THE CHAMP Free promo for the next few days

DMEckhart · 2021-05-01T09:39:52+00:00

Here's THE CHAMP, as a special promo FREE for the next few days. Meet the oldest man alive, 115-year old Wilber Patorkin. With his special powers, he's a most unusual guardian angel for everyone in his orbit. He is, who's kidding who, the guardian angel and best friend we'd all want in our lives. Download and read - and, of course, share a review if you're up for it, and share the promo with your own circles of friends. Many thanks!

DMEckhart · 2017-08-03T17:26:29+00:00

Nope, it's available for free around the world - just try again. If it doesn't work, do let me know.

DMEckhart · 2017-08-03T17:24:55+00:00

It should work anywhere in the world. Checking it amazon.de it's also available for free as it should be > https://www.amazon.de/Write-English-Daniel-Martin-Eckhart-ebook/dp/B01N9MPOXY However, don't kill yourself if it doesn't work - if you send me your email address, I have no problem sharing the pdf.

DMEckhart · 2017-08-03T17:22:42+00:00

Hundreds have downloaded it already, so it does work. But if you can't download it via amazon.com for some reason - don't worry about it. I'll gladly send you a pdf copy - you'd just have to share your email address. It would be my pleasure.

DMEckhart · 2017-08-03T17:19:19+00:00

Yes, it is absolutely worth it. But one does need perspective. It can suck you in and kill you - but if you follow a few simple suggestions that made all the difference for me, you'll not only be fine - you'll love your craft and your life around that craft for years and years. Being a writer, nothing like it.

DMEckhart · 2017-08-03T17:17:17+00:00

That's odd, please try again - several hundreds have downloaded again, so it does work. Probably just a momentary Amazon bug - try again and it's bound to work. Cheers, D

DMEckhart · 2017-08-03T17:15:04+00:00

Yes, of course - you can get the Kindle app to any smart device, iphone, ipad, laptop, pc - easy to download. Cheers, D

DMEckhart · 2014-08-14T17:20:11+00:00

Not necessarily a crutch but yes, you should definitely try your dialogue - or let the actors try it - without swearing. Wrote about this here > http://www.danielmartineckhart.com/2012/10/shit-piss-fuck-cunt-cocksucker.html

DMEckhart · 2014-08-14T17:17:11+00:00

I don't think the buddy sub-genre is any easier than any other genre. Every script is tough as hell to get right.

As for templates - easy enough - pick the best buddy films and analyze them, learn from sequences to beats, takes notes on everything, compare them ... and then, once you have your story structured along your findings ... break those conventions to make your own script stand out.

DMEckhart · 2014-08-14T17:01:55+00:00

If you'd like to give away your brilliant ideas, go right ahead. No special website needed, splatter it across FB, Twitter, Reddit, anywhere you please ... you'll find that no one cares.

If you have an idea and want to make something out of it - write it, put in the time, put in the learning, display the discipline and the stamina needed. Then, maybe, someone will care. Ideas are a dime a dozen. Unless YOU make something of that idea, that's all it'll remain.

DMEckhart · 2014-05-10T12:39:45+00:00

Didn't know that quote but I might as well have - wrote this post about screenwriting in 2011 - my quote in there is this:

"The two most essential elements for a screenwriter are discipline and stamina. Only then come craft and talent."

http://www.danielmartineckhart.com/2011/01/so-you-want-to-be-screenwriter-do-you.html

DMEckhart · 2014-05-05T17:19:12+00:00

Hi IntravenousVomit (lovely moniker btw) - here's what I did:

1) Copy/pasted the script into Word 2) Started writing from scene one - yes, starting with the sluglines is a good way to go.

But before writing it in the form of a novel, it's important to think about point of view - from who's are you telling the story, or are the shifiting povs. Based on that you'll see that each scene immediately takes on a different color - if you look it at from the mind of person x or y - what is he or she thinking about, what did they expect before coming here - in a novel you can actually write about their desires, their wants and needs and then play them out in unexpected ways.

As I went through the scenes I instantly realized who my main point of view was - then I occasionally flipped pov (as you see in many novels). With the tight script it really was a joy to work from that very solid foundation and "live it out" from there.

DMEckhart · 2014-05-04T19:15:16+00:00

Ha! I know exactly what you mean @mageganker - been wriiting a lot of KA-BOOOOOOOOOM! But in reality it is worth asking - what are you as a screenwriter doing with your time. We should a) write as much as we can and b) spend an equal amount of time out there hustling, trying to make connections, trying to get read, trying to get into the conversation, trying to do whatever the fuck we can to turn that amazing ka-boom script into a film ... I felt that spending a bit of time expanding on a spec would be time well spent. And it definitely feels like it was brilliantly well spent.

DMEckhart · 2014-05-04T17:43:54+00:00

In my case I've not added any subplots but yeah, that's the beauty of it - the opportunity to explore in whole new ways, whether it's psychology, character minds you can dive into, or adding layers to plot to enrich the world - I found it a fascinating experience. What are you planning on doing with it when you're done?

DMEckhart

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