Page One: “The Shining” (1980) Screenplay by Stanley Kubrick & Diane Johnson, based on a novel by Stephen King
Screenplay as a Series of Event-Reactions “A movie is — in a way — simply a continuous series of event-reactions / moment-responses.”
2022 Zero Draft Thirty September Challenge: Day 19 One month. FADE IN to FADE OUT. Creativity meets Productivity.
On Writing “You cannot be judging yourself as you write the first draft — you want to harness that unexpected energy, and you don’t want to limit the…
2022 Zero Draft Thirty September Challenge: Day 18 One month. FADE IN to FADE OUT. Creativity meets Productivity.
Go Into The Story Interview: Kryzz Gautier My interview with 2021 Black List writer for her script “Wheels Come Off.”
Page One: “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” (2013) Screenplay by Steve Conrad, screen story by Steve Conrad, based on the short story by James Thurber
2022 Zero Draft Thirty September Challenge: Day 17 One month. FADE IN to FADE OUT. Creativity meets Productivity.
Interview (Part 6): Kryzz Gautier My interview with 2021 Black List writer for her script “Wheels Come Off.”
Zero in on themes Here’s a tip on how to zero in on themes. Just as you can generally surface a story’s central theme by following the Protagonist, you can…
2022 Zero Draft Thirty September Challenge: Day 16 One month. FADE IN to FADE OUT. Creativity meets Productivity.
Interview (Part 5): Kryzz Gautier My interview with 2021 Black List writer for her script “Wheels Come Off.”
Writing and the Creative Life: Dark Places “One does not become enlightened by imagining figures of light, but by making the darkness conscious.”
2022 Zero Draft Thirty September Challenge: Day 15 One month. FADE IN to FADE OUT. Creativity meets Productivity.
Interview (Part 4): Kryzz Gautier My interview with 2021 Black List writer for her script “Wheels Come Off.”
Character Development Keys Starting September 26, my 1-week online class not only immerses you in five key archetypes, you also use them to workshop one of your…
The Business of Screenwriting: The Value of Three Scripts You write, you learn. And three scripts is a minimum for knowing the craft.
