tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11856692.post8904013859745583736..comments2024-03-28T16:35:05.327-05:00Comments on Joan Reeves: Review: Story Maps by Daniel CalvisiJoan Reeveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17622809465767116747noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11856692.post-58928925086138359672011-10-18T15:01:06.177-05:002011-10-18T15:01:06.177-05:00I wanted to add something about STORY MAPS.
Pleas...I wanted to add something about STORY MAPS.<br /><br />Please don't think the book is composed only of structural templates. It's not, and I don't want anyone to not buy the book because they have that expectation.<br /><br />STORY MAPS gives you excerpts from actual screenplays, showing you the format and language on the page in use by pro screenwriters. <br /><br />Tone, voice on the page, word choice, strong and active verbs, etc., as shown in excerpts from such screenplays as Juno, As Good As It Gets, Saving Private Ryan and even a sample scene that adapts the opening paragraph of Raymond Chandler's The Big Sleep to screenplay format.Joan Reeveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17622809465767116747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11856692.post-33678431823015258942011-10-18T14:47:28.623-05:002011-10-18T14:47:28.623-05:00Craig Kirich said...Buy it, read it, then read it ...Craig Kirich said...Buy it, read it, then read it again.<br /><br />Excellent advice! Thanks for visiting.<br /><br />Best wishes,<br />Joan ReevesJoan Reeveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17622809465767116747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11856692.post-13519847476987666672011-10-18T14:25:44.360-05:002011-10-18T14:25:44.360-05:00Knowing what a "reader" is looking for a...Knowing what a "reader" is looking for and expects to move your script up the ladder is something that is a must read for anyone who really wants to be a screenwriter. Buy it, read it, then read it again.Craig Kirichnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11856692.post-78924178965108235522011-10-17T19:04:02.049-05:002011-10-17T19:04:02.049-05:00Cheryl Bolen ... Excellent. Where can a tired writ...Cheryl Bolen ... Excellent. Where can a tired writer buy a little extra time I wonder? I'm terribly behind on reading. Have your Regencies buried in my cyber bookstack somewhere.Joan Reeveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17622809465767116747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11856692.post-92184672094830975492011-10-17T14:15:10.730-05:002011-10-17T14:15:10.730-05:00Well, you sold me. I'll have to get this book....Well, you sold me. I'll have to get this book. When I can find time to read it, I don't know. I'm so swamped, but like you, I want to continue to learn how to improve my writing.Cheryl Bolennoreply@blogger.com