Go Into The Story
  • Home
  • About
Sign in Subscribe

The Theology of Screenwriting

Scott Myers

03 Mar 2014
Share

A 25-part series that takes a look at theological concepts as metaphors for significant philosophical and psychological dynamics writers can use in their stories.

Annunciation

Baptism

Chosen

Congregation

Conversion

Cross

Despair

Doubt

Evil

Faith

Forgiveness

Grace

Guilt

Hell

Incarnation

Kingdom of God

Predestination

Purgatory

Redemption

Revelation

Righteousness

Salvation

Sin

Temptation

Sign up for more like this.

Enter your email
Subscribe
Tweetstorm: Ed Zwick on Screenwriting

Tweetstorm: Ed Zwick on Screenwriting

Back when Twitter was fun, screenwriters would sometimes string together a series of tweets - what came to be known as "tweetstorms." Advice, personal anecdotes, reflections on the craft. It was pretty awesome. The only problem: Once the tweetstorm came ... it went. So, I took to contacting the writers
30 Oct 2026 2 min read
Go Into The Story Interview (Part 5): Omar Al Dakheel and Elie El Choufany

Go Into The Story Interview (Part 5): Omar Al Dakheel and Elie El Choufany

Omar Al Dakheel and Elie El Choufany wrote the original screenplay The Washroom which won a 2025-2026 Nicholl Fellowship in Screenwriting. I had an hour-long conversation with the pair exploring their creative backgrounds, analyzing their Nicholl-winning screenplay, and a discussion of key aspects of the screenwriting craft.
30 Oct 2026 4 min read
On Writing

On Writing

“If you want a recipe for making a writer, have them feel a little out of place everywhere. Have them be an observer all the time.” --Lin-Manuel Miranda For 100s more On Writing posts, go here. The Protagonist’s Journey: An Introduction to Character-Driven Screenwriting and Storytelling is
29 Oct 2026
Go Into The Story © 2026
  • Sign up
Powered by Ghost