On Writing “In writing, habit seems to be a much stronger force than either willpower or inspiration. Consequently there must be some little quality…
Daily Dialogue — February 11, 2019 Tom: I’ll have a decaf coffee. Trudi: I’ll have a decaf espresso. Morris Frost: I’ll have a double decaf cappuccino. Ted: Give me…
Sylvia, sorry to hear about you stint in Hollywood. I always advise people interested in pursuing screenwriting: Movies don’t owe anybody a living. So either live frugally. Keep a job and…
Great analysis, Mark. Re your concern: You can use psychological writing. If you’re judicious, you can dip INTO a character’s inner world and express that in…
Screenwriting News (February 4— February 10, 2019) Script sales, pitch deals, greenlit projects, talent attachments, and more.
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Interview: James Cameron Conversation with the filmmaker who produced and co-wrote the screenplay for the movie Alita: Battle Angel.
Saturday Hot Links Time for the 378th installment of Saturday Hot Links, your week’s essential reading about movies, TV, streaming, Hollywood, and other…
2018 Spec Script Deals Analysis: First-Timers As we continue our analysis of spec script sales in 2018, today we check out the first-timers, writers who broke into the business by…
Script To Screen: “Out Of Sight” A memorable scene from the 1998 Out Of Sight, screenplay by Scott Frank, novel by Elmore Leonard.
Interview: Spike Lee and Jordan Peele The co-writer and director of BlacKkKlansman in conversation with one of the movie’s producers.
Daily Dialogue — February 9, 2019 Dr. Emmett Brown: Marty, I’m sorry, but the only power source capable of generating 1.21 gigawatts of electricity is a bolt of lightning…
Spec Script Deals Analysis 2018: Top Sales Continuing our week long analysis of spec script sales from 2018, today we look at the deals with the biggest payoffs (at least as reported…
TED Talk (Part 5): J.J. Abrams In 2007, J.J. Abrams (Alias, Lost, Super 8) gave a TED Talk. I’m sure many of you have seen it. However, like many great presentations…
Writing and the Creative Life: 19 Daily Habits Of Artists… I don’t usually go in for the numeric lists we see floating around social media with astounding — and sometimes annoying — frequency. You…
2018 Spec Script Deals Analysis: Agents & Managers We continue our week-long analysis of spec script deals in 2017. Today: Agents and Managers.
TED Talk (Part 4): J.J. Abrams In 2007, J.J. Abrams (Alias, Lost, Super 8) gave a TED Talk. I’m sure many of you have seen it. However, like many great presentations…
Character Type: Visionary “They can see into the future… or think they can. They perceive possibilities when others see only walls. Often the power of their…
The Business of Screenwriting: There are three kinds of people in Hollywood Story. Some get it. Some kinda get it. And some… well…
Daily Dialogue — February 7, 2019 Principal Turner: Mr. Hickam, report to my office as soon as we get back to school. You do intend to enter the county science fair, do you…
2018 Spec Script Sales Analysis: Buyers Yesterday we looked at 2018 spec script deals by genre. Today we break down the numbers per major studios, mini-majors, subsidiaries…
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