Archive - 101 Things I Learned About Fiction from Film

About my writing process and how I use filmmaking as a metaphor to overcome fears of the blank page and terrible first drafts

J. Marcelo Borromeo

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February 2023

An apology and a treat.

J. Marcelo Borromeo

Feb 26

How strict should we be with the cardinal rule of storytelling? Can stories be all-tell or show-and-tell? Featuring Game of Thrones, Inception (2010…

J. Marcelo Borromeo

Feb 12

Showing love for the movies I enjoyed seeing most last year, from EEAAO to the original Texas Chain Saw Massacre

J. Marcelo Borromeo

Feb 5

January 2023

When should a story start? On film budgets, writing economically, and finding the correct "beginning" with Fresh (2022) and Drive My Car (2021)

J. Marcelo Borromeo

Jan 29

What I learned about memorable openings from The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)

J. Marcelo Borromeo

Jan 15

J. Marcelo Borromeo

Jan 8

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