1. It’s still all about the story
As with any form of storytelling, it all comes down to the story. When creating a cross-media screenplay, consider whether or not you have a strong enough story to create both a screenplay and a cross-media project. Keep in mind that a cross-media project entails a world of story that expands much, much deeper than the traditional screenplay.
o Consider whether or not the story is interesting enough to expand it beyond the screen. For example, can you imagine your audience becoming so interested in …

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Stephen King suggests that you create a space for yourself somewhere in your house where you can go to do nothing but write. Whether it’s the balcony, office, or bathroom, be sure that you have a place to go when you want to write … which should be every day by the way if you’re a true writer. By the way, if you’re writing on a computer, make sure its not connected to the Internet … it truly put the block in writer’s block.
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I recently received a letter from a reader of SXR with a few good questions. Here’s what they said:

I was reading the topic of 5 things not to include in your screenplay, and you talked about how not to capitalize sound because it creates micro description. I was told and thought that you only capitalize sound when its off screen? how do you inform that there is sound off screen?

I, too, have heard that capitalizing sound is meant to inform sounds originating off-screen; the truth is, there are no rules. …

Hey fellow imaginators, 
I recently wrote an article for CultureHacker called An Exploration of Writing the Cross-media Narrative. It’s the first of many posts exploring the theories and craft elements behind the growing cross-media form of narrative storytelling. Click on over to CultureHacker for the article, and be sure post your comments, concerns, questions, and ideas directly under the post. As a fairly new form of storytelling, there’s pretty much no rules to the game … except tell a good story of course. )
A lot of exciting new articles, features, and …