Screenwriter and Director of the upcoming movie HOOKED, Allen Wolf has won multiple awards for both his screenwriting and novel writing. His feature film,
All of the Fall Classes!
The Writer as Actor: …aaannnd ACTION
“Attached to the wall below me was a ladder. It must have been for building maintenance people to do whatever it is they do.
The Writer as Actor: On Location
Deep Characterization Exercise #1 Being Two Places at Once
The purple mass looked for a moment like a plump of organ pipes, then like a stack of rolls of cloth set up on end,
The Writer as Actor: Losing and Finding
The expression “to lose yourself” in the part or in the performance, which has so often been used by great artists in the theater,
Remembering Madeleine
“You have to write the book that wants to be written. And if the book will be too difficult for grown-ups, then you write it for children.”
–Madeleine L’Engle
I was ten when my librarian grandmother pulled from her suitcase a book called A Wrinkle in Time.
Mom’s Gift
My mom has always been all about stories. When I was little, she read and read to me: Winnie the Pooh, Ramona the Pest,
That Character You Love to Hate
Sometimes it’s the little things…
Writing antagonists can be almost too much fun. Of course, we don’t want to make the ALL bad. We need to show them as balanced human beings.
Jealous
I remember the day my friend, Tina Chen showed us the cover of her gorgeous new novel: a lush, moving story written by a generous soul.
Go Where the Longing Is
Perfectionism is a thief of time. I used to be plagued by this wily thief—I’d let it into my mind and give it full access.