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My New Year’s Resolution and Other Stupid Things
My New Year’s Resolution and Other Stupid Things By Carlo Dall'Olmo 2024 is quickly coming to a close. I don’t think I am alone when I say SAYONARA 2024, don’t let the door hit your butt on the way out. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t think 2024 was horrible…I mean I...
read moreAI and Screenwriting – do they belong together?
AI and Screenwriting – do they belong together? By Beverly Nault and Jessica Brown BEV: Last time in Smashcut, Jess and I explored collaboration with other writers, and arrived at the inevitable discussion going on in every writer’s meeting, workshop, nightmares, and...
read morePlotting vs. Pantsing: An Approach for Success in the New Year
When I was growing up, it wasn’t the calendar that structured my life. It was school. August or September felt like the start of the year, May the end. School was great about providing structure in many ways. Your day, semester, and year were mapped out for you. There...
read moreBev and Jess’ Collaboration
Bev and Jess’ Collaboration By Beverly Nault and Jessica Spring Brown Happy December! Happy End-of-Year fellow writers! JESS: Bev and I wanted to try something different with the PSA newsletter which we share month by month. We decided to collaborate this month...
read moreAre There Story Rules?
Besides the technical rules pertaining to things like grammar, spelling, and rhetoric, here are 7 essential rules that are crucial for the function of storytelling, regardless of cultural or story structural differences (Western vs. Eastern, or other global...
read moreIN HONOR OF CLEANING OUT YOUR CLOSET
In Honor of Cleaning Out Your ClosetBy Carlo Dall'Olmo I was contemplating my story the other day after having gone through a reading of it, trying to figure out how to do the next rewrite. I say “contemplating” because really what I was doing was surfing the net. I...
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