There *is* not set process. That said, as far as learning the craft of screenwriting, here is one approach:
Screenwriting News (September 24— September 30, 2018) The week’s writing deals and movie project news.
Video: 2018 Courier 12 Screenwriters Conference Five panels covering writing comedy, web series, TV, screenwriting, and the hit movie A Quiet Place.
Great Scene: “The Graduate” This memorable montage from the 1967 movie The Graduate, screenplay by Calder Willingham and Buck Henry, novel by Charles Webb.
2018 Zero Draft Thirty September Challenge: Day 30 One month. FADE IN to FADE OUT. Creativity meets Productivity.
Daily Dialogue — September 30, 2018 “Man, come on, I had a rough night and I fucking hate The Eagles, man.”
Saturday Hot Links Time for the 361st installment of Saturday Hot Links, your week’s essential reading about movies, TV, streaming, Hollywood, and other…
Courier 12 Screenwriting Conference live today! At DePaul University in Chicago and live stream on YouTube!
2018 Zero Draft Thirty September Challenge: Day 29 One month. FADE IN to FADE OUT. Creativity meets Productivity.
Daily Dialogue theme next week: Acting Join the Daily Dialogue crew: 3,789 consecutive days and counting.
Daily Dialogue — September 29, 2018 “There’s more to this than I thought, Charlie. I’m tellin’ ya’, there’s a lot more.”
Reader Question: What does “literary style” mean in terms of writing a screenplay? Over time, screenplays have become less ‘scripty’ and more ‘literary’.
So-Called Screenwriting ‘Rules’: Part 5 There are conventions. There are expectations. There are patterns. But the simple fact is… THERE ARE NO SCREENWRITING RULES!
2018 Zero Draft Thirty September Challenge: Day 28 One month. FADE IN to FADE OUT. Creativity meets Productivity.
Writing and the Creative Life: Trust the Process In 1978, I was in my final year of a Masters of Divinity program at Yale. Going there was part of the plan I had formulated as an…
Daily Dialogue — September 28, 2018 “Listen, this car runs like shit, man. I had to pull the plugs myself this afternoon.”
Brigette, this is an excellent question because frankly for many pro screenwriters, a script is… For writers who have yet to obtain representation, this is less of a concern. If a script goes out and doesn’t generate interest, there’s…
Reader Question: Could you explain how writing credits work? A deep dive into the mysteries of screenwriting credits.
So-Called Screenwriting ‘Rules’: Part 4 There are conventions. There are expectations. There are patterns. But the simple fact is… THERE ARE NO SCREENWRITING RULES!
2018 Zero Draft Thirty September Challenge: Day 27 One month. FADE IN to FADE OUT. Creativity meets Productivity.
The Business of Screenwriting: Never send out a script before it’s ready Or how I almost managed to kill my screenwriting career before it started.
Can a Protagonist evolve into an Antagonist? “I prefer to look at it in Jungian terms: The Protagonist’s shadow has emerged from latency and because the Protagonist has not confronted…
So-Called Screenwriting ‘Rules’: Part 3 There are conventions. There are expectations. There are patterns. But the simple fact is… THERE ARE NO SCREENWRITING RULES!
