Season 1
Episodes
34. Writing Great Dialogue: It All Depends on High and Low Context Character Relationships
EPISODE DESCRIPTION: This episode presents the final point in a series of ten essential principles of good dialogue. #10: Good Dialogue reflects an appropriate level of familiarity between characters. This...
View Episode
33. Writing Great Dialogue: How to Avoid Writing Clunky Dialogue that Lacks Subtext
EPISODE DESCRIPTION: Continuing with the key principles for how to write great dialogue, this week's episode unpacks Principles 8 and 9.8. Good Dialogue should be short. Compress it as much as possible. Use the...
View Episode
32. Writing Great Dialogue: How to Make Sure Your Characters Sound Right for the Story
THE TOP TEN PRINCIPLES FOR WRITING GREAT DIALOGUE – PART 3 EPISODE 32: How to make your dialogue sound just right for your character & story EPISODE DESCRIPTION: Last week’s episode gave us number 5 of the top...
View Episode
31. Writing Great Dialogue: Why Conflict and Tension are Essential
THE TOP TEN PRINCIPLES FOR WRITING GREAT DIALOGUE – PART 2WHY CONFLICT & TENSION ARE ESSENTIAL TO WRITING GREAT DIALOGUE EPISODE DESCRIPTION: Last week’s episode gave us three more of the top ten principles...
View Episode
30. Writing Great Dialogue: Five Criteria to Determine if Your Dialogue is Essential and Crucial to Your Story
THE TOP TEN PRINCIPLES FOR WRITING GOOD DIALOGUE – PART 1EPISODE DESCRIPTION: Last week’s episode laid a foundation for how to write great dialogue, and gave us the first of the top ten principles for writing...
View Episode
29. How to Write Great Dialogue: Laying the Foundation
EPISODE DESCRIPTION: One essential element of a great story is the ability to write great dialogue. However, it’s actually difficult to consistently do this well. Over the next few weeks, we will unpack the...
View Episode
28. Turning Procrastination from an Enemy into an Asset: Part 2
EPISODE DESCRIPTION: Every artist I know has struggled against the enemy of procrastination. But what if procrastination was not actually an enemy, but rather, a clue from your subconscious about what you really...
View Episode
27. Turning Procrastination from an Enemy into an Asset: Part 1
INTRODUCTIONThe temptation and actual process of procrastinating has brought many woes to many artists over the years, and continues to be something that we seem to have to work and struggle against in any creative...
View Episode
26. The Actor's Craft and Writing: Character Traits that Impact the Audience
EPISODE DESCRIPTION: The 4th and final episode of this four-part miniseries on the 12 Don’ts that actors should not do, and how these apply to the craft of writing. This episode discusses the final three...
View Episode
25. The Actor's Craft and Writing: Great Characters Don't Hold Back
EPISODE DESCRIPTION: Episode three of this four-part miniseries launches into the next three don’ts of 12 that actors (and writers) should not do, and what they SHOULD do instead. 7. DON'T BE A DUMP TRUCK. Writers...
View Episode
24. The Actor's Craft and Writing: Make Your Characters Active and Believable
EPISODE DESCRIPTION: Continuing to build on last week's discussion, this episode presents the next three don'ts in a series of 12 that actors (and writers) should not do., and what they SHOULD do instead. 4. DON'T...
View Episode
23. The Actor's Craft and Writing: How to Not Be Self-Indulgent
EPISODE DESCRIPTION: The first of several episodes exploring the craft of acting and showing the corollary between mistakes both actors and writers make. In this episode, the first three don'ts are laid out, which...
View Episode
