Scott Myers

2022 Zero Draft Thirty September Challenge: Day 5

One month. FADE IN to FADE OUT. Creativity meets Productivity.

The Problem with Script Literalists

“Stories are not a series of widgets. This fact disquiets a certain portion of writers who wish they could reduce writing a story to some…

Great Scene: “Whale Rider”

The 2003 movie Whale Rider is a wonderful story, aptly described in this IMDB plot summary:

On Writing

“It’s fashionable now to object on principle to the idea that writing is hard. Writing isn’t hard, this camp says; working in coal mines is…

Page One: “Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves” (1991)

Screenplay by Pen Densham & John Watson, story by Pen Densham

2022 Zero Draft Thirty September Challenge: Day 4

One month. FADE IN to FADE OUT. Creativity meets Productivity.

Go Into The Story Interview: Jonathan Stokes

My interview with the 5-time Black List screenwriter.

Reader Question: Where to start when developing a story?

As always, my advice is: Begin with your story’s characters.

Podcast: San Diego Screenwriters Studio

Yours truly featured on a recent interview.

Page One: “The Road” (2009)

Screenplay by Joe Penhall, based on a book by Cormac McCarthy

If you like Leigh Brackett, you'll enjoy this interview.

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They work for me:

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2022 Zero Draft Thirty September Challenge: Day 3

One month. FADE IN to FADE OUT. Creativity meets Productivity.

Interview (Part 6): Jonathan Stokes

My interview with the 5-time Black List screenwriter.

How Michael Arndt wrote “Little Miss Sunshine”

He wrote the first draft quickly, but then…

Writing and the Creative Life: Is the key to creativity “unlearning”?

What if everything we have learned in our lives has actually diminished our creativity?

Page One: “Rio Bravo” (1959)

Screenplay by Jules Furthman and Leigh Brackett, short story by B.H. McCampbell

2022 Zero Draft Thirty September Challenge: Day 2

One month. FADE IN to FADE OUT. Creativity meets Productivity.

Interview (Part 5): Jonathan Stokes

My interview with the 5-time Black List screenwriter.

“Get the damn thing done!”

The one unalterable truth about writing a first draft.

Writing and the Creative Life: Trust the Process

“There is a magic to this process that cannot be controlled by the ego. Somehow it always finds the way to the place where you need to be…

Page One: “The Ring” (2002)

Screenplay by Ehren Kruger, novel by Kôji Suzuki

2022 Zero Draft Thirty September Challenge: Day 1

One month. FADE IN to FADE OUT. Creativity meets Productivity.

Interview (Part 4): Jonathan Stokes

My interview with the 5-time Black List screenwriter.

Screenplay Structure Simplified

“Plot is critical, but how a writer gets to plot is even more critical.”