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Real Versus Reel: Get to Know the Difference
Real Versus Reel: Get to Know the Difference
Symbols don’t matter like they used to
Richard Walter
Dec 2
Copyright and Copywrong
Copyright and Copywrong
Err on the side of the creative muse
Richard Walter
Nov 23
What Beethoven, Brahms, and Mozart Can Teach Screenwriters About Hollywood Hoaxes
What Beethoven, Brahms, and Mozart Can Teach Screenwriters About Hollywood Hoaxes
Three hoaxes, actually
Richard Walter
Nov 16
The Screenwriter as Crybaby
The Screenwriter as Crybaby
Stop whining, start writing
Richard Walter
Nov 12
What is the Point of Screenwriting? To Help Us Predict the Unpredictable
What is the Point of Screenwriting? To Help Us Predict the Unpredictable
Our job is to desensitize the audience
Richard Walter
Oct 31
There Are Two Questions I Never Answer
There Are Two Questions I Never Answer
Do you have what it takes to be a screenwriter?
Richard Walter
Oct 24
Screenwriting and Peace in the Middle East
Screenwriting and Peace in the Middle East
The 1967 Six Day War is the perfect script tip
Richard Walter
Oct 18
The Hoax Called Genre
The Hoax Called Genre
No drama, no comedy, no horror
Richard Walter
Sep 16
The Key to Breaking into Hollywood: A Definite Maybe
The Key to Breaking into Hollywood: A Definite Maybe
It’s how Thelma and Louise got made
Richard Walter
Sep 4
Directors Are Narcissists — Right Peter Berg?
Directors Are Narcissists — Right Peter Berg?
It’s lonely at the top
Richard Walter
Aug 23
Lost in Translation — Killing In Beijing
Lost in Translation — Killing In Beijing
Here’s the trick if you want to tell a joke in China
Richard Walter
Aug 16
Judas — Screen Villain or Hero?
Judas — Screen Villain or Hero?
Let’s talk about sympathy in screenwriting
Richard Walter
Aug 7
How I Snuck a Film Crew Backstage to Film the Rolling Stones
How I Snuck a Film Crew Backstage to Film the Rolling Stones
Genius requires quality
Richard Walter
Aug 3
Should Screenwriters Get Paid Millions of Dollars?
Should Screenwriters Get Paid Millions of Dollars?
How about actors and athletes?
Richard Walter
Jul 18
Don’t Spank the Writer!
Don’t Spank the Writer!
If you teach screenwriting, don’t discourage young talents
Richard Walter
Jul 11
Three Hollywood Hoaxes
Three Hollywood Hoaxes
It’s not what you know, agents don’t read new writers, and you have to write a happy ending
Richard Walter
Jul 7
Novels vs. Screenplays — Which Is Harder to Write?
Novels vs. Screenplays — Which Is Harder to Write?
It’s probably not what you think
Richard Walter
Jun 27
Last Night I Got a Ticket — And There’s a Screenwriting Lesson Here
Last Night I Got a Ticket — And There’s a Screenwriting Lesson Here
What cops can teach us about screencraft
Richard Walter
Jun 22
To Succeed in Hollywood, Screenwriters Need to Understand the Hydrant Effect
To Succeed in Hollywood, Screenwriters Need to Understand the Hydrant Effect
You’ll save yourself a few good literary soakings
Richard Walter
Jun 16
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
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