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Hooks

Today’s Deep Story moment. Today we’re gonna talk about hooks. Which are hard to talk about because hooks are not science. They’re not even art. They’re alchemy. Voodoo. The blackest of magic. But they’re also one of the most important elements of story. The average novel today is around 90,000 Read more…

By thomasdeandonnelly, 3 years3 years ago

The Seven Minute Screenwriter is…

Thomas Dean Donnelly

TDD has been a professional screenwriter for over 25 years. In that time he has written on projects that have grossed over a billion dollars worldwide. He has worked on franchises from Voltron to Uncharted, and from Marvel’s Doctor Strange to The Walking Dead. His feature credits include Sahara starring Matthew McConaughey, and Conan the Barbarian, and he has worked at Paramount, Universal, Warner Brothers, Disney, Fox, Sony, Lionsgate, and many other studios.

He has also delved into video game writing, and teaching stints at Stephens College, Long Island University, and the University of Southern California, where he earned his Masters in Cinema Production at the start of his career.