BRIDGET WHELAN writer

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My Year in Books – The Craft of Writing

I’m not a huge fan of books on writing that are long on discussion and short on showing. I can take the chat if somewhere all along the line I … Continue reading →

December 7, 2023 · 8 Comments

The Difference Between Novels and Films – Nathan Bransford QUOTES FOR WRITERS

Novels need to make more sense than movies. That’s because when we read, we’re busy co-creating the world in our own heads. When it’s unclear why exactly a character is … Continue reading →

September 17, 2023 · Leave a comment

A screenplay…is merely the scaffolding for a building someone else is going to build – John Irving QUOTES FOR WRITERS

There is no (literary) language in a screenplay. (For me, dialogue doesn’t count as language.) What passes for language in a screenplay is rudimentary, like the directions for assembling a … Continue reading →

April 19, 2020 · 2 Comments

A recipe for a Hollywood movie – Tony Gilroy Quotes for Writers (and people who like quotes)

Big ideas don’t work. Start with a very small idea that you can build on. With Bourne I never read any of the books; we started again. The very smallest … Continue reading →

August 16, 2015 · Leave a comment

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