William C Martell
@wcmartell.bsky.social
Writer of 20 produced films... Mostly awful.
Wednesday's Script Tip: FEAR IS THE KEY! We look at Fear Of The Unknown in Horror screenplays. From THE RING to US to ROSEMARY'S BABY. Can you give too much information? Too little?
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Screenwriting Tip Of The Day by William C. Martell - Fear
Monday's Screenwriting Tip by William C. Martell
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October 7, 2026 at 8:03 PM
Wednesday's Script Tip: FEAR IS THE KEY! We look at Fear Of The Unknown in Horror screenplays. From THE RING to US to ROSEMARY'S BABY. Can you give too much information? Too little?
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How do you write a car chase? SECRETS OF ACTION SCREENWRITING - under $10! "This book is dangerous!" Roger Avary, Oscar winning screenwriter "Pulp Fiction." Popeye points, Personal injuries, weapons for weirdos.
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September 19, 2026 at 10:28 PM
How do you write a car chase? SECRETS OF ACTION SCREENWRITING - under $10! "This book is dangerous!" Roger Avary, Oscar winning screenwriter "Pulp Fiction." Popeye points, Personal injuries, weapons for weirdos.
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Your kids go out into the world... and some will date bikers and get weird tattoos and end up otherwise screwed up and not how you imagined. But you still have to love them. www.scriptsecrets.net/meme/Writer1... #screenwriting #writing #amwriting #scriptsky #scriptsecrets
September 19, 2026 at 10:02 PM
Your kids go out into the world... and some will date bikers and get weird tattoos and end up otherwise screwed up and not how you imagined. But you still have to love them. www.scriptsecrets.net/meme/Writer1... #screenwriting #writing #amwriting #scriptsky #scriptsecrets
On this day in film history - September 19, 1978 - the space capsule Capricorn One exploded on re-entry and the astronauts *pretending* to be inside became targets... and go on the run in CAPRICORN ONE.
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Capricorn One: Gould, Elliott, Brolin, James, Holbrook, Hal, Vaccaro, Brenda, Waterston, Sam, Simpson, O J, Huddleston, Dr David, Doyle, David, Nicholas, Denise, Simmson, O J, Hyams, Peter: 0011301207...
Capricorn One [Gould, Elliott, Brolin, James, Holbrook, Hal, Vaccaro, Brenda, Waterston, Sam, Simpson, O J, Huddleston, Dr David, Doyle, David, Nicholas, Denise, Simmson, O J, Hyams, Peter] on Amazon....
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September 19, 2026 at 10:01 PM
On this day in film history - September 19, 1978 - the space capsule Capricorn One exploded on re-entry and the astronauts *pretending* to be inside became targets... and go on the run in CAPRICORN ONE.
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Great Goldsmith score!
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Once again, I am vowing to visit her more often...
September 19, 2026 at 9:09 PM
Once again, I am vowing to visit her more often...
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THE UNHAPPY MEDIUM: (MITCH ROBERTSON #3) When the "Psychic To The Stars" private files, with dirt on everyone in Hollywood, are stolen, Mitch must find them before the blackmail begins!
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September 19, 2026 at 8:45 PM
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MITCH ROBERTSON #1: THROUGH THE RINGER - Screenwriter Mitch Robertson just wants to sell a script, but ends up solving the mystery of a whiz kid writer whose new script stinks. Fun! 99 cents!
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MITCH ROBERTSON #1: THROUGH THE RINGER - Screenwriter Mitch Robertson just wants to sell a script, but ends up solving the mystery of a whiz kid writer whose new script stinks. Fun! 99 cents!
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MITCH ROBERTSON #1: THROUGH THE RINGER - Screenwriter Mitch Robertson just wants to sell a script, but ends up solving the mystery of a whiz kid writer whose new script stinks. Fun! 99 cents!
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Making Your Own Movie? WRITE IT, FILM IT! How to write for budget! Writing An Indie Film? Writing A Low Budget Genre Script To Sell? Writing A Made For TV Movie? Tons of techniques!
