Great Scene: “Kramer vs. Kramer” Two scenes making french toast provide signposts to measure the nature of a father-son relationship.
Go Into The Story Resource: Page One A daily series featuring the first page of notable movie scripts from all eras.
Go Into The Story Interview: Jess King My Q&A with indie filmmaker, educator, and author of the new book Inclusive Screenwriting for Film and Television.
Pixar and Visual Storytelling A tiny bit of business in the movie Up reminds us that movies are primarily a visual medium.
Screenwriting 101: David White “When I sit down to write an individual scene I’ll usually think in terms of beats. This has to happen. Then this happens. Then this…
Go Into The Story Resource: Songwriters on Songwriting From David Byrne to Brian Wilson, Joan Baez to Suzanne Vega… wisdom about the creative process from a musical perspective.
2022 Willamette Writers Conference The largest writers organization in the Pacific Northwest hosts its annual conference… and this year, the site shifts to downtown Portland!
Deep Work vs. Shallow Work As writers, we need to protect time for the former from the encroachment of the latter. Here are four strategies to do precisely that.
On Writing “Perhaps because of my long history as a dancer, actress and writer, rejection is something with which I am all too familiar. . . for every…
Go Into The Story Resource: Hollywood Writing Fellowships List and links to multiple writing and mentoring programs.
Story and the Question of Self-Identity Every story inevitably raises this question about the Protagonist: “Who am I?”
Character Type: Loner “The thing is, we’ve all experienced loneliness and almost all of us are, by our human nature, social creatures. So when we happen upon a…
Go Into The Story Resource: 30 Things About Screenwriting Reflections on and basic tenets about the craft. They represent my take. If any of them resonate with you, great. If not, feel free to…
Page One: “Mary Poppins Returns” (2018) Screenplay by David Magee, screen story by David Magee & Rob Marshall) & John DeLuca, based upon a novel by P.L. Travers
Go Into The Story Resource: Sixty Second Screenwriter A video series addressing key screenwriting concerns in one minute.
The Narrative Imperative of the Hero’s Journey “The adventure they are ready for is the adventure they get.”
Story Type: Road Picture The road may serve as a metaphor for a life journey. Each of us is on a road to somewhere. Movies that reflect this theme can be an…
