Scott Myers

Video: Aaron Sorkin Master Class

From the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival.

Daily Dialogue — September 10, 2017

Rick: Last night we said a great many things. You said I was to do the thinking for both of us. Well, I’ve done a lot of it since then, and…

Zero Draft Thirty 2017 September Challenge: Day 9

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

Writing as Jazz, Jazz as Writing

Words of writing wisdom gleaned from some jazz greats.

Daily Dialogue theme next week: Babysitting

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Saturday Hot Links

Time for the 307th installment of Saturday Hot Links, your week’s essential reading about movies, TV, streaming, Hollywood, and other…

Dumb Little Writing Tricks That Work: Set a deadline

Nothing like the fear of being publicly humiliated to motivate you to write.

Interview: Gary Dauberman

Co-writer of the hit horror movie It.

Daily Dialogue — September 9, 2017

Annie: Let’s face it. I don’t think our relationship is working. Alvy: A relationship, I think, is like a shark. You know? It has to…

Zero Draft Thirty 2017 September Challenge: Day 8

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

Writing as Jazz, Jazz as Writing: Part 10

Words of writing wisdom gleaned from some jazz greats.

Writing Mantra: “Writing equals butt on chair”

Or does it really?

Interview (Written): Rian Johnson

Conversation with writer-director of Star Wars: Episode VIII — The Last Jedi.

Writing and the Creative Life: One key to creativity… naps?

I was doing my usual thing yesterday, working my way through a virtual pile of emails, organizing my daily To Do list, and generally being…

Daily Dialogue — September 8, 2017

“My desert island, all-time, top-five most memorable breakups, in chronological order, are as follows: Alison Ashmore; Penny Hardwick…

Katiesings, this is a big part of the issue, isn’t it?

Beauty is so much more than a person’s physical nature. Maybe the ethos of British and Australian movies will seep into the consciousness…

Zero Draft Thirty 2017 September Challenge: Day 7

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

Writing as Jazz, Jazz as Writing: Part 9

Words of writing wisdom gleaned from some jazz greats.

A Screenwriter’s Guide to Story Types

Free downloadable Go Into The Story eBook by Scott Myers.

Spec Script Deal: “The Revisionist”

eONe acquires science fiction thriller spec script “The Revisionist” written by Michael Lloyd Green. From Variety:

The Business of Screenwriting: Net profits

“Net profit participation” sounds nice, but…

Daily Dialogue — September 7, 2017

“By morning, you’ll be gone. The perfect ending to this piece-of-shit story!”

Zero Draft Thirty 2017 September Challenge: Day 6

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

Writing as Jazz, Jazz as Writing: Part 8

Words of writing wisdom gleaned from some jazz greats.

Reader Question: Do I HAVE to use INT/EXT — LOCATION — DAY/NIGHT in scene headings?

First off: Are we talking a shooting script or a selling script?