Screenwriting 101: Jack Epps “You’ve got to understand this is going to take time. It’s a marathon, not a sprint. If you’re impatient this probably isn’t the business…
Daily Dialogue — October 17, 2017 “I asked for a car, I got a computer. How’s that for being born under a bad sign?”
Screenwriting Lessons: “The Wizard of Oz” — Part 1: Disunity to Unity A five-part series exploring lessons we can glean from classic 1939 movie.
“Argo”: Scene-By-Scene Breakdown A look at the underlying story structure of the 2012 Oscar winning movie.
‘30s Movies You Should Watch Bringing Up Baby to Duck Soup, It Happened One Night to Topper, and more.
On Writing “It’s hell writing and it’s hell not writing. The only tolerable state is having just written.”
Daily Dialogue — October 16, 2017 BRETT: You don’t exist! The code created you! COTTON: I am the code. BRETT: I cracked your code! COTTON: I cracked you. … Come with me. Be…
Go Into The Story Interview: Jack Epps My talk with the co-writer of Top Gun, Legal Eagles, The Secret of My Success.
Mickey Fisher on Writing, Selling, and Producing a TV Pilot Spec Script — Part 7 7-part series on going from original TV pilot script to network series.
Daily Dialogue theme next week: Computer Join the Daily Dialogue crew: 3,439 consecutive days and counting.
Go Into The Story Interview (Part 6): Jack Epps My talk with the co-writer of Top Gun, Legal Eagles, The Secret of My Success.
Spec Script Deal: “Dorothy & Alice” Netflix acquires fantasy drama spec script “Dorothy & Alice” written by Justin Merz. From Deadline:
Mickey Fisher on Writing, Selling, and Producing a TV Pilot Spec Script — Part 6 7-part series on going from original TV pilot script to network series.
Interview (Written): Angela Robinson Writer-director of the movie ‘Professor Marston and the Wonder Women”.
Daily Dialogue — October 14, 2017 PEETA: So what happens when we get back? KATNISS: I don’t know. I guess I may try to forget. PEETA: I don’t wanna forget.
Reader Question: How big of a plot point do I need in the middle of Act One? Talking Inciting Incident, Call to Adventure, The Hook, whatever you call it.
Go Into The Story Interview (Part 5): Jack Epps My talk with the co-writer of Top Gun, Legal Eagles, The Secret of My Success.
“Out of the given life comes a new life” Reflections on the Protagonist’s psychological journey from ‘death’ to ‘life’.
Mickey Fisher on Writing, Selling, and Producing a TV Pilot Spec Script — Part 5 7-part series on going from original TV pilot script to network series.
