http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/StoryNotesNewsletter/ Articles for beginning, intermediate, & advanced screenwriters on the art of screenwriting, the craft of the screenplay. Tue, 27 Jun 2006 04:33:11 GMT Jeff Newman http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/StoryNotesNewsletter/message/38 http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/StoryNotesNewsletter/message/38 StoryNotesNewsletter #30 Newsletter Contents: 1. The Key Elements of Drama (a short article) 2. Special Offer: ~~ 1 slot left for 1/3 off offer for screenplay Thu, 17 Jul 2003 01:42:36 GMT Jeff Newman http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/StoryNotesNewsletter/message/34 http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/StoryNotesNewsletter/message/34 StoryNotesNewsletter #27 Recently I came across a conversation I had with Lew Hunter back in 1995, which appeared in the print publication of "StoryNotes" that Fri, 27 Jun 2003 22:58:55 GMT Jeff Newman http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/StoryNotesNewsletter/message/32 http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/StoryNotesNewsletter/message/32 StoryNotesNewsletter #26 Some great issues coming up -- conversations and nitty-gritty interviews with Linda Seger, Lew Hunter, and Dona Cooper ... talking Fri, 06 Jun 2003 00:29:07 GMT Jeff Newman http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/StoryNotesNewsletter/message/31 http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/StoryNotesNewsletter/message/31 StoryNotesNewsletter #25 Let's say you have three or four reversals and/or major turning points in your screen- play. That's still not going to be enough to Wed, 28 May 2003 22:37:35 GMT Jeff Newman http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/StoryNotesNewsletter/message/30 http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/StoryNotesNewsletter/message/30 StoryNotesNewsletter readers: The "visual aid" regarding the concept of Progressive Obstacles didn't turn out well in the e-mail version of the "Obstacles" Wed, 28 May 2003 21:34:29 GMT Jeff Newman http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/StoryNotesNewsletter/message/29 http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/StoryNotesNewsletter/message/29 StoryNotesNewsletter #24 Give your interesting character a strong desire to solve a tough problem &/or achieve a difficult goal ... add opposition or Thu, 26 Dec 2002 18:34:09 GMT STORYNOTES@... http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/StoryNotesNewsletter/message/28 http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/StoryNotesNewsletter/message/28 StoryNotesNewsletter #23 This is the continuation and conclusion of the article begun in Issue #22. We left off noting that there are three types of reversals: Thu, 26 Dec 2002 18:29:51 GMT STORYNOTES@... http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/StoryNotesNewsletter/message/27 http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/StoryNotesNewsletter/message/27 StoryNotesNewsletter #22 A reversal is a dramatic device that goes back to the time of the Ancient Greeks. In stories with mainstream or traditional Fri, 20 Dec 2002 19:05:04 GMT STORYNOTES@... http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/StoryNotesNewsletter/message/26 http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/StoryNotesNewsletter/message/26 StoryNotesNewsletter #21 Due to "popular demand" -- having been asked many times, and seeing the question posed on many a newsgroup or message board -- we Mon, 16 Dec 2002 20:16:28 GMT STORYNOTES@... http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/StoryNotesNewsletter/message/25 http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/StoryNotesNewsletter/message/25 StoryNotesNewsletter #20 Before we begin the article... For those interested in receiving a StoryNotes Screenplay Evaluation, check out the price discount at Tue, 10 Dec 2002 23:35:08 GMT STORYNOTES@... http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/StoryNotesNewsletter/message/24 http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/StoryNotesNewsletter/message/24 StoryNotesNewsletter ... returns! With shorter articles. I have several in reserve, so we're good to go for a few weeks. Sorry for the long absence; I was Tue, 15 May 2001 02:52:05 GMT STORYNOTES@... http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/StoryNotesNewsletter/message/22 http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/StoryNotesNewsletter/message/22 StoryNotesNewsletter ISSUE #18: (This is a continuation of the article which began in Issue #15; see the online archive at yahoo-groups if you did not receive Tue, 15 May 2001 02:51:03 GMT STORYNOTES@... http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/StoryNotesNewsletter/message/21 http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/StoryNotesNewsletter/message/21 StoryNotesNewsletter ISSUE #17: (This is a continuation of the article which began in Issue #15; see the online archive at yahoo-groups if you did not receive Tue, 15 May 2001 02:49:06 GMT STORYNOTES@... http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/StoryNotesNewsletter/message/20 http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/StoryNotesNewsletter/message/20 StoryNotesNewsletter ISSUE #16: (This is a continuation of the article which began in Issue #15; see the online archive at yahoo-groups if you did not receive Tue, 15 May 2001 02:48:17 GMT STORYNOTES@... http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/StoryNotesNewsletter/message/19 http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/StoryNotesNewsletter/message/19 StoryNotesNewsletter ISSUE #15: Most of the best movies have two tracks: the External Story and an Internal Story. The following 4-part article discusses the