Screenwriting 101 — James V. Hart

Screenwriting 101: James V. Hart

“The secret, the great key to writing Hook, came from my son. When he was six, he asked the question, ‘What if Peter Pan grew up?’ I had been trying to find a new way into the famous ‘boy who wouldn’t grow up’ tale, and our son gave me the key. Our daughter, then three, ended up writing some of the best lines in Hook at age nine. So I listen to my kids. Even now, at ages eighteen and sixteen, our story meetings continue, and both have become distinguished writers and directors of theater in their respective schools.”

 — James V. Hart 

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