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Jurgen Wolff
London most of the time, Southern California some of the time
Interests: Books, theatre, films, drawing and painting, cartooning, animation, conversation, travel, photography, fitness, marketing, graphic design.
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A Tool for Procrastinators Only
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I’m sure you’ve heard that the way to tackle a big task is to turn it into small chunks. Good advice but I’ve found sometimes I do one or two of the small chunks, get distracted, and lose track of... Continue reading
Posted Jan 16, 2022 at Time to Write
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The key to great characters is "why"
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You always hear about how important it is for your protagonist to have a goal. That's true, but equally important is the "why" behind their goal. You'll create a better-defined and more compelling character if you also spent time coming... Continue reading
Posted Oct 30, 2021 at Time to Write
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A great starting point: What do you want your readers to feel?
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Halloween stories and horror movies are always about making people feel scared, but every kind of writing has the goal of making the reader or viewer feel something. Deciding what that is can help you develop your plot and characters.... Continue reading
Posted Oct 28, 2021 at Time to Write
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Why you will hate your writing at some point (and what to do about it)
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It's a fact of the writing life that at some point you will hate your project and will feel like giving up on it. It's important to know that this is natural--and not a reason to give up. This can... Continue reading
Posted Oct 26, 2021 at Time to Write
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Motivation: some days the mountain is too high
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I see a lot of motivational posters featuring somebody climbing a mountain. That's great, but some days the mountain is too high. Some days taking one step is all we can manage. Some days getting out of bed and putting... Continue reading
Posted Aug 4, 2021 at Time to Write
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You've got to tell the world how to treat you
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The other day I ran across this quote from James Baldwin: "You've got to tell the world how to treat you. If the world tells you how you are going to be treated, you are in trouble." It reminded me... Continue reading
Posted Aug 2, 2021 at Time to Write
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Want to write a TV series? (with corrected link)
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It's very difficult to get networks or producers to look at an original TV series proposal unless you already have a track record in TV, but occasionally there are contests for new series proposals, called "bibles." If you're interested, this... Continue reading
Posted Aug 1, 2021 at Time to Write
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Telling a small story to tell a bigger one
"Six Minutes to Midnight" is a thriller movie starring and co-written by Eddie Izzard that tells the story of a girls' school in the period leading up to World War II. It's a great example of using a small world... Continue reading
Posted Jul 16, 2021 at Time to Write
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How to find your screenwriting voice
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Are screenwriters allowed to have a voice or style? I say yes, and here's how to find yours: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOLHBFi6ExA That's a link to a 13-minute video that guides you through the whole process--by the end, you'll know what your style... Continue reading
Posted Jul 8, 2021 at Time to Write
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How to get more conflict into your story
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"The cat sat on the mat is not a story. The cat sat on the Dog's mat is a story." - John LeCarre Most stories have a central conflict. They have the cat and the dog fighting over the mat.... Continue reading
Posted Jun 27, 2021 at Time to Write
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Need a Good Title for Your Non-Fiction Book or Newsletter?
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In a previous post, I wrote about how the Oberlo Business Name Generator can be useful for coming up with a fictional name or a business that appears in your screenplay or novel. The same tool can be helpful if... Continue reading
Posted Jun 16, 2021 at Time to Write
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A Brainstorming Tool for Writing for Children
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I've already posted about using the free Oberlo Business Name Generator to come up with the names of fictional businesses in your screenplay or novel, and for coming up with titles for a non-fiction book or newsletter. It's also a... Continue reading
Posted Jun 15, 2021 at Time to Write
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All About Fake Business Names for Your Screenplay or Novel
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If you ever need a made-up business name for your screenplay or novel (e.g., the company for whom your protagonist works), try using the Oberlo Business Name Generator (it's free). All you have to do is type in one word... Continue reading
Posted Jun 15, 2021 at Time to Write
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Should you enter writing contests?
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There are a few writing contests that garner major attention for the winners (for example, from agents, publishers, or producers) but for most competitions, the reward is the ego boost of winning and a sum of money. When deciding whether... Continue reading
Posted Apr 9, 2021 at Time to Write
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Childhoods of the Great Authors: James Joyce
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Posted Mar 9, 2021 at Time to Write
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How NOT to respond to rejection
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Publisher Lee Goldberg recently related how an aspiring novelist responded when Goldberg sent him a polite rejection of his manuscript. The author wrote: "Keep printing the same redundant s**t, arrogant ass, just remember the title of this book, u will... Continue reading
Posted Feb 20, 2021 at Time to Write
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Capture your ideas quickly or else!
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"You have about ten minutes to act on an idea before it recedes back into dreamland so when you're excited about an idea, start writing about it immediately." -- Buckminster Fuller This is especially important if you have an idea... Continue reading
Posted Feb 16, 2021 at Time to Write
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How to Stay Creative Despite the Pandemic
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The pandemic has gotten in the way of many people's usual means of expressing their creativity. However, it has also prompted some of them to find alternatives. FROM THEATRE TO SCREEN The Salt Lake Acting Company was about to celebrate... Continue reading
Posted Nov 29, 2020 at Time to Write
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Feel better and write better with joy triggers
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It's easy to feel overcome with anxieties these days, and often that leads to writers block or just a lack of motivation. Arianna Huffington has a method that's worth trying. She called them joy triggers. Those are pictures, words, or... Continue reading
Posted Nov 15, 2020 at Time to Write
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How to Worry
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How annoying is it when people tell you not to worry? Very, right? It's almost like saying, don't be so tall or so short. Simply willing yourself to stop sure isn't enough. However, I ran across an idea that might... Continue reading
Posted Nov 9, 2020 at Time to Write
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The Best Response to a Troll
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A reader who published an article that attracted comments from a few trolls says he made the mistake of trying to argue with them and asked whether I have any advice on the best response--or whether it's better not to... Continue reading
Posted Sep 21, 2020 at Time to Write
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Your first ten pages of your screenplay or novel -- how things have changed
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It used to be acceptable to start your screenplay or novel with an extended introduction to the normal life of your protagonist before getting the actual story started. In the 19th Century, a lot of books started with the entire... Continue reading
Posted Sep 8, 2020 at Time to Write
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The trap of "I'll feel happy when..."
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I ran across an older interview with J. K. Rowling the other day in which she recalled how she felt a week after she got her American deal for the first Harry Potter book. She told The Guardian: "...One of... Continue reading
Posted Sep 7, 2020 at Time to Write
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People DO judge a book by its cover - 3 bad examples
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The stigma of self-publishing and assisted publishing (in which you pay a publisher to produce your book) is long gone. Many good and successful books have been self-published both traditionally and as ebooks. But one thing that seems to have... Continue reading
Posted Sep 2, 2020 at Time to Write
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To make more progress, make it visible
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The problem with a lot of goals is that their rewards are off in the future. Sometimes it's hard to stay motivated when the prize is far off. To stay motivated, come up with a way to make your progress... Continue reading
Posted Aug 25, 2020 at Time to Write
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