Tag Archives: screenwriting

Lost in Rewrite Hell

Posted on February 7, 2013 by wakewriters

So here’s the first and most important lesson that I’ve learned about filmmaking so far; it doesn’t matter how many screenwriters you gather in a room, unless the planets line up and everyone’s holding their tongue just right while hopping … Continue reading →

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First script meeting, DONE!

Posted on January 22, 2013 by wakewriters

      We had our first official screenwriting meeting for the web series on Saturday. Joining us were two people I met off the ad on Craigslist and, yay, they weren’t sketchy! There were six of us total and … Continue reading →

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Wait, I have how much time left? Argh!!

Posted on January 16, 2013 by wakewriters

I can’t believe half of January is gone already. Really starting to feel the time crunch, but that’s mostly because I accidentally cut off a month of prep time. What?! Yup. The plan was always that we needed to start … Continue reading →

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Adventures on Craigslist: Or the troll that wasn’t

Posted on January 14, 2013 by wakewriters

I posted a couple ads on Craigslist last week looking for film crew. The responses I got were what I expected, better than expected, one entry that was an odd random stream of images set to music, and… a troll. … Continue reading →

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Crossing fingers, toes, arms, etc…

Posted on January 9, 2013 by wakewriters

After a two week hiatus for the holidays my writing group met back up tonight. Finally. It’s been so weird to just go home after work instead of to the library. Can’t tell you how many sentences I’ve had to … Continue reading →

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Week One and done

Posted on January 6, 2013 by wakewriters

Well the first week of the new year is over and I’ve managed to get a couple things done. I hired a production assistant and an editor, opened up social media accounts (like this one, hi!), scheduled script meetings, gathered … Continue reading →

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Oh what a ride this is going to be

Posted on January 4, 2013 by wakewriters

Hello all! My name’s Jennifer and I’m an aspiring novelist/filmmaker. Or at least trying to be. I run writing groups here in Raleigh, NC under the name Wake Writers and this year I’m taking on my biggest project yet: To … Continue reading →

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