Success and Learning to Love Your Audience

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Success and Learning to Love Your Audience

Dan Baker — September 18, 2012 — 2 Comments

I’ve been on a bit of a journey lately. My life as a storyteller continues to be stretched, challenged, toughened, and reshaped. I’ve written before about how my attitude as a writer can either sweeten or spoil my stories, but today I want to share how I learned to love my audience.

That’s a hugely important lesson to learn, too. Between social media, crowdsourcing, new technology, and shifts in the industry, the gap between artist and audience is quickly closing (and in some cases, it’s even closed entirely). If you’re going to do business in 5-10 years you need to learn how to not just connect with your audience, but love them as well.

In Filmmaking Writing

Your Attitude Affects the Quality of Your Writing

Dan Baker — August 20, 2012 — 6 Comments

Have you ever worked and worked and worked on a project, only to hit a dead-end? I have. More than once. There’s nothing more frustrating than investing huge amounts of time and effort into an idea, only to discover you don’t know what the characters and plot want.

There’s a million tips and tricks out there, but what I’ve discovered recently addresses the problem at its root: often the quality of your writing is negatively affected by your attitude. That’s not a major revelation, sure, but I think you’ll be surprised at how I learned this.

In Filmmaking joss whedon, screenplays, Writing

5 Essential Screenplay Writing Resources

Dan Baker — August 6, 2012 — 4 Comments

Writing has to be one of the most difficult things in the world. At least it is for me (granted, I’m my own worst critic). Any little help, tip, or trick I can find is a boon, sometimes triggering a little mini-breakthrough.

Over the years I’ve discovered a number of writing resources that I turn to time and time again. If I’ve missed any here, please share what you use to get the words flowing.

In Filmmaking screenplays, Writing

Screenplay Writing Apps for iPhone and iPad

Dan Baker — June 20, 2012 — 5 Comments

Every screenplay I’ve worked on has demanded very different things from me. Sometimes I need to be home blasting some Derek Webb, other times I need to be out and about, writing wherever I can find a quiet spot.

I need the flexibility to move at a moments notice, and that means having the right iOS apps on hand to keep the creative process moving. I’ve complied a collection of apps I’ve found useful while writing, a few of my gripes, and a new alternative that could transform the way people write on their iDevices.

In iOS apple, apps, iOS, iPad, iPhone, screeplays, syndicate, Writing

Index Card for iPhone Now Available

Dan Baker — May 24, 2012 — Leave a comment

One of my favorite iPad apps, Index Card, was released as an iPhone app today! Horay!

Every writer will tell you how important it is to plot out your story before you start writing, and many do so on index cards. That’s exactly what this app sets out to do. Index Card’s straight-forward and uncomplicated interface gets out of the way so you can focus on what’s important: the story.