A Story Idea Each Day for a Month — Day 9 This is the 10th year in a row I’ve run this series in April. Last week I provided a daily explanation about why you should make it a habit…
Interview (Part 2): Allison and Nicolas Buckmelter My interview with the 2018 Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting winners.
Go Into The Story Script Reading & Analysis: “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” The entire 6 part series on the hit animated movie.
Screenwriting 101: Patty Jones “You might love dialogue like I do, but if it’s not directing towards the plot or towards character development, better get rid of it. I…
Interview (Part 1): Allison and Nicolas Buckmelter My interview with the 2018 Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting winners.
Scene-Writing Workshop I’m reprising my one-week Scene-Writing Workshop which starts next Monday, April 15th.
Interview (Part 1): Grace Sherman My interview with the 2018 Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting winner.
A Story Idea Each Day for a Month — Day 8 This is the 10th 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…
Script Analysis: “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” — Part 6: Takeaways Read the screenplay for the hit animated movie and analyze it this week.
On Writing “Plot is people. Human emotions and desires founded on the realities of life, working at cross purposes, getting hotter and fiercer as they…
Daily Dialogue — April 8, 2019 Major Dieter Hellstrom: [in German] I must say, I grow weary of these monkeyshines.
A Story Idea Each Day for a Month — Day 7 This is the 10th 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…
Script Analysis: “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” — Part 5: Dialogue Read the screenplay for the hit animated movie and analyze it this week.
Screenwriting Advice From The Past: Scenery for Scenarios “The matter of economy in settings is perhaps the very last thing that enters the mind of the amateur photodramatist — one big reason why…
Saturday Hot Links Time for the 385th installment of Saturday Hot Links, your week’s essential reading about movies, TV, streaming, Hollywood, and other…
A Story Idea Each Day for a Month — Day 6 This is the 10th 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…
Script Analysis: “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” — Part 4: Themes Read the screenplay for the hit animated movie and analyze it this week.
Daily Dialogue theme next week: Standoff Join the Daily Dialogue crew: 3,978 consecutive days and counting.
Daily Dialogue — April 6, 2019 Tom: You’ve got to understand, your father has plans for you. Many times, he and I have talked about your future. Michael: Talked to my…