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Making Your Own Movie? WRITE IT, FILM IT! How to write for budget! Writing An Indie Film? Writing A Low Budget Genre Script To Sell? Writing A Made For TV Movie? Tons of techniques!
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August 19, 2026 at 9:20 PM
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Making Your Own Movie? WRITE IT, FILM IT! How to write for budget! Writing An Indie Film? Writing A Low Budget Genre Script To Sell? Writing A Made For TV Movie? Tons of techniques!
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August 17, 2026 at 9:20 PM
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I haven't posted in over 2 months here!
In June I was on a film festival jury in London (and after watching a million films, stuck around for a trip to Paris and Scotland).
July is my birthday month, so I was eating and drinking and watching movies in another state.
Novel is in final rewrite!
In June I was on a film festival jury in London (and after watching a million films, stuck around for a trip to Paris and Scotland).
July is my birthday month, so I was eating and drinking and watching movies in another state.
Novel is in final rewrite!
August 15, 2026 at 8:17 PM
I haven't posted in over 2 months here!
In June I was on a film festival jury in London (and after watching a million films, stuck around for a trip to Paris and Scotland).
July is my birthday month, so I was eating and drinking and watching movies in another state.
Novel is in final rewrite!
In June I was on a film festival jury in London (and after watching a million films, stuck around for a trip to Paris and Scotland).
July is my birthday month, so I was eating and drinking and watching movies in another state.
Novel is in final rewrite!
How do you write a car chase? SECRETS OF ACTION SCREENWRITING - under $10! "This book is dangerous!" Roger Avary, Oscar winning screenwriter, "Pulp Fiction." Why an action scene is a character scene and a story scene.
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August 15, 2026 at 8:13 PM
How do you write a car chase? SECRETS OF ACTION SCREENWRITING - under $10! "This book is dangerous!" Roger Avary, Oscar winning screenwriter, "Pulp Fiction." Why an action scene is a character scene and a story scene.
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CRIME TIME THRILLER: A FINE UPSTANDING CITIZEN. 25 years ago Senator Milano killed a man. Now he's one of a dozen suspects in an information leak. Can he solve the crime before they discover his secret? 86 pgs
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CRIME TIME THRILLER: A FINE UPSTANDING CITIZEN. 25 years ago Senator Milano killed a man. Now he's one of a dozen suspects in an information leak. Can he solve the crime before they discover his secret? 86 pgs
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A Fine Upstanding Citizen: A Mystery Where Everyone Is Guilty Of Something! (Crime Time Thrillers)
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CRIME TIME THRILLER: A FINE UPSTANDING CITIZEN. 25 years ago Senator Milano killed a man. Now he's one of a dozen suspects in an information leak. Can he solve the crime before they discover his secret? 86 pgs
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THE UNHAPPY MEDIUM When the "Psychic To The Stars" private files, with dirt on everyone in Hollywood, are stolen, Mitch must find them before the blackmail begins! The Psychic? His wife? His mistress? One of his famous clients?
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The Unhappy Medium: When the "Psychic To The Stars" private files are stolen, Mitch must find the blackmailer! (Mitch Robertson Mysteries Book 3)
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August 2, 2026 at 8:13 PM
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A FINE UPSTANDING CITIZEN. (CRIME TIME THRILLER) 25 years ago Senator Milano killed a man. Now he's one of a dozen suspects in an information leak. Can he solve the crime before they discover his secret? 86 pgs
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A FINE UPSTANDING CITIZEN. (CRIME TIME THRILLER) 25 years ago Senator Milano killed a man. Now he's one of a dozen suspects in an information leak. Can he solve the crime before they discover his secret? 86 pgs
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A FINE UPSTANDING CITIZEN. (CRIME TIME THRILLER) 25 years ago Senator Milano killed a man. Now he's one of a dozen suspects in an information leak. Can he solve the crime before they discover his secret? 86 pgs
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A FINE UPSTANDING CITIZEN. (CRIME TIME THRILLER) 25 years ago Senator Milano killed a man. Now he's one of a dozen suspects in an information leak. Can he solve the crime before they discover his secret? 86 pgs
New stories soon!
