2024 Zero Draft Thirty March Challenge: Day 23 One month. FADE IN to FADE OUT. Creativity meets Productivity.
Go Into The Story Interview: Kevin Sheridan My interview with 2023 Black List writer for his script Backcountry.
Script To Screen: “Cool Hand Luke” A key scene from the 1967 movie Cool Hand Luke, screenplay by Donn Pearce and Frank Pierson, novel by Donn Pearce.
Page One: “Angels With Dirty Faces” (1938) Screen play by John Wexley and Warren Duff, story by Rowland Brown, uncredited Ben Hecht, Charles MacArthur
2024 Zero Draft Thirty March Challenge: Day 22 One month. FADE IN to FADE OUT. Creativity meets Productivity.
Interview (Part 5): Kevin Sheridan My interview with 2023 Black List writer for his script Backcountry.
How insane is it for a 46 year-old to try to start a Hollywood writing career? It’s crazy, but then it’s crazy for ANYONE to expect to break into Hollywood.
2024 Zero Draft Thirty March Challenge: Day 21 One month. FADE IN to FADE OUT. Creativity meets Productivity.
Interview (Part 4): Kevin Sheridan My interview with 2023 Black List writer for his script Backcountry.
Script To Screen: “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” A great fight scene from the 2000 movie Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, screenplay by Hui-Ling Wang and James Schamus and Kuo Jung Tsai…
Page One: “Anastasia” (1997) Screenplay by Susan Gauthier & Bruce Graham and Bob Tzudiker & Noni White
A.B., as I've been tracking the downturn in spec script deals, I've note an upswing in book… Let's also note that short stories have been a hot commodity for the last couple of years in terms of acquisitions.
2024 Zero Draft Thirty March Challenge: Day 20 One month. FADE IN to FADE OUT. Creativity meets Productivity.
Interview (Part 3): Kevin Sheridan My interview with 2023 Black List writer for his script Backcountry.
Page One: “Analyze That” (2002) Written by Peter Steinfeld and Harold Ramis and Peter Tolan, characters by Kenneth Lonergan and Peter Tolan
2024 Zero Draft Thirty March Challenge: Day 19 One month. FADE IN to FADE OUT. Creativity meets Productivity.
Screenwriting 101: Amy Berg “For me, there’s no set formula, but you always want your characters to lead the plot, rather than plot leading your characters. The way to…
Interview (Part 2): Kevin Sheridan My interview with 2023 Black List writer for his script Backcountry.
2024 Zero Draft Thirty March Challenge: Day 18 One month. FADE IN to FADE OUT. Creativity meets Productivity.
Interview (Part 1): Kevin Sheridan My interview with 2023 Black List writer for his script Backcountry.
On Writing “Nothing is more satisfying than to write a good sentence. It is no fun to write lumpishly, dully, in prose the reader must plod through…