Over the years I have learned a lot of tricks to help a writer write better.…
Tag: Jeffrey Scott
Guest Column ‘HTWFA’ | #40 Your writing is as good as you think it is
When you were a kid, growing up, did you ever say to yourself, “I can’t write,”…
Guest Column ‘HTWFA’ | #39 Writer, know thyself!
What is a writer’s first and most important tool? AI? Computer? Paper and pencil? Eraser? Wastebasket?…
Guest Column ‘HTWFA’ | #38 An Infinity of Ideas
When I started out as a story editor at Hanna-Barbera, a woman came into my office…
Guest Column ‘HTWFA’ | #37 How to prosper in toon town
Let me offer a few pieces of advice that may help you live long and prosper…
Guest Column ‘HTWFA’ | #36 How to pitch your project
People have been selling things to people since the serpent sold Eve the apple. As much…
Guest Column ‘HTWFA’ | #35 How to break into animation writing without an agent
There are five simple steps that, if done with intelligence, creativity, and persistence, will help you…
Guest Column ‘HTWFA’ | #34 How to sell your script or series
You can be short, tall, male, female, pimply, smell bad, or have eyebrow rings, but if…
Guest Column ‘HTWFA’ | #33 Do I need an agent?
Believe it or not, up until the mid-1980s there really was no such thing as animation…
Guest Column ‘HTWFA’ | #32 Writing a pilot script
The final part of the development process is the pilot script. A pilot has one of…
Guest Column ‘HTWFA’ | #31 The four vital elements of an animated series bible
A animated series bible must include the following four elements: The World A bible lays out…
Guest Column ‘HTWFA’ | #30 The basic elements of an animated series
The basic elements of animated TV series development are concept, presentation, bible, and pilot. The concept…
