A Story Idea Each Day for a Month — Day 24 This is the 12th year in a row I’ve run this series in April. Why a story idea each day for the month? Because the best way to come up with…
Movies You Made: “Brave Little Army” How a single question posed to an actor-playwright led a trilogy of films in search of the answer.
Interview: Courier 13 Podcast 70-minutes on the subject of Character-Driven Screenwriting and Storytelling… featuring none other than me!
Page One: “Grosse Pointe Blank” (1997) Screenplay by Tom Jankiewicz and D.V. DeVincentis & Steve Pink & John Cusack, story by Tom Jankiewicz
Sharon, I just go with my gut. The main thing about this series is to raise peoples' consciousness that there are story ideas EVERYWHERE! Just look for them. Then play…
A Story Idea Each Day for a Month — Day 23 This is the 12th year in a row I’ve run this series in April. Why a story idea each day for the month? Because the best way to come up with…
10 Screenwriting Skills and Traits You Need #5: Persistence: “Hollywood is the only town where you can not fail. You can only quit trying.”
Spec Script Deal: Untitled Family Adventure-Comedy Universal Pictures acquires untitled family adventure-comedy spec script written by Alex Ankeles and Morgan Jurgenson. Via Deadline:
Writing and the Creative Life: Why Your Brain Loves Good Storytelling Part 1: Something about your story, most particularly involving your Protagonist, must resonate with a reader. What that boils down to is…
Page One: “The Greatest Showman” (2017) Screenplay by Jenny Bicks and Bill Condon, story by Jenny Bicks
Check out this article I wrote way back in 2008: https://gointothestory.blcklst.com/a-connection-between-wall-e-and-alien-eba3b54d8ca0
Carol, agreed. Re people who express their interest in screenwriting, yet don’t read scripts or watch movies. I don’t get it. It’s an incredibly…
A Story Idea Each Day for a Month — Day 22 This is the 12th year in a row I’ve run this series in April. Why a story idea each day for the month? Because the best way to come up with…
10 Screenwriting Skills and Traits You Need #4: Flexibility — “A willingness to listen to suggestions, consider them, and see if you can make the good ones work.”
Spec Script Deal: “No One Will Save You” 20th Century Studios acquires spec script “No One Will Save You” written by Brian Duffield. Via Deadline:
The Business of Screenwriting: Everything You Wanted to Know About Specs Part 2: The Emergence of the Spec Script Market [1942–1990]
Page One: “The Great Gatsby” (2013) Screenplay by Baz Luhrmann & Craig Pearce, novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Isaac, sounds like you could use more time breaking story. https://gointothestory.blcklst.com/reader-question-how-to-keep-from-getting-stuck-in-act-two-2606d3199446
A Story Idea Each Day for a Month — Day 21 This is the 12th year in a row I’ve run this series in April. Why a story idea each day for the month? Because the best way to come up with…
Hollywood History: “Back to the Future” When the head of Universal Studios wanted to change the title of the movie to… well, read on.
10 Screenwriting Skills and Traits You Need #3: Consistency — “I write only when I’m inspired. Fortunately, I’m inspired at nine o’clock every morning.”
A Story Idea Each Day for a Month — Day 20 This is the 12th year in a row I’ve run this series in April. Why a story idea each day for the month? Because the best way to come up with…
