Portions adapted from Writers Workshop Script Doctor

Copyright © 1994 - 2007 Dorian Scott Cole 

Information on these pages is for writers who want to perfect their writing by raising their skills and writing standards to a very accomplished stage.

Writing for a visual medium; using words to form images

• Conveying meaning through non-verbal action
• Showing and Telling in Film
• What Is Visual Writing?
• Making Stories Visual
• Creating Visual Scenes
• Understanding and Using Symbols
• Developing Symbols and Motifs
• The Visual Writing book

The craft of writing

• The Writer's Craft - Views
• How To Engage The Audience
• Engaging the Audience with Questions
• Not "Just The Facts" In Stories
• Honoring Comedy
• Using Concept To Focus The Story
• Emotional Distancing
• Originality - Stretch Your Writing Skills
• Originality - Outrun Tired, Predictable Storylines
• Writing In Sequences
• Five Power Points In Stories
• Base The Story On Character Or Situation?
• Choosing A Genre
• Realism: Where To Draw The Line

Dialogue

• The Purpose Of Dialogue

Characterization

• Creating Honest Characters
• How To Raise Dead Characters
• How To Use Motivation To Form Characters And Plot

The writing processes

• Where To Begin Writing. How To Fix Your Story
• Wife For Sale Example - Writing By Process Example
• How to critique a screenplay (or story)

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