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	Is a Story Really Necessary?

DMCourt

2-27-2007 8:52 PM

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screenwriting, humor, lee goldberg

DMCourt says:

A repost of a blog from 2005. Lee Goldberg is a screenwriter (Spenser: For Hire, Matlock, Monk) and a writer (original novels based on Diagnosis Murder and Monk).

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I spoke at the San Francisco Writers Conference about screenwriting and
breaking into television. Afterwards, I was cornered by a senior
citizen who showed me his scrapbook from his days in Hollywood and
rambled on endlessly about all the stars he met. I don't know why he
wanted to share this with me...but we had to go through every single
page, clipping and photo. Then I mingled with the attendees,  got asked
some incredibly stupid questions and had some bizarre conversations.
Here's a sampling...</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://leegoldberg.typepad.com/a_writers_life/2007/02/a_golden_oldie.html"><P>* * * * * *<BR />"I have a great idea for a movie," a woman said to
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