Scott Myers

Thanks, ZDW, for your kind words.

When I sold the spec script K-9 and broke into the business, I was a complete outsider. No film school. Not even hardly any informal…

Daily Dialogue — September 27, 2017

Captain America: Have you gotta helmet? George Hanson: Have I gotta helmet? Ha ha ha!

Zero Draft Thirty 2017 September Challenge: Day 26

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

Reader Question: Should I try to adapt my own book?

Question via Twitter from @ElizabethDeath:

Script To Screen: “American Pie”

The infamous apple pie scene.

Interview: Scott Myers

90 minutes of yours truly on the Indie Film Hustle podcast.

Screenwriting 101: Stephany Folsom

“I’m really methodical in how I write. I do a ton of research up front. Once I have my pile of research, I start outlining. I go into crazy…

Daily Dialogue — September 26, 2017

“Enough is enough! I have had it with these monkey fighting snakes on this Monday through Friday plane!”

Zero Draft Thirty 2017 September Challenge: Day 25

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

Great Scene: “Dog Day Afternoon”

“Attica! Attica! Attica!”

Here’s to the Solo Moviegoer

There’s something unique about attending a movie theater by yourself.

Writing and Rewriting Your Script

A guest post from screenwriter and educator Tom Benedek.

On Writing

“I have advice for people who want to write. I don’t care whether they’re 5 or 500. There are three things that are important: First, if…

Daily Dialogue — September 25, 2017

Peter Warne: Excuse me, lady, but that upon which you sit is mine. Ellie Andrews: I beg your pardon? Peter Warne: Now listen, I put up a…

Zero Draft Thirty 2017 September Challenge: Day 24

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

Screenwriting News (September 18-September 24, 2017)

The week’s writing deals and movie project news.

Spec Script Sale: “We Interrupt This Program”

Echo Lake Productions acquires drama spec script “We Interrupt This Program” written by Sean Sorensen. From Deadline:

Video: “Baby Driver — A Lesson in Storytelling”

An excellent 8 minute dive into the hit crime musical.

Interview: Scott Frank

One of Hollywood’s top screenwriters from the 2014 Austin Film Festival.

Daily Dialogue — September 24, 2017

“There was me, that is Alex, and my three droogs, that is Pete, Georgie, and Dim, and we sat in the Korova Milkbar trying to make up our…

Zero Draft Thirty 2017 September Challenge: Day 23

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

Daily Dialogue theme next week: Transportation

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Saturday Hot Links

Time for the 309th installment of Saturday Hot Links, your week’s essential reading about movies, TV, streaming, Hollywood, and other…

Great Scene: “The Shawshank Redemption”

Red’s parole board scenes — three of them — are their own mini-story.

Writers on Genre: Science Fiction and Fantasy (Video)

A stellar group of Hollywood screenwriters on writing genre films.