Scott Myers

Reader Question: What about submitting a 187-page script?

Sure… if you want the script reader to hate you!

2018 Zero Draft Thirty September Challenge: Day 6

One month. FADE IN to FADE OUT. Creativity meets Productivity.

3 Trends Screenwriters Need to Heed

Changes in technology and entertainment platforms is having an effect on how to approach writing a screenplay.

The Business of Screenwriting: If you write a great script…

…Hollywood will find you.

Daily Dialogue — September 6, 2018

“This thing isn’t as black as it appears.”

Reader Question: What exactly is a “spec script”?

It’s actually a rather amorphous term.

2018 Zero Draft Thirty September Challenge: Day 5

One month. FADE IN to FADE OUT. Creativity meets Productivity.

Breaking the 4th Wall in Scene Description

To everyone who claims there’s a screenwriting rule asserting we can’t include so-called ‘unfilmables’ in scene description, read this!

Script To Screen: “Hanna”

A key scene from the terrific 2011 movie Hanna, screenplay by Seth Lochhead and David Farr, story by Seth Lochhead.

Daily Dialogue — September 5, 2018

“Y’all are new at this, I’m guessing.”

Reflections of 2018 Black List Feature Writer’s Lab Participants

7 writers. 7 mentors. 6 days. 1 incredible experience.

2018 Zero Draft Thirty September Challenge: Day 4

One month. FADE IN to FADE OUT. Creativity meets Productivity.

Spec Script Deal: “Salt of Joy”

Luma Pictures acquires romance drama spec script “Salt of Joy” written by Rich Greenberg. From Deadline:

Screenwriting 101 — David Magee

“What makes a writer a writer is the ability to write a scene five different ways without taking it a personal attack if someone asks you…

Daily Dialogue — September 4, 2018

“Are you desirable? Are you irresistible? Maybe if you drank bourbon with me, it would help. Maybe if you kissed me and I could taste the…

Concept = Hook

“The foundation of any movie is the screenplay. The foundation of any screenplay is the concept. Therefore it stands to reason which story…

2018 Zero Draft Thirty September Challenge: Day 3

One month. FADE IN to FADE OUT. Creativity meets Productivity.

120 Scene-Writing Prompts

At a fundamental level, screenwriting is scene-writing. Use these prompts to improve your scene-writing chops.

On Writing

“A word after a word after a word is power.”

Daily Dialogue — September 3, 2018

“Don’t tell me how to rob a bank. I know how to rob a bank.”

Screenwriting News (August 27 — September 2, 2018)

The week’s writing deals and movie project news.

2018 Zero Draft Thirty September Challenge: Day 2

One month. FADE IN to FADE OUT. Creativity meets Productivity.

The Heroine’s Journey: Part 4

I’m reprising a 4-part series from 2012 on The Heroine’s Journey because it’s as relevant today as it was over 6 years ago.

Scene-Writing Exercises [2018]

Here are 20 scene-writing prompts.

Daily Dialogue — September 2, 2018

“The only good thing about being wounded in the butt-ocks is the ice cream.”