Hollywood Tales “Virginia. 1990. I’m thirty-five years old, married with two very young kids. No one’s asking, but I get an idea for a love story where the…
Dumb Little Writing Tricks That Work: Unplug your Internet! And if you don’t have the self-control to do it, I’ve got a tip for you!
Interview (Part 2): Sam Boyer My interview with the 2022 Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting winner.
Screenwriting 101: Chris Wu “I started off writing specs. To my understanding, that was the preferred writing sample. Your job as a television writer working under a…
Page One: “White Noise” (2022) Written for the screen by Noah Baumbach, based on the book by Don DeLillo
6 Old Grammar Rules That Are Finally Going Out of Style Writers should feel free to write stories how the stories need to be told.
Interview (Part 1): Sam Boyer My interview with the 2022 Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting winner.
Great Scene: “Moonrise Kingdom” My favorite movie sequence of 2012 is this one from Moonrise Kingdom, written by Wes Anderson and Roman Coppola.
On Writing “Writing simply means no dependent clauses, no dangling things, no flashbacks, and keeping the subject near the predicate. We throw in as…
Go Into The Story Interview: Jennifer Archer My interview with the 2022 Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting winner.
Great Scene: “There Will Be Blood” The last scene of There Will Be Blood (2007) is one of the most gut-wrenching finales in recent film history. Written and directed by Paul…
Page One: “She Said” (2022) Screenplay by Rebecca Lenkiewicz, based on the New York Times investigation by Jodi Kantor & Megan Twohey & Rebecca Corbett, based on the…
2023 WGA Nominated Screenplays Screenplays to be honored at the 75th annual Writers Guild of America Award show on March 5, 2023.
Interview (Part 6): Jennifer Archer My interview with the 2022 Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting winner.
Interview (Video): Akela Cooper An extended conversation with the screenwriter of the smash horror hit movie M3GAN.
Page One: “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio” (2022) Screenplay by Guillermo del Toro and Patrick McHale), screen story by Guillermo del Toro and Matthew Robbins, based on the book “Pinocchio”…
Interview (Part 5): Jennifer Archer My interview with the 2022 Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting winner.
Hollywood Tales “[James] Cameron was young. He had just directed Terminator. Cameron had called a meeting to discuss his ‘next project.’ Everyone knew…