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When it's free for the weekend it climbs the sales charts on Amazon...
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June 7, 2026 at 1:45 AM
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May 24, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Thursday's Script Tip: Character Signatures. Creating memorable characters through repeated or unusual behavior. What simple bit of action sums up the character? What is distinctive?
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Screenwriting Tip Of The Day by William C. Martell - Character signature
thursday's Screenwriting Tip by William C. Martell
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May 21, 2026 at 8:18 PM
Thursday's Script Tip: Character Signatures. Creating memorable characters through repeated or unusual behavior. What simple bit of action sums up the character? What is distinctive?
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On this date in 1929 the first Academy Awards was held. WINGS won Outstanding Picture, and SUNRISE won Unique And Artistic Picture. Two Best Pictures - one commercial, one artistic.
Benjamin Glazer won for Writing (Adapted) for 7th HEAVEN.
Ben Hecht won for Writing (Original) for UNDERWORLD.
Benjamin Glazer won for Writing (Adapted) for 7th HEAVEN.
Ben Hecht won for Writing (Original) for UNDERWORLD.
May 16, 2026 at 8:43 PM
On this date in 1929 the first Academy Awards was held. WINGS won Outstanding Picture, and SUNRISE won Unique And Artistic Picture. Two Best Pictures - one commercial, one artistic.
Benjamin Glazer won for Writing (Adapted) for 7th HEAVEN.
Ben Hecht won for Writing (Original) for UNDERWORLD.
Benjamin Glazer won for Writing (Adapted) for 7th HEAVEN.
Ben Hecht won for Writing (Original) for UNDERWORLD.
CRIME TIME THRILLER: A FINE UPSTANDING CITIZEN. 25 years ago Senator Milano killed a man. Now he's one of a dozen suspects in an information leak. Can he solve the crime before they discover his secret? 86 pgs
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A Fine Upstanding Citizen: A Mystery Where Everyone Is Guilty Of Something! (Crime Time Thrillers)
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May 16, 2026 at 8:40 PM
CRIME TIME THRILLER: A FINE UPSTANDING CITIZEN. 25 years ago Senator Milano killed a man. Now he's one of a dozen suspects in an information leak. Can he solve the crime before they discover his secret? 86 pgs
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On this day in 1969, Monty Python was born, ushering in an era of something completely different in comedy. What's your favorite Monty Python sketch? Moment from their movies?
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Monty Python - Working-Class Playwright
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May 11, 2026 at 8:40 PM
On this day in 1969, Monty Python was born, ushering in an era of something completely different in comedy. What's your favorite Monty Python sketch? Moment from their movies?
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THROUGH THE RINGER (MITCH ROBERTSON #1) - Screenwriter Mitch Robertson just wants to sell a script, but ends up solving the mystery of a whiz kid writer whose new script stinks. Fun!
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THROUGH THE RINGER (MITCH ROBERTSON #1) - Screenwriter Mitch Robertson just wants to sell a script, but ends up solving the mystery of a whiz kid writer whose new script stinks. Fun!
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THROUGH THE RINGER (MITCH ROBERTSON #1) - Screenwriter Mitch Robertson just wants to sell a script, but ends up solving the mystery of a whiz kid writer whose new script stinks. Fun!
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THROUGH THE RINGER (MITCH ROBERTSON #1) - Screenwriter Mitch Robertson just wants to sell a script, but ends up solving the mystery of a whiz kid writer whose new script stinks. Fun!
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Tuesday's Script Tip: PERMISSION TO FAIL. You must fail a thousand times to find success. So if you are afraid of failure? You have no chance for success! Give yourself permission to fail!
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Screenwriting Tip Of The Day by William C. Martell - Permission To Fail
Monday's Screenwriting Tip by William C. Martell
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May 5, 2026 at 8:32 PM
Tuesday's Script Tip: PERMISSION TO FAIL. You must fail a thousand times to find success. So if you are afraid of failure? You have no chance for success! Give yourself permission to fail!
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