Songwriters on Songwriting: PJ Harvey “Nothing fascinates me more than putting words together, and seeing how a collection of words can produce quite a profound effect.”
Script Analysis: “Knives Out” — Part 5: Dialogue Read and analyze the script for the hit crime comedy starring an all-star cast including Chris Evans, Daniel Craig, Jamie Lee Curtis, and…
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 creating…
Daily Dialogue — June 12, 2020 Susan Vargas: Mike, do you realize this is the very first time we’ve been together in my country? Mike: Do you realize I haven’t kiss you…
Screenwriting Meta View: Return In order to return home, the Protagonist must endure a Final Struggle, one almost always tied to the resolution of Want and Need.
Songwriters On Songwriting: Bob Dylan “Anyone who wants to be a songwriter should listen to as much folk music as they can, study the form and structure of stuff that has been…
Script Analysis: “Knives Out” — Part 4: Themes Read and analyze the script for the hit crime comedy starring an all-star cast including Chris Evans, Daniel Craig, Jamie Lee Curtis, and…
The Business of Screenwriting: The screenwriter as problem-solver Words of wisdom from legendary Hollywood producer Max Millimeter.
Daily Dialogue — June 11, 2020 “There’s too many locks. I can’t get it off. I’m sorry, okay. You understand? I’m sorry.”
Yes, Laura, there are numerous flashbacks which works for three reasons: (1) They are efficient in… Per this last point, the thing I come away with from the script is how much Rian Johnson loves the whodunnit genre. He has so much fun with…
This is a Medium issue. However, as I understand, if you click on links I provide in my Twitter feed each day, that is supposed to bypass the paywall…
Akila, as to your specific question, if a writer chooses to use Word and has the patience to… However, here's my question: Why not use software? If the issue is cost, the amount of time and hassle using Word as compared to a program…
Screenwriting Meta View: Initiation “Initiation, no matter how big or small, is a powerful experience. It lies at the heart of a Protagonist’s metamorphosis.”
Songwriters on Songwriting: Donovan “You love a song and you play it, and you love it and you keep playing it. Then absentmindedly you discover a new little note that you want…
Script Analysis: “Knives Out” — Part 3: Characters Read and analyze the script for the hit crime comedy starring an all-star cast including Chris Evans, Daniel Craig, Jamie Lee Curtis, and…
Screenwriting Meta View: Separation “Whether it’s geographical, psychological, or symbolic, the Protagonist leaves the Old World behind and enters the New World.”
Songwriters On Songwriting: Willie Dixon “How often do you write songs? / Well, whenever the various facts come to your mind that you think are interesting, it can do somebody…
Script Analysis: “Knives Out” — Part 2: Plot Read and analyze the script for the hit crime comedy starring an all-star cast including Chris Evans, Daniel Craig, Jamie Lee Curtis, and…
Screenwriting 101: Michele Atkins “Write what you love. Write with what you can align with, and feel good about. Whether it’s a success or it’s not a success, at least you…
