Tweetstorm: Daniel Kunka on the one thing a Hollywood writer can control “What I have excelled at (and what keeps me from having to find a real job) is doing the one thing that you have total control over —…
Screenwriting 101: Kelly Marcel “Every scene has to be doing something. It has to be moving the story along, peeling off a layer of the onion so to speak. The goal in its…
Go Into The Story interview: Tze Chun My conversation with the film and TV writer, director, producer, and showrunner.
The Business of Screenwriting: Don’t stand in water where you should be fishing I use fishing as a metaphor for one’s approach to screenwriting. Seriously.
Screenwriting 101: Michael Mann “All right, let me try an example. A story about a guy who’s been a bootlegger and a gunman who’s retiring to a rural part of the Midwest…
Tweetstorm: Melissa Hilfers on the attitude to have when taking a meeting “No matter how many times you get knocked down not only must you get up, you must hold up your head knowing that last guy was a fool for…
On Writing “A writer has to have some kind of compulsive drive to do his work. If you don’t have it, you’d better find another kind of work, because…
Go Into The Story interview: Michael Arndt My conversationwith the screenwriter of Little Miss Sunshine and Toy Story 3 about his video: “Endings: The Good, the Bad and the Insanely…
Screenwriting 101: David Mamet “I suggest that everyone get Francis Ferguson’s edition of Aristotle’s Poetics. Read it once — it’ll make the point — and then retire to…
The Business of Screenwriting: Do you know your stuff? It’s one thing to write a script. It’s another thing to understand the craft.
On Writing “If today was not a productive day don’t beat yourself to death over it. Wake up tomorrow and start from there.”
Tweetstorm: Eric Heisserer on Finding Joy in Your Writing In April 2015, Eric Heisserer (Arrival, Lights Out, Hours, A Nightmare on Elm Street, Final Destination 5, The Thing) shared a series of…
Screenwriting 101: David Mamet “Forget every rule Syd Field, Robert McKee or any other screenwriting guru ever taught you. Except one: Never be boring.”
On Writing “The writer by nature of his profession is a dreamer and a conscious dreamer. They must imagine, and imagination takes humility, love and…
The Business of Screenwriting: Cynicism “In a town built on dreams, all too often they turn into nightmares. Somebody gets screwed. And that’s why cynicism is Hollywood’s blood…
Screenwriting 101: David Mamet “Theoretically, perfectly, what one wants to do is put the protagonist and the audience in exactly the same position. The main question in…
On Writing “If there is a secret to writing, I haven’t found it yet. All I know is you need to sit down, clear your mind, and hang in there.”
Screenwriting 101: Jeanie Macpherson “Each scene must be a drama in itself. The whole picture must be made up of a series of small dramas. This makes the completed picture a…
The Business of Screenwriting: Commencement of Principal Photography When your movie officially starts production, that can trigger a writer’s payday.
On Writing “I never had any doubts about my abilities. I knew I could write. I just had to figure out how to eat while doing this.”
Go Into The Story interview: Jessica Bendinger An in-depth conversation with the screenwriter of the fan favorite 2000 comedy Bring It On.
