Scott Myers

Daily Dialogue — September 12, 2017

“Give him a bath and put him to bed.”

Zero Draft Thirty 2017 September Challenge: Day 11

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

Keys to the Screenwriting Craft: Think Concepts

The foundation of a good script is a strong story concept.

Interview (Written): Guillermo del Toro

Writer-director of the new movie ‘The Shape of Water’.

Great scene: “Broadcast News”

Aaron’s dream come true of being a news anchorman is a flop… sweat.

On Writing

“Let’s get one thing clear right now, shall we? There is no Idea Dump, no Story Central, no Island of the Buried Bestsellers; good story…

Daily Dialogue — September 11, 2017

Captain von Trapp: Now, when I want you, this is what you will hear.

Zero Draft Thirty 2017 September Challenge: Day 10

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

Screenwriting News (September 4-September 10, 2017)

The week’s writing deals and movie project news.

Facing the Odds

How to sustain creativity in the face of considerable odds against success.

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…