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1. So I saw Eclipse this week, along with the rest of the world. I forgot that the normal target audience--i.e. not 29-year-old fan!girls like me--is out of school and could see it during day time hours, which meant I arrived at the theater WAY too early expecting a long line that didn't exist. So I had a good hour to kill before anyone else showed ( Read more... )

Well, blog friends, I'm leaving today for 10 days in Spain. The blog may be dark during that time. We're going to Madrid where I will look at this painting:

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In my previous post, I mentioned part 3 would cover the differences between outlining for television and outlining a book. I think the experience of outlining for TV has helped my book outlines, so hopefully you'll get something out of this too. A little background first. About a year and a half ago, a producer at MTV asked me to submit pitches for ( Read more... )

As I mentioned in the previous post, my outlines are extremely detailed. Sometimes they contain dialogue. Sometimes they contain descriptions. Sometimes they even have voice. Other times, it's just a jumble of thoughts with lots of "maybes" and options I could take the scenes. I thought it would be interesting to show examples from my most recent ( Read more... )

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I'm probably more meticulous in my outlining methods than most people. It takes me longer to outline a book than it does to write the first draft. I always find it interesting to hear other writers' methods. We all start and end at the same point, but the routes we take from blank page to final draft are all different. I'm curious to know your ( Read more... )