Teri Temme's Blog, page 3
May 10, 2013
Screenwriting: Save the Cat!
Save The Cat! The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need by Blake Snyderis awesome! Tim Ferriss recommended it in a post and he was right. It is geared towards scripts of course, but it is really helpful for telling any kind of story. I will give you a tidbit of what is included. The book is really detailed, but not long and really fun. Here’s how the author breaks down all movies – try it, it works! The numbers in parenthesis are page numbers for your script. Isn’t it amazing?
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It’s Time to Celebrate the Generalist Again!
Lately I have been bombarded with messages to be a Specialist. It’s the answer. Narrow your niche. Only talk to those people that need your specialty. But here I sit – a generalist. I find pride in knowing about a lot of things. I am interested in so many different things and I enjoy learning about all of them. The thought of only studying one thing, one subject – is claustrophobic to me. I can’t even imagine cutting myself off of so much great material.
But society is telling me another st...
