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Dec 24, 2024

Can You Really Teach Screenwriting?

Nature versus nurture

Can You Really Teach Screenwriting?

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Richard Walter

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Dec 18, 2024

Hawaiian Punch Line

Among the many perks enjoyed over several decades as a UCLA screenwriting professor, few compete with the visits I made throughout the ’90s…

Hawaiian Punch Line

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Dec 4, 2024

The Biggest Mistake a Writer Can Make is to Pay Attention to Hollywood Trends

A recipe for frustration and failure in the movie business

The Biggest Mistake a Writer Can Make is to Pay Attention to Hollywood Trends

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Richard Walter

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Nov 27, 2024

Stumbling and Bumbling Your Way to Success

Neil Simon guest-lectured in my UCLA screenwriting class. One of the students asked him, “Do you laugh at your own jokes?”

Stumbling and Bumbling Your Way to Success

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Richard Walter

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Nov 22, 2024

What’s More Important: Character or Story?

Maybe it’s a false dichotomy or a trick question

What’s More Important: Character or Story?

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Richard Walter

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Oct 26, 2024

Want to Be a Better Screenwriter? Play God.

The view is great

Want to Be a Better Screenwriter? Play God.

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Richard Walter

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Oct 10, 2024

Essential Scenes in Essential Movies

How to woo the movie-going world

Essential Scenes in Essential Movies

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Richard Walter

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Oct 2, 2024

Definitely Maybe

A great way to break into Hollywood

Definitely Maybe

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Richard Walter

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Sep 27, 2024

Why I Love Cold Callers

And maybe you should, too

Why I Love Cold Callers

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Richard Walter

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Sep 20, 2024

Why a Movie’s Setting Doesn’t Matter

Trust the legal experts

Why a Movie’s Setting Doesn’t Matter

Richard Walter

Richard Walter

Screenwriter, bestselling author, and 40 years leadership @ UCLA’s prestigious screenwriting program. Get 40 lessons from 40 years: richardwalter.com/newsletter

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