Daily Dialogue — May 20, 2020 “Don’t look now, but there’s something funny going on over there at the bank, George. I’ve never really seen one, but that’s got all the…
Laura, it does feel like a heroine’s journey, doesn’t it? What I find interesting is this: Has she changed in any substantive way? J. Campbell says the whole point of the hero’s journey is the…
Great Scene: “The Shawshank Redemption” Red’s parole board scenes — three of them — are their own mini-story.
Go Into The Story Resource: 10 Screenwriting Skills and Traits You Need Develop your expertise in 10 areas to maximize your screenwriting potential.
Script Analysis: “After the Wedding” — Part 2: Plot Read and analyze the script for the acclaimed drama mystery starring Michelle Williams, Julianne Moore, and Billy Crudup.
Screenwriting 101: Declan O’Dwyer “Work hard. Learn the craft. Work hard. Learn your craft. If your script is good, it gets noticed. If it doesn’t, write another fucking…
Daily Dialogue — May 19, 2020 “Where is the horse and the rider? Where is the horn that was blowing? They have passed like rain on the mountain, like wind in the meadow…
The Psychopathology of Heroism “As crazy as it sounds, there may be a closer link than most people would think between the extreme-altruistic personality and sociopathic…
Go Into The Story Resource: Writing and the Creative Life Dozens of articles about creativity, what it is, how to nurture it, and steer our writing into the center of our creative soul.
Script Analysis: “After the Wedding” — Part 1: Scene-By-Scene Breakdown Read and analyze the script for the acclaimed drama mystery starring Michelle Williams, Julianne Moore, and Billy Crudup.
On Writing “The terror of the white page never goes away, no matter how much you publish. Do you know how terrified I was this morning, as I woke up…
Daily Dialogue — May 18, 2020 “I’ve seen things you people wouldn’t believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched c-beams glitter in the dark near…
Reader Question: Is it possible to have a screenplay without a specific Antagonist character? Open Forum question from Eve Montana:
Go Into The Story Resource: Script To Screen Nearly 100 scenes from scripts compared to the their movie versions.
Go Into The Story Script Reading & Analysis: “Little Women” The entire 6 part series delving into the acclaimed adaptation of the classic novel by Louisa May Alcott.
How We Wrote ‘No Country for Old Men’ A Behind the Curtain video featuring Joel and Ethan Coen talking about how they adapted Cormac McCarthy’s novel into a movie.
Daily Dialogue — May 17, 2020 “All they got from Paulie was protection from other guys looking to rip them off. That’s what it’s all about. That’s what the FBI can never…
As William Goldman said, “We’re not writing a refrigerator manual.” Another advantage of Narrative Voice is that if a writer is stuck, by coming up with an alter ego / Narrative Voice / invisible character…
Ben, great to connect with you again and glad you enjoyed those Milch lectures. Re Coen brothers class: There are seven lectures I wrote, each between 6–10 pages, quite readable, but substantive in nature. You can…
Happy Birthday, Go Into The Story! Launched on May 16, 2008, here we are 4,384 consecutive days of blogging later… but what does it all mean?
Script Analysis: “Little Women” — Part 6: Takeaways Read and analyze the script for the acclaimed adaptation of the classic novel by Louisa May Alcott.
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