Interview (Part 2): Murder Ink My interview with Brandon Broussard, Hudson Obayuwana, and Jana Savage, the writing team behind the 2021 Black List script “Homecoming.”
Make Words Your Friend “Putting one right word after another” — that is so right. When you bust it all down, writing is about choosing words. A writer can choose…
Ways To Write (Part 1): Email How writer-director Judd Apatow emailed himself notes which became the foundation for the movie Knocked Up.
Interview (Part 1): Murder Ink My interview with Brandon Broussard, Hudson Obayuwana, and Jana Savage, the writing team behind the 2021 Black List script “Homecoming.”
Movie Script Scene-By-Scene Breakdown: “The Harder They Fall” A breakdown of the screenplay for the 2021 action drama.
Screenwriting 101: Amma Asante “You know what I do? When I’m starting a script, I write two or three thematic words down on little pieces of paper. I fold them up, stick…
Go Into The Story Interview: Sophia Lopez My interview with 2021 Black List writer for her script A Hufflepuff Love Story.
Movie Script Scene-By-Scene Breakdown: “Red Rocket” A breakdown of the screenplay for the 2021 drama comedy from writer-director Sean Baker.
On Writing “People like to ask me if writing can be taught, and I say yes. I can teach you how to write a better sentence, how to write dialogue…
Reader Question: What if you fall out of love with a script? “What about a script you fall out of love with after 2–3 drafts, and just can’t finish? Put it aside for now or just push through?”
Interview (Part 6): Sophia Lopez My interview with 2021 Black List writer for her script A Hufflepuff Love Story.
Writers on Character Quotes from professional writers about the importance of characters in the story-writing process.
There is no right way to write Learn all you can, but ultimately it’s about your Stories and your Creative Self.
Interview (Part 5): Sophia Lopez My interview with 2021 Black List writer for her script A Hufflepuff Love Story.
Video: 10 Screenwriting Tips from Edgar Wright Reflections on the craft from the writer of Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, The World’s End, and Baby Driver.
Page One: “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest” (2006) Written by Ted Elliott& Terry Rossio, characters by Ted Elliott & Terry Rossio and Stuart Beattie and Jay Wolpert
Craig, thanks for this. Your comments got me thinking and I did some research. I found an alternate ending of the movie. I’m going to do a blog article on it…