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June 2025

Screenwriter’s Almanac: Knowing Yourself So You Can Know Your Characters
Story as Life! And it's not just your characters' lives we're talking about here.
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Meaning and Metaphor: The Real Engine of Character
The most important and yet forgotten element in storytelling.
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Screenwriter’s Almanac: What We Give...The Real Reason We Keep Creating
The act of creating is an act of giving.
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Page Work: The Last Thing You Fix, But the First Thing You're Judged On
For writers wondering why their screenplay feels off… even when it’s technically “done.”
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Screenwriter’s Almanac: The Energy Yield of Letting Go
When it might be time to say goodbye to that script, that story, or even that person
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Subtext: The Silence That Speaks
Understanding Subtext with Examples
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Screenwriter’s Almanac: The Comeback of the Original Idea
And Why It’s the Best News Writers Have Heard in Years
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Rewriting: How to Organize the Chaos
A Practical System for Rewriting
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May 2025

Screenwriter’s Almanac: Little Miss Sunshine, and Why Waiting Isn't Such a Bad Thing
How we wait is personally more important than what we're waiting for.
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You Don’t Have to Hustle to Write: Why Retreating is an Act of Courage
The Story Farm Writing Retreat: Why Writers Need to Step Away to Return
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Screenwriter’s Almanac: Apple's The Studio, and The Dream That Doesn’t Dream of You
On Hollywood heartbreak, our love for movies, and why we keep writing anyway
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