As the moment of your sadness flickers…
My wordpress account recently informed me that I am in my fourth year of blogging. It was a very cheery form of notification. The kind that comes with a virtual […]
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Literary Chiaroscuro
Here are the five segments in the addendum to dialogue formation: Subtext Revisited Literary Slide Rules About That And Which The Mountebanks of Questionable Construction Response Possibility Fields The […]
Ranking the Coens
In spite of the fact that I have confidence in my talents [as I see them], I aim for humility at all times. I have noticed that whenever I begin […]
A Month of Sundays
Several days ago, I logged on to Scriptshadow for the first time in months. Fellow internet screenwriting critic, Carson [the purveyor of the site], and I go way back. I […]
The Essay
Here are the links to each article in the essay. They are presented sequentially. 1. Bowdlerizing Kant 2. The Primacy of Theme 3. A Misfiring Buick in Toledo 4. An […]
Epilogue
I wanted to write this essay because I felt my manner of reviewing was rewarding to me and it seemed to garner me attention in screenwriting circles. I have heard […]
Broken Circuits
Segment 15 The Critics Obligation in Refabrication (Part One) I chose the word critic to lend that signifier’s haughtier air to my meaning. However, it should be noted that a […]
Practical Ontologies
Segment 14: The Author’s Obligation in Refabrication Part of me feels bad for making up another new word, but only for a moment and then that moment is gone. The […]
The Antipodes of Literature
I have decided to begin this [experimental] section with an old post from my blog. It is fitting because it shows where the title of the book came from [I […]
Kill Your Darlings
Segment 2B A Reviewer’s Perspective: The next step in continuing to look at screenwriting from a practical [rather than a theoretical] perspective, is to examine your finished product through the […]
Searching for Charlie Kaufman 