The Psychological Subtext of the Call To Adventure At the beginning of the story, the Protagonist is just making do. Then something happens which jumbles their life… and their journey…
Interview (Part 2): Leigh Cesiro and Erica Matlin My interview with 2021 Black List writers for their script Cruel Summer.
Screenwriting 101: Brian Arnold “I like to take my time, feeling scenes out. I don’t like to really dive into a scene until I know why it needs to exist. I remember an…
Interview (Part 1): Leigh Cesiro and Erica Matlin My interview with 2021 Black List writers for their script Cruel Summer.
On Writing “Contrary to popular wisdom, being ‘blocked’ is not about running out of things to say. Instead, it’s succumbing to the unrealistic…
Page One: “Nightmare Alley” (2021) Screenplay by Guillermo del Toro & Kim Morgan, novel by William Lindsay Gresham
Why Staring Into Space Is an Important Strategy for Success “In the shower we are simply staring into space, washing our hair on autopilot. We aren’t checking our messages or Twitter feed, or writing…
The Nemesis as the Protagonist’s ‘Shadow’ Want drama? Ask your Protagonist: What do you fear the most? Then put them in a story where they have to confront that fear: Their Nemesis.
How do I know if it’s too much or too little scene description? Reader question via email from Anonymous:
Video: “Station Eleven” — How to Make an Episode A deep dive into the creative and logistical process of bringing an episode to life, from pre-production to post-production to screen from…
Being and Writing in the Moment Time is a mystery, especially in a screenplay. As writers, we can leap through decades from one scene to the next. Or we can stretch a…
Interview (Written): Lisa Joy Westworld series co-creator and executive producer talks about Season 4.
The Power of Structured Procrastination “The beauty of the structured procrastination method is that it recognizes the extreme challenge in changing that pro-tomorrow vein, and…
“The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek” Joseph Campbell, Carl Jung, and story as psychological journey.
Writing and the Creative Life: The incurable disease of writing “In psychological terms, it seems that drive is more important than talent in producing creative work.”
