FrankenScript :: Lee Gabel's Screenwriting Journal/Blog

Just finished a most graphic and harrowing read: “Monster: The Autobiography of an L.A. Gang Member”. While the writing style did not appeal to me, the content was as fascinating as it was heartbreaking. It really did feel like I was right there, like a fly on the wall. I was exposed to a whole [...]

Two books that I highly recommend are “Adventures in the Screen Trade” and “Which Lie Did I Tell? More Adventures in the Screen Trade”, both by William Goldman. The first is a little dated, but the advice, education and entertainment value alone make these books well worth a read. It’s fascinating to see how a [...]

With a all my other work pausing for a moment, I finally found some time to finish reading Karl Iglesias’s book “Writing for Emotional Impact”. I wanted to read it before heading into rewrites on my latest screenplay, arming myself with new knowledge. I feel slightly overwhelmed. There is so much information in the book, [...]

As I wade through the current visual effects workload I have, I thought I’d start reading some books on screenwriting that I have taken note of with my limited free time. Since I’ll eventually get to the rewrite (hopefully before the Nicholls in May), I thought I’d take in “Writing for Emotional Impact” by Karl [...]