Script Gods Must Die! by Paul Peditto
I only met Charles Bukowski once. I wrote a play about his life which was produced in Chicago and New York. It was later presented on National Public Radio. For the NPR reading in Los Angeles, Bukowski came down with his wonderful wife Linda Lee. This was ’93, about a year before his death. I […]
THE STAN HUCKMAN STORY People approach me for screenwriting consultancy. They also approach me to help write their screenplays. One of these was Stan Huckman. He was a Desert Storm war vet and novelist who wanted to adapt his own published book into a screenplay. He had no idea how to write for film and […]
Don’t pursue agents. Have them pursue you. That’s your sage advice, Peditto? Have them pursue me? Great, terrific. How exactly do I, the Unknown Screenwriter, make that happen? This won’t be a debate on the necessity of an agent. Any rational person would say life would be easier with someone in power helping your […]
So, you’re ready to roll. You’ve got the story outlined. You’ve worked the characters, got basic bios on your Protagonist, Antagonist, and key secondary characters. Worked up a basic backstory and fgured out how each sounds, what their day to day world is, how they interact, setting up A to Z character arcs along your […]
I recently gave a lecture on dialogue at Chicago Screenwriter’s Network. Since 1995, CSN has provided an excellent resource for local screenwriters. Featured speakers have included Harold Ramis, Linda Seger, and Tim Kazurinski. Many thanks to Bethany Lape for having me, and for the work the good folks at CSN do in serving the Chicago […]
