Reader Question: How to go about the query letter process? “Is there any direction as to how to go about the query process? Should I target a few dream-list agencies or should I paint the town with…
From Zero Draft… to Hero Draft “There are no mistakes. There are CHOICES. We have a scene. Or a character. Or a dialogue exchange. Whatever we’re writing, it represents…
Studies in Voice-Over Narration: “Double Indemnity” Part 2 of a five-part series on movies where voice-over narration works.
The Importance of Theme in Writing a Screenplay About an Historical Figure “You may very well have to shape the details and contour of your central character’s life-story to make it a movie. As they say in…
Writing and the Creative Life: Seeing… Hearing… One day a while ago, I was out with my family for a walk in the neighborhood. As we returned home, I noticed a speed limit sign in the…
Ant, I would say do pretty much the same thing, only because TV scripts are shorter, anywhere from… 2, 4, 7, 14
Pitching Advice: Create a “Pitch Persona” When you pitch a TV or movie project, your ability to perform in the room is critical.
Reader Question: How do you know when your script is ready to send out? Tough question, especially for writers who may NEVER think a story is “done.”
The Business of Screenwriting: Everything You Wanted to Know About Specs Part 19: The value of a spec script… even if it doesn’t sell.
If you are a beginning screenwriter… A guide to thousands of Go Into The Story articles you can use to learn the craft… all for free!
Reader Question: Is any exposition scene a “crock of shit”? “Exposition is critically important. However, poor handling of exposition can be lethal to creating drama and sustaining a story’s pace.”
Script To Screen: “2001: A Space Odyssey” A pivotal scene from the 1968 movie 2001: A Space Odyssey, screenplay by Stanley Kubrick and Arthur C. Clarke.
Page One: “Sully” (2016) Screenplay by Todd Komarnicki, based on the book “Highest Duty” by Chesley Sullenberger and Jeffrey Zaslow
How to Decide Which Story to Write Are you trying to figure out which of one or more stories to write next?
Great Scene: “Eyes Wide Shut” “But you know I do love you and there is something important we need to do as soon as possible.”
Screenwriting 101: Craig Mazin “I like to think of characters as struggling with something philosophical. I think we’re all philosophical by nature. I think that we…
