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Today, class, we’re going to return to some of the absolute fundamentals of drama. And like all my lessons, this one is so simple as, I’m sure, to seem trite. But bear with me during this Monday [...]

I’ve been saying this a great deal to our mentoring participants recently: don’t weigh down your sentences. Don’t rush to get all you can into one sentence. Slow down, break things up and you’ll [...]

Three little questions from David Mamet, the American playwright and screenplay writer (think Glengarry Glen Ross, The Untouchables, The Verdict, Wag the dog). He’s addressing writers of film but [...]