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Is the Coarsening of Culture a Myth or a Manifesto?
Is the Coarsening of Culture a Myth or a Manifesto?
A brief discussion about prudery
Richard Walter
May 10
Should You Write Your Screenplays By Hand?
Should You Write Your Screenplays By Hand?
Or does it matter? Maybe your voice comes through regardless
Richard Walter
May 2
In Praise of User-Powered Laptops
In Praise of User-Powered Laptops
Self-printing documents can be a work of art
Richard Walter
Apr 20
Writers: Your Day Job Is Your Best Friend
Writers: Your Day Job Is Your Best Friend
Is academia for you?
Richard Walter
Mar 29
What Matters is Not Setting but Story
What Matters is Not Setting but Story
Here’s a courtroom tale to prove my point
Richard Walter
Mar 28
Query Letters: Hate Mail Versus Love Letters
Query Letters: Hate Mail Versus Love Letters
Write so well that people have to read your work
Richard Walter
Mar 20
The Screen Is Great for Big Things, But in Screenplays, Little Things Mean A Lot
The Screen Is Great for Big Things, But in Screenplays, Little Things Mean A Lot
Take Terminator, for instance
Richard Walter
Feb 11
Escape From Film School — And Never Give Up On a Good Story
Escape From Film School — And Never Give Up On a Good Story
Hollywood loves a sequel
Richard Walter
Feb 8
How to Write Dirty… and Ruin Movies
How to Write Dirty… and Ruin Movies
With apologies to the late standup comic icon Lenny Bruce, one of my heroes, whose timeless autobiography is entitled How to Talk Dirty and…
Richard Walter
Feb 2
Writers: Your Day Job Is Your Best Friend
Writers: Your Day Job Is Your Best Friend
You need provision for the vision
Richard Walter
Jan 7
The Most Important Word in the Screenwriting Business
The Most Important Word in the Screenwriting Business
Obviously, it has to do with money
Richard Walter
Dec 22, 2022
The Screenwriter as Crybaby
The Screenwriter as Crybaby
We have just one job and only we can do it
Richard Walter
Dec 12, 2022
Don’t Let Excellent Get in the Way of Good
Don’t Let Excellent Get in the Way of Good
Good is how you get great
Richard Walter
Nov 22, 2022
Three Hollywood Hoaxes That Are Holding Back Your Screenwriting Career
Three Hollywood Hoaxes That Are Holding Back Your Screenwriting Career
Ignore them at your peril
Richard Walter
Nov 17, 2022
A Screenplay Is Not a Pastrami Sandwich
A Screenplay Is Not a Pastrami Sandwich
It’s a commissioned watercolor painting
Richard Walter
Nov 12, 2022
Eight Principles to Make You a Bitter Writer
Eight Principles to Make You a Bitter Writer
That’s not a typo
Richard Walter
Nov 11, 2022
What Is the Point of Screenwriting?
What Is the Point of Screenwriting?
Indeed, what is the point of watching movies?
Richard Walter
Nov 5, 2022
How Much Research Should A Screenwriter Do?
How Much Research Should A Screenwriter Do?
Go with what appears to be true, even if it’s not true
Richard Walter
Oct 11, 2022
Onward Christian Screenwriters!
Onward Christian Screenwriters!
The point of screenplays and sermons are one and the same
Richard Walter
Oct 5, 2022
The Fast, the Furious, and the Foolhardy
The Fast, the Furious, and the Foolhardy
Does the Fast & Furious franchise promote violence and criminality?
Richard Walter
Sep 23, 2022
“It’s Not What You Know It’s Who You Know” is a Hollywood Hoax
“It’s Not What You Know It’s Who You Know” is a Hollywood Hoax
Insider film connections are a myth
Richard Walter
Sep 21, 2022
Can a Lame Idea Make a Great Movie?
Can a Lame Idea Make a Great Movie?
Absolutely — ideas are worthless
Richard Walter
Sep 15, 2022
You Have to Protect Your Writing Time Like a Warrior
You Have to Protect Your Writing Time Like a Warrior
It’s the only way to win the writing fight
Richard Walter
Aug 23, 2022
Six Ways to Demonstrate on Your Screenplay’s Cover That You Are an Amateur
Six Ways to Demonstrate on Your Screenplay’s Cover That You Are an Amateur
Don’t get yourself caught out for no reason
Richard Walter
Aug 17, 2022
How to Manipulate Hollywood Executives for Fun and Profit
How to Manipulate Hollywood Executives for Fun and Profit
A brief introduction to the Hydrant Effect and how to avoid it
Richard Walter
Aug 5, 2022
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