s helps an elderly woman with something on her phone.

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Frazzled

The Toddler Monologues — Little Kids Take on Big Scenes

“A very particular set of skills; skills I have acquired over a very long year of being two”

3 min readApr 3, 2024

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This is a digitally altered or stylized image featuring a young child with a delighted expression looking towards a vintage microphone. The child is smiling broadly and is wearing a white T-shirt with navy blue stripes at the neckline. There’s a speech bubble coming from the child with the text “Are you talkin’ to me?” The background has a theatrical look with deep purple curtains, giving the impression that the child is on stage or part of a performance.

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MuddyUm

I Watched My Wife Cheat on Me — I Liked It

He helped her flow in ways I couldn’t

4 min readMar 16, 2024

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No faces, but two men and a woman with olf books on a table between them — looks like small writer’s group.

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Write Under the Moon

Call Me Dirt

I shall compare me to a clod of sod

1 min readMar 30, 2024

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A picture of collage of the family

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emoshitstorm

When Your Car Needs Therapy More Than You Do

These defense mechanisms are a blast — I’m a natural — self-taught.

5 min readMar 27, 2024

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Interior of a nice car — the outside lights blur and seem to make a tunnel.

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New Writers Welcome

What Can I Do, I am a Craft Whore — More Great Writers

Writers and writing to check out

8 min readMar 22, 2024

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Image megaphone: Writers who don’t suck

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Jim Mercurio
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The Haven

How To Not Sell Your Screenplay — 6 Awful Hollywood Query Letters

“Tim is a good writer of scripts.” — Tim’s Mom

4 min readMar 15, 2024

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How To Not Sell Your Screenplay — 6 Awful Hollywood Query Letters

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The Press Box

The Time My 14-Year-Old Stepson Check-raised an NFL All-Pro All-In

He had the time of his (tournament) life

4 min readMar 15, 2024

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Wilson at 7 with sister and at 21 with author

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Jim Mercurio

Jim Mercurio

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Screenwriter/Filmmaker—satire (top 50), humor, psychology, storytelling, Springsteen. Writer for MuddyUm, The Haven, Ink & Tears, Frazzled.

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