What is the Story Theme? The Meaning of Your Story John Risner Blog January 19, 2023 0 1The Craft of Screenwriting Theme – The Meaning of Your Story The Theme or Premise of a screenplay is the...
The Craft of Screenwriting: What is a Screenplay? John Risner Writing December 17, 2022 0Screenwriting is a visual medium. You are creating scenes that will be transformed to the movie screen. Writers hear the old adage: ”Show Don’t Tell” many times, no matter what they write, but it is never more important than in screenwriting. The screenwriter creates scenes for the silver screen, not the mind’s eye.
The Craft of Screenwriting: Genres Part 3 John Risner Blog April 17, 2016 0 45Thank you for joining us for Part 3 of our look at Genres Fantasy is a genre that can encompass...
The Craft of Screenwriting: Genres Part 2 John Risner Blog April 2, 2016 0 49Thank you for joining us again in our study of the Screenwriting Craft. Today we have part 2 of out...
The Craft of Screenwriting: Genres John Risner Writing March 5, 2016 0 99Genres: The different kinds of stories, Part 1 Many years ago, a Genre film was considered to be a B-Movie...
87% Book Review: On Writing Horror: A Handbook by The Horror Writers Association John Risner Reviews February 27, 2016 0 70Official Tagline: The masters of horror have united to teach you the secrets of success in the scariest genre of...
The Craft of Screenwriting: Story Ideas John Risner Writing February 21, 2016 0 87In our quest to write a great screenplay we need to find a great idea for a story. Story ideas...
WRITING A NONFICTION BOOK: 30-day BOOT CAMP John Risner Courses January 24, 2016 0 37WRITING A NONFICTION BOOK: 30-day BOOT CAMP Do you want to write a “How To” book? Do you want to...
Mystery Writing for Non Mystery Readers John Risner Writing October 24, 2015 0 27One mistake I see in the mystery writing courses I teach; is that many new writers want to write in...
WRITING SHORT MYSTERY STORIES John Risner Courses August 23, 2015 0 78For everyone in the Louisville,Kentucky area Take the mystery out of creating thrilling stories. We’ll explore the various parts of...
HOW TO WRITE A SCREENPLAY for FUN and PROFIT John Risner Courses August 9, 2015 0 81Learn how to create entertaining stories for Movies, Comic Books and TV. Examples from movies, screenplays and television programs will...
The Craft of Writing : Writing Software John Risner Blog April 16, 2015 0 167Here is a small list of novel writing software programs. I will be posting a screenwriting software list in the...