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Go Into The Story Interview: Craig Mazin My in-depth interview with screenwriter and co-host (along with John August) of the popular podcast Scriptnotes.
Writing and the Creative Life: “The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek” Wisdom on creativity from Joseph Campbell and Carl Jung.
Daily Dialogue — June 29, 2018 Steve Andrews: What’re they gonna do with that thing, Dave? Lieutenant Dave: The Air Force is sending a Globemaster in. They’re flying it…
Go Into The Story Interview: Stephany Folsom My in-depth interview with the screenwriter currently working on Toy Story 4.
Spec Script Deal: “Last Christmas” Universal Pictures acquires romance spec script “Last Christmas” written by Emma Thompson and Bryanny Kimmings. From Deadline:
The Business of Screenwriting: Anatomy of a Deal (Part 1) I’ve sold several pitches in Hollywood. This was the first.
Daily Dialogue — June 28, 2018 Guy Fleegman: I don’t like this. I don’t like this at all. Gwen DeMarco: They are so cute. Guy Fleegman: Sure, they’re cute now, but in a…
Go Into The Story Interview: Aaron Guzikowski My in-depth interview with the screenwriter whose credits include Prisoners, the Sundance TV series “The Red Road”, and the upcoming film…
Script To Screen: “Five Easy Pieces” The famous ‘hold the chicken’ scene from Five Easy Pieces (screenplay by Carole Eastman, story by Carole Eastman and Bob Rafelson).
“Flipping the Script: How to Navigate the Ups and Downs of the Spec Script Market” A recent MovieMaker magazine article on the state of spec scripts in Hollywood.
Go Into The Story Interview: Ava DuVernay My in-depth interview with filmmaker whose credits include the movie Selma, the documentary 13th, and the TV series “Queen Sugar”.
Screenwriting 101: Lindsay Devlin “A lot of people think movies are just sort of, ‘Anybody can do it. Anybody can be a screenwriter.’ But it’s a tough, tough craft. It’s…
Reader Question: Are there movies where the Protagonist is the Nemesis? Is it possible for the Protagonist to also be the story’s Nemesis?
Go Into The Story Interview: Justin Marks My in-depth interview with the screenwriter of The Jungle Book and creator/executive producer of the hit Starz TV series “Counterpart”.
On Writing “If you want to really hurt you parents, and you don’t have the nerve to be gay, the least you can do is go into the arts. I’m not kidding…
Daily Dialogue — June 25, 2018 Christopher Johnson’s Son: How many moons does our planet have? Christopher Johnson: Seven. Christopher Johnson’s Son: This planet only has…
You’re welcome. (1) Both he and I are committed to doing what we can to support writers outside the Hollywood system have a chance to work their way inside…
