daveherman
- Son, 13, epitome of digi-gen: "Dad, what's the difference between a simile and a metaphor?" There is still hope for humankind after all.about 8 hours ago from web
- Last night, after a few jars, an idea for a movie comes to me. I jot down main beats. One A4. This morning, sober, I still like it. Amazing.about 20 hours ago from web
- Encouraging script meeting last Friday about a comedy road movie idea. Could compensate nicely for cancellation of animated pilot. Grrrrrr!!about 20 hours ago from web
- The troubles with writers? They'll write anyway.12:43 AM Oct 31st from web
- More specifically: Creatives are treated like battery hens. Get in that cage and lay your eggs. Here's some stale corn for your trouble...12:42 AM Oct 31st from web
- Wasn't it Plato who envisioned the perfect society as one without artists? Sometimes I think producers and investors have a similar ideal.12:40 AM Oct 31st from web
- Adjusting my perspective after some bad news: The pilot we were working on has been cancelled. Something about "marketing strategies..."12:38 AM Oct 31st from web
- "It's easy to play the role of "artist,' but to actually create something means going against one's education." Keith Johnstone5:37 AM Oct 28th from web
- New blog post about Keith Johnstone, character status and The Departed. Enjoy!5:24 AM Oct 27th from web
- RT: Blog: Should you REALLY write a novel instead? (Or things for dramatists to think about before Nanowrimo!) 4:23 AM Oct 21st from web
- @ Excellent post! Screenplays are often more like short stories than novels. Should screenwriters write short stories instead?4:22 AM Oct 21st from web in reply to WellTold
- How do other screenwriters decide which spec script to work on when they have several in progress? Is it just whichever takes your fancy?2:55 AM Oct 21st from web
- Having great fun reading Impro by Keith Johnstone. Excellent stuff for screenwriters. Tx to @ for the recommendation!1:19 PM Oct 20th from web
- RT "The Missing Ingredient: Why 99% of All Screenplays Fail and How to Put Yours in the Top 1%" is up. Details at 12:59 AM Oct 20th from web
- @ That's precisely what's tempting me. An idea for a script I've had forever, which keeps on telling me: "I'm actually a novel."5:42 AM Oct 18th from web in reply to Sofluid
- Mulling whether to participate in NaNoWriMo. I'm tempted, for kicks. But if it's really about quantity, not quality, what's the pay-off?5:17 AM Oct 18th from web
- @ I was in a meeting recently, where a producer paused to clarify, entirely seriously, "but we're all in this for the money, right?"9:33 AM Oct 16th from web in reply to jeffige
- @ I close the curtains when I read mine, in order to avoid being arrested for excessively melodramatic gesticulation.3:44 AM Oct 16th from web in reply to JasonArnopp
- Great freebie chapter from Blake Snyder's latest, posthumous, book: !SB_Chapter3.pdf3:34 AM Oct 16th from web
- Toy Story 3 trailer I can't wait!!4:57 AM Oct 15th from web
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- Name daveherman
- Location Amsterdam, Holland
- Web http://ravingdave...
- Bio 48 yrs old, married, three kids, screenwriter, musician.
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