2021 Zero Draft Thirty September Challenge: Day 10 One month. FADE IN to FADE OUT. Creativity meets Productivity.
Reader Question: Is there a rule as to how many “cuss words” can be used in a script? Delving into the sometimes mysterious world of the MPAA ratings system.
Writing and the Creative Life: Do It Because You Love It Back in 2012, a longtime reader of the blog forwarded me some numbers in a post I titled: Facing the Odds. I included his observations in…
2021 Zero Draft Thirty September Challenge: Day 9 One month. FADE IN to FADE OUT. Creativity meets Productivity.
10 Screenwriting Skills and Traits You Need Develop your expertise in 10 areas to maximize your screenwriting potential.
The Business of Screenwriting: The Crazed Life of a Studio Executive There is nothing laid-back about movie execs who live life in the fast lane and this impacts you — the writer.
2021 Zero Draft Thirty September Challenge: Day 8 One month. FADE IN to FADE OUT. Creativity meets Productivity
Script To Screen: “American Beauty” One of the most memorable scenes from the 1999 movie American Beauty, written by Alan Ball, a plastic bag dancing in the wind.
Songwriters on Songwriting: David Byrne “I think you have to wait for the inspiration, but unless you’re there, waiting at the bus stop… if you’re doing other things all day, a…
Page One: “The Big Short” (2015) Screenplay by Charles Randolph & Adam McKay, based upon the book by Michael Lewis
2021 Zero Draft Thirty September Challenge: Day 7 One month. FADE IN to FADE OUT. Creativity meets Productivity
Reader Question: How insane is it for a 46 year-old to try to start a Hollywood writing career? It’s crazy, but then it’s crazy for ANYONE to expect to break into Hollywood.
Screenwriting 101: Lorien McKenna “When I was in a playwriting class, we’d do this exercise, a guided visualization where you imagine opening a door and there’s a scene…
2021 Zero Draft Thirty September Challenge: Day 6 One month. FADE IN to FADE OUT. Creativity meets Productivity.
Reader Question: What’s the biggest challenge novelists face when switching to screenwriting? While closely related, there are significant differences between these two narrative forms.
On Writing “Greater than scene is situation. Greater than situation is implication. Greater than all of these is a single, entire human being, who…
Sundays with Stephen King’s “On Writing” A series featuring reflections on writing from the famed author’s memoir.
