Vera Caccioppoli, MFA, is an award-winning screenwriter. She is the founder of
Hi-Way-Haven, A Place for Writers in Encinitas, California, where she teaches screenwriting, leads screenplay workshops, and provides script analysis for a national clientele.
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Rex Pickett: Up, Down— And Sideways
A revealing interview with the novelist and screenwriter (Sideways)
Screenwriters Should Always Arrive Late, And Leave Early
A mini-article on where to start, and end, every scene
Writers! Save Your Love Life!
Tough Love for Writers from the Advice Columnist, Ms. Point d'View
(PDF file, 900kb)
What Works?
Screenwriter's Guidelines, or, the Secret About Writing that Somerset Maugham Shared
A Look at Writer's Butts— And Buts
Perspectives of a writing coach