2022 Zero Draft Thirty September Challenge: Day 21 One month. FADE IN to FADE OUT. Creativity meets Productivity.
Reader Question: Are there specific ways to focus a story? “What is the central theme of my movie? If you can’t answer that question, then that’s probably an area where you would benefit spending…
On Writing: The Difference Between Personal History and Backstory As writers, we immerse ourselves in the lives of our characters. We get curious and ask questions about them and to them, searching for…
2022 Zero Draft Thirty September Challenge: Day 20 One month. FADE IN to FADE OUT. Creativity meets Productivity.
Screenwriting 101: Laura Colella “My hope is that we would revolutionize the film business and figure out a way to make it a viable, exciting industry that caters to the…
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…
