10 Screenwriting Skills and Traits You Need #2: Courage — “It takes a kind of fearlessness to put creativity into action.”
A Story Idea Each Day for a Month — Day 19 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 Develop your expertise in 10 areas to maximize your screenwriting potential.
On Writing “I always have a clock in front of me. Sometimes, if things are going badly, I will force myself to write a page in a half an hour. I find…
Sundays with Stephen King’s “On Writing” A series featuring reflections on writing from the famed writer’s memoir.
A Story Idea Each Day for a Month — Day 18 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…
Go Into The Story Script Reading & Analysis: “Nomadland” The entire 6-part series on the acclaimed Oscar-nominated movie.
Page One: “Goodfellas” (1990) Screenplay by Nicholas Pileggi & Martin Scorsese, book by Nicholas Pileggi
Bruno, I appreciate your analysis. If Fern’s primary obstacle is moving beyond her attachment to the past… and Beau is the emotional embodiment of the past… then an argument…
A Story Idea Each Day for a Month — Day 17 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…
Script Analysis: “Nomadland” — Part 6: Takeaways A week-long analysis of this Oscar-nominated screenplay. Download. Read. Discuss.
Reader Question: How to indicate a ‘jump cut’ in a screenplay? A jump cut is a transition to suggest a time ellipsis, a jump in time, hence the term.
I'm going to focus on some moments in which Fern reflects on the marriage she had with her now… A cloudy and breezy morning. Fern is shaving Swankie’s head. Swankie sits in a chair, a towel wrapped around her neck.
A Story Idea Each Day for a Month — Day 16 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…
Script Analysis: “Nomadland” — Part 5: Dialogue A week-long analysis of this Oscar-nominated screenplay. Download. Read. Discuss.
Twelve Things You Were Not Taught in School About Creative Thinking Not a fan of listicles. This one is different.
Page One: “The Godfather: Part II” (1974) Screenplay by Francis Ford Coppola and Mario Puzo, novel by Mario Puzo
Val, what I would have to say about pitching quite literally takes about 30–45 minutes. https://gointothestory.blcklst.com/reader-question-whats-the-best-way-to-approach-pitching-33da4e0f17bd
Laura and Ant, I think you've zeroed in the two themes which came to me as I was watching the movie. Laura, that line from Bob, that's worthy of inclusion in the Dialogue comments. It's interesting, isn't it, that it takes Fern ALL THAT…
A Story Idea Each Day for a Month — Day 15 This is the 12th year in a row I’ve run this series in April. Why a story idea each day for the month? Several reasons which I’ll work my…
The Business of Screenwriting: Everything You Wanted to Know About Specs Part 1: The Genesis of the Spec Script [1900–1942]
Script Analysis: “Nomadland” — Part 4: Themes A week-long analysis of this Oscar-nominated screenplay. Download. Read. Discuss.
