Gaffney Inkwell

May 2025 Ink Tips

A GaffneyInkwell Newsletter on Scriptwriting May, 2025 gaffneyinkwell.com Hi Reader!! So much happening in our world! My book, Meta Story, is now available. Also, we are running a contest to boost sign-ups to this newsletter. Since becoming a professor, I no longer hire myself out for script critiques. However, this summer we will draw one name from our newsletter subscribers and give a FREE SCRIPT CRITIQUE. If you know someone who might benefit from this, have them sign up on my website, or...

about 2 months ago • 2 min read

April 2025 Ink Tip on Scriptwriting Well

A GaffneyInkwell Newsletter on Scriptwriting April 2025 gaffneyinkwell.com Hi Reader!! My book, Meta Story: What Marvel & the Messiah Can Teach Us About Great Storytelling, has launched! In honor of the book being out, I’m sharing below something from the book that you aren’t likely to find in any other resource: "The Wafer." And in honor of a plot point that is all about the feels, my tip relates to not over-plotting. Enjoy! An Idea An excerpt fROM my book, "Meta Story" on The Event point:...

3 months ago • 2 min read