buzz mclaughlin / on scriptwriting

where I share tips, news, and ideas about scriptwriting--both plays and screenplays--and muse about the place of the writer in the rapidly evolving entertainment industry...

Tuesday, March 13, 2018

Charging through your first draft...?

Sitting with my wife this morning discussing the novel she's in the middle of writing, she shared with me that in her last writing sessi...

Wednesday, February 21, 2018

A writing mantra that pays dividends...

So you have an exciting new idea you want to develop. You've been mulling over the basics of the story in your head and are eager to di...

Wednesday, January 31, 2018

An MFA program that works

I've recently returned from our low-residency MFA in Writing for Stage and Screen program 's January residency in Peterborough, NH. ...

Tuesday, November 28, 2017

Beginning the rewriting process...a little tip

When you've recovered from completing the very first complete draft of your script and are about to take a look at what you've got, ...

Tuesday, November 14, 2017

The two pillars of a good story

The true test of a viable story--one that ultimately will lift off the page and really deliver the goods--is the strength of your plot point...

Tuesday, November 7, 2017

How to guarantee progress on your first draft...

There's a simple little practice many writers I know use (including myself) to keep them moving forward when grinding out their first dr...

Tuesday, October 31, 2017

Script prep: Laying out the cards...

I'm currently in the middle of developing a script up in my second story home office and I thought it might be informative to share a bi...

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About Me

Buzz McLaughlin: I’m an active feature film producer and partner in the independent production company Either/Or Films (www.eitherorfilms.com), which produced the award-winning features The Sensation of Sight (www.thesensationofsight.com) starring Academy Award Best Actor nominee David Strathairn, and Only Daughter (www.onlydaughterfilm.com). I’m also the Program Director of the low-residency MFA in Writing for Stage and Screen being offered by the New Hampshire Institute of Art (mfa.nhia.edu/writing-for-stage-and-screen). I'm also a writer who has written many plays and screenplays, including Sister Calling My Name (winner of the National Play Award), and the author of the best-selling book The Playwright’s Process. I’ve spent over three decades as a dramaturg, teacher, and consultant working with hundreds of emerging and established writers in theatre and film. I hold a Ph.D in dramatic literature, taught scriptwriting as Playwright-In-Residence for many years at Drew University, founded the Playwrights Theatre of New Jersey, a professional theatre currently in its 25th year dedicated to the development of new plays, and offer a script consulting service (www.buzzmclaughlinscripts.com).

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