Prakathesh Kumar

🎬 Screenwriter. Storyteller. Coach. | Credits: Awe(2018) 〚Netflix〛Kalki(2019)〚Prime〛| Helping filmmakers to write their screenplay.

[Prakathesh Kumar @writer_prak]

How to write a good story?

1) Write a bad story
2) Fix it
#screenwritingTip #Screenwriting #Writing #Screenplay #Story #writer

[Jayson✊🏿Smiley @jayson_smiley]

“WE SEE”

The first line of GONE GIRL narrative is “We see.”

Did that hurt us making the deal? Not even the slightest bit.

The deal was worth millions. Ranks in the top 100 of all time.

*Feel free to make this go viral in the screenwriting community. 😘

-CASE CLOSED-

[Tom Vaughan @storyandplot]

Three evergreen ways to learn screenwriting.

1. Watch movies and TV critically.
2. Read screenplays critically.
3. Write. And write some more. Perhaps not so critically for a while.

No learning process skips these.

[Scott Myers @GoIntoTheStory]

Colin Nissan: “Writing is a muscle. Smaller than a hamstring and slightly bigger than a bicep, and it needs to be exercised to get stronger." #writing

[Alex Hormozi @AlexHormozi]

You can beat 99% of people by

…preparing the night before
…showing up early
…leaving only when the job is done right
…remembering peoples names
…following up
…improving one thing each time

It’s not about being fancy. Doing the basics every time is what makes you advanced.

[Francis @francis_oleh]

If you don't do the work, your kids will have to do it.

And if your kids don't do the work, their kids will have to do it.

This is how generational curses are created.

If you don't like something about your life right now, fix it, so your progeny will thrive.

[Scott Myers @GoIntoTheStory]

Randy Newman: "Don’t let the critic become bigger than the creator and strangle you. Write something down. And good things will happen.” #writing

[Francis @francis_oleh]

Stop counting how many books you've read.
Start counting how many problems you've solved.

[Scott Myers @GoIntoTheStory]

Donald M. Murray: "Put your notes away before you begin a draft. What you remember is probably what should be remembered; what you forget is probably what should be forgotten." #writing

[Mark Sanderson @scriptcat]

#Screenwriting survival tip for today…

Stare down that blank page and fill it. There will always be a rewrite. It does not have to be perfect.

No pages — equals no pages. Outline, research and live with your characters, and then take the leap — let them lead you and follow.

[Mark Sanderson @scriptcat]

#Screenwriting survival tip for today…

One script will not do it. You need a solid body of material to standout and compete in this crowded and competitive business.

And never forget — it is a business!

[Mark Sanderson @scriptcat]

#Screenwriting survival tip for today…

[Ankur Warikoo @warikoo]

Tomorrow does not have more time than today.

[Quentin Tarantino Universe @TarantinoWorld]

Happy Birthday to Quentin Tarantino who turns 61 today! 🎂

His films: timeless. His talent: unmatched. 🏆🥳

[PHILOSOPHY | φιλοσοφία @PhilosophyOnX]

Most of them speak what they
have been taught, not what
they have learned.

-- Bukowski

[Kieran Drew @ItsKieranDrew]

If you keep following the path of least resistance, the end destination is the lowest common denominator.

This is true for content, relationships, business, and life.

[Scott Myers @GoIntoTheStory]

Robert Towne: “The single most important question one must ask one’s self about a character is what are they really afraid of?" #screenwriting

[Scott Myers @GoIntoTheStory]

Quentin Tarantino: "You know every script will have four to six basic scenes that you’re going to do. It’s all the scenes in the middle that you’ve got to write through — that’s where your characters really come from." #screenwriting

[🔮✨ @TheOracleReadsU]

Stop sitting on skills and talents that could change your life. You have something so special within you, it could alter lives. But you keep getting distracted and coming up with reasons why it's not time. When the reality is, it's always been your time. Now get to manifesting.

[Mark Sanderson @scriptcat]

#Screenwriting survival tip for today…

No matter your methods… get your daily pages done!

[Francis @francis_oleh]

Spend less time networking and more time building yourself, and I guarantee you'll have a bigger network after.