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 Acclaimed Horror Novel : Out of Frame Anthologies John Risner Blog January 19, 2023 0The Out of Frame Anthologies The mind of an artist can be a landscape of imagination and wonder, but when...
The Craft of Screenwriting: What is a Screenplay? John Risner Writing December 17, 2022 0 1Screenwriting 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.
70% Movie Review: Pride and Prejudice and Zombies John Risner Reviews February 22, 2016 0 40Official Tagline: Five sisters in 19th century England must deal with the idea of marrying wealthy businessmen, as well as...
WRITING A NONFICTION BOOK: 30-day BOOT CAMP John Risner Courses January 24, 2016 0 38WRITING A NONFICTION BOOK: 30-day BOOT CAMP Do you want to write a “How To” book? Do you want to...
60% Book Review: Trigger Mortis John Risner Blog January 10, 2016 0 41Official Tagline: Incorporating original, never-before-published material from 007 creator Ian Fleming, New York Times bestselling author Anthony Horowitz returns literary...
Mystery Writing for Non Mystery Readers John Risner Writing October 24, 2015 0 28One 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 79For everyone in the Louisville,Kentucky area Take the mystery out of creating thrilling stories. We’ll explore the various parts of...
The Craft of Screenwriting : Suspense and Tension Screen Writer Ink Blog March 19, 2013 0 137Suspense and Tension Suspense and tension in your stories. Almost every scene in a screenplay or novel should create tension...
Featured Novels and Stories Screen Writer Ink Blog March 19, 2013 0 56 Agent Zarah Hitchcock has a love / hate relationship with the creatures of the night . After all she’s...