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Section CLQ · writer's block 13 entries 26 August 2026

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  1. Write What You Know… And Other Stupid Advice For Screenwriters

    Writing is done in isolation.  It drives you batty sometimes.  Like anything that bleeds, you leave a writer alone for…

    8 min
  2. Best of the Web 19 Aug

    Story & Structure :: Why Good Description Worked for the Matrix but Didn't for Matrix Reloaded :: Screenplay Review -…

    1 min
  3. Best of the Web 17 Jun

    Story & Structure :: 2 or 3 Act Formula? :: Creating Your Lead Character: The Story World :: Fiction Writing…

    2 min
  4. [Video]: Screenwriters – on Writer’s Block

    We have written about how to beat writer's block before, but when a selection of top screenwriters including John August…

    1 min
  5. On Collaboration

    Adulthood drastically lessened the time I devoted to writing, although not the time I spent thinking about stories. Search ‘the…

    6 min
  6. Best o/t Web 28 Mar

    :: David Mamet's memo to writers of The Unit. :: Interview with A Nightmare on Elm Street's Eric Heisserer. :: Put lumps in…

    1 min