It's odd, I've missing another Cowboy lately - for pretty much the same reason; 
Posted on 03/31/2009 6:47:51 PM PDT by Harpo Speaks
Hollywood’s gift to America – and the world – is the Hollywood Hero.
Cue laughter from the Left: “How quaint! How primitive! How typical of lowbrow, right-wing culture! We give our Best Picture awards to nihilist movies like "No Country for Old Men" and Best Actor awards to anti-heroes like Daniel Plainview in "There Will Be Blood." No hope for millions of Americans there!”
Many of you have probably taken courses in screenwriting and read several of books on the subject. You know about character arcs, emotional beats, and mid-point reversals. Yet, when it comes to putting words to paper, you falter and don’t know where to begin…or how to finish. The trouble is, you may have been taught how to write screenplays, but you’ve never been taught why.
Believe me – once you understand why, you’ll do everything in your power to figure out how.
So let’s begin. But be warned: you’re about to take writing advice from a screenwriter who’s been kicked out of Hollywood.
(Excerpt) Read more at bighollywood.breitbart.com ...
This is the second thing I have read by this man. I like him.
The trouble is, you may have been taught how to write screenplays, but you’ve never been taught why.
IMHO, true artists don't need to know why they write. They write because they have to.
Excellent.
It's odd, I've missing another Cowboy lately - for pretty much the same reason;
Keep writing
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