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RWW recommended software

RWW recommended software

We get questions often about the best software to write with. Yes, Final Draft is the 800-pound-gorilla of screenwriting, but there are other alternatives. Making PDF files is what’s important! And some software (like Highland and WriterDuet) will import and export Final Draft’s FDX format as well.

My favorite free apps are TRELBY for PC users and HIGHLAND 2 for Mac users. See more options, with links to their sites, at
https://www.rwwny.org/software/

Stage 32 November Write Club

Stage 32 November Write Club

Stage 32 is a website and blog that offers a community for aspiring filmmakers. Each year they promote the “November Write Club.” The challenge is to pick a goal and dedicate yourself to seeing it through.

  • That first draft you need to finish? Get on it.
  • That adaptation you’ve been tinkering around with? Knock it out.
  • That reel that you’ve been wanting for yourself? Build it.
  • Give yourself a goal or a set of goals that are challenging, but attainable.

The second part of the “November Write Club” challenge is to lift up your fellow participants and make sure to congratulate them on their successes, encourage them when they face setbacks or challenges, and celebrate their dedication to the craft.

Share your process in the ocmments on the Stage 32 blog.

https://www.stage32.com/blog/Join-Us-for-the-7th-Annual-November-Write-Club

Writers/Blockbusters: The Conjuring 3

Writers/Blockbusters: The Conjuring 3

Jamie, Jimmy and Bob are cursed with questions while breaking down the script to The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It. Personally, I enjoyed the film — despite the script problems, it had several engaging horror sequences, good acting, and powerful imagery. As a story, if felt more like an episode of a Warrens TV show. (I kept thinking of the X-Files.) So the main characters’ motivations are a little weak, just wanting to solve the mystery of the curse.

Listen to the breakdown at
https://thundergrunt.com/e/writersblockbusters-062-the-conjuring-the-devil-made-me-do-it/