The Toolbox: Table of Contents

Welcome! Below you'll find writing tools and techniques drawn from my teaching and creative practice. Start wherever interests you most - each lesson is designed to stand alone while building toward a complete writer's toolkit.

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Why I Wrote This Book

The Core Lessons

  1. Screenplay Formatting
    1. What is a script?
    2. Scene Headings (slug lines)
      1. Dream Sequences
      2. Flashbacks
      3. Vehicles
      4. French Scenes (Secondary Slugines)
      5. Inserts
      6. Computer Screens
    3. Narrative Descriptions
    4. Dialogue
    5. Cover Page
    6. The End
    7. Transitions and other elements
  2. Screenwriting Descriptions
  3. WOARO
  4. Want, Obstacles, Outcomes
  5. Actions and Responses
  6. Scene Dynamics
  7. Inner Wants
  8. Inner Obstacles
  9. Theme and Symbols
  10. Character and World-building
  11. Rewriting
  12. Outlining

My Toolbox

  1. Try/Fail Cycles
  2. Eliminate Sticky Words
  3. One Idea At a Time