Script Analysis: “The Big Sick” — Part 3: Characters Read the script for the hit romantic comedy and analyze it all this week.
2018 Dialogue-Writing Challenge: Day 12 A chance for you to work on your dialogue chops and win free prizes!
Script To Screen: “The Day The Earth Stood Still” (1951) One of the most memorable science fiction movies of all time, The Day The Earth Stood Still, screenplay by Edmund H. North, story by Harry…
Daily Dialogue — January 17, 2018 “Japanese submarine slammed two torpedoes into our side, chief. It was comin’ back, from the island of Tinian to Laytee, just delivered the…
Reader Question: How insane is it for a 46 year-old to try to start a Hollywood writing career? It’s crazy, but then it’s crazy for ANYONE to expect to break into Hollywood.
Script Analysis: “The Big Sick” — Part 2: Plot Read the script for the hit romantic comedy and analyze it all this week.
2018 Dialogue-Writing Challenge: Day 11 A chance for you to work on your dialogue chops and win free prizes!
Daily Dialogue — January 16, 2018 “Michael. Dear Michael. Of course it’s you, who else could they send, who else could be trusted? I… I know it’s a long way and you’re ready…
A few things to kick off our discussion. Moreover, how long can the Protagonist (Kumail) spend with Emily in a coma: The entirety of Act II? That’s too long to have Emily as an…
Story Summaries: From Loglines to Beat Sheets Learn six different types and how to use them to develop your stories.
Script Analysis: “The Big Sick” — Part 1: Scene By Scene Breakdown Read the script for the hit romantic comedy and analyze it all this week.
2018 Dialogue-Writing Challenge: Day 10 A chance for you to work on your dialogue chops and win free prizes!
On Writing “You’ve got to have characters you can identify with, and there’d better be trouble brewing somewhere. Whatever these people’s lives have…
Daily Dialogue — January 15, 2018 “I believe in the church of baseball. I’ve tried all the major religions and most of the minor ones. I’ve worshipped Buddha, Allah, Brahma…
The next Go Into The Story Reading and Analysis Script: “The Big Sick” Read the script for the hit drama-comedy and analyze it next week.
2018 Dialogue-Writing Challenge: Week 2 Writing prompts #5–9. Practice writing dialogue. Win a free class with me.
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Go Into The Story Interview (Part 6): Liz Hannah My hour-long conversation with ‘The Post’ screenwriter Liz Hannah.
Saturday Hot Links Time for the 324th installment of Saturday Hot Links, your week’s essential reading about movies, TV, streaming, Hollywood, and other…
Interview (Audio): Greta Gerwig A half-hour conversation with the writer-director of the movie Lady Bird.
Daily Dialogue — January 13, 2018 “Yes, this is Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, California. It’s about 5 0'clock in the morning. That’s the homicide squad, complete with…
