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AprApril 14, 2021 14April 14, 2021 2021April 14, 2021

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Producer Marc Henry Johnson has joined writer Lisa Russell to co-produce A REVOLUTIONARY ACT, a new Black Panther feature film based on the words and life of Pete O’Neal—Founder and

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FebFebruary 28, 2021 28February 28, 2021 2021February 28, 2021

Golden Globe Predictions 2021Golden Globe Predictions 2021

The Golden Globes Awards are given by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) whose approximately 90 members hail from 55 countries. Remarkably, according to the L.A. Times, February 21, 2021

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SepSeptember 16, 2020 16September 16, 2020 2020September 16, 2020
Tropes and cliches

Avoiding Script Cliches- and how to distinguish them from useful tropes.Avoiding Script Cliches- and how to distinguish them from useful tropes.

Greetings fellow screenwriter. Today I want to address the difference between tropes and overworn cliches. What is a trope? What is a cliche? Are they the same thing? The answer

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SepSeptember 13, 2020 13September 13, 2020 2020September 13, 2020
Marc Henry Johnson's tip to beat procrastination

A Quick Tip To Tricking Yourself Out Of Writing ProcrastinationA Quick Tip To Tricking Yourself Out Of Writing Procrastination

Greetings fellow creatives and writers. Today I want to cover a quick tactic on overcoming procrastination and actually getting your projects started or pages written each day. So usually, when

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MayMay 16, 2020 16May 16, 2020 2020May 16, 2020
Cliffhanger image

On CliffhangersOn Cliffhangers

One of my most-requested topics of advice involve cliffhangers -so let’s dive right in: What is a cliffhanger?Simply put, a cliffhanger is a plot device where the scene you’re writing

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MayMay 8, 2020 08May 8, 2020 2020May 8, 2020
writing process adaptation

My Process: Adapting A Book For The ScreenMy Process: Adapting A Book For The Screen

Knowing that I had ten weeks to adapt a book into a TV Story Treatment and pilot. I like to know what I’m building, so I start with the show

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FebFebruary 1, 2020 01February 1, 2020 2020February 1, 2020
On writing Climaxes

On Writing Good TV & Movie Climaxes: 4 TipsOn Writing Good TV & Movie Climaxes: 4 Tips

The climax of your story is (usually) where all your character conflict and your unfolding plot is resolved or your protagonists goal is achieved. Usually this would be at the

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JanJanuary 16, 2020 16January 16, 2020 2020January 16, 2020
tips for writing suspense

Tips To Succeed At Writing Scary StoriesTips To Succeed At Writing Scary Stories

So the writing formula to get your reader scared is same formula for basic fiction 101: if readers fear for, or care, about the protagonist then they’re much more likely

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JanJanuary 8, 2020 08January 8, 2020 2020January 8, 2020

Marc Henry Johnson Featured Speaker At Sherwood Players SeminarMarc Henry Johnson Featured Speaker At Sherwood Players Seminar

GET TICKETS HERE: EventBrite Page From GoogleNews Feed- Sherwood Players Productions in Hollywood announces its latest SPECTRUM TV & Film Industry seminar speaker, HBO Producer, and showrunner Marc Henry Johnson. Johnson

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DecDecember 1, 2019 01December 1, 2019 2019December 1, 2019
marc henry johnson on character arcs

Writing Tips: Character ArcWriting Tips: Character Arc

Today I’m continuing our discussion on character development with one of the most popular issues on the larger topic and that is character arcs A lot of you have asked

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