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Daily Dialogue — August 21, 2017

“I want your full attention, Starling. Be very careful with Hannibal Lecter. Dr. Chilton at the asylum will go over all the physical…

“The Puzzling Way That Writing Heals the Body”

Can “expressive writing” contribute to one’s mental, even physical health?

Dumb Little Writing Tricks That Work: Free Association

Sometimes if you’re stuck in your writing, it’s best just to cut loose.

Screenwriting News (August 14-August 20, 2017)

The week’s writing deals and movie project news.

2017 Scene-Writing Challenge: Week 3

Here are all of Week 3’s prompts for this year’s Scene-Writing Challenge.

Interview (Video): Tom O’Connor

The screenwriter of the action comedy The Hitman’s Bodyguard.

Daily Dialogue — August 20, 2017

BEN: SHIT! MELVIN: Wait. Wait. Hold your horses, Doc. Now, what if I walked in in the middle of a hernia operation, see some poor…

Daily Dialogue theme next week: Advice

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Annotated script page: “Heat”

Writer-director Michael Mann’s notes on the famous diner scene.

Saturday Hot Links

Time for the 304th installment of Saturday Hot Links, your week’s essential reading about movies, TV, streaming, Hollywood, and other…

Joseph Campbell and the Hero’s Journey

Think the Hero’s Journey is a story formula? Think again!

Interview (Written): Steven Soderbergh

The director comes out of ‘retirement’ to make Logan Lucky.

Daily Dialogue — August 19, 2017

TRIS: Shut it down. JEANINE: No.

“The most regretful people on earth are…”

Mary Oliver offers some words for creatives to reflect on.

Deep Focus: Go Into The Movies Project

Film school on the cheap!

Joseph Campbell: “All the gods are within you”

Reprising a five part series to take us deeper into The Hero’s Journey.

2017 Scene-Writing Challenge: Day 14

Write some scenes. Win a great prize.

Writing and the Creative Life: “In great attempts, it is glorious even to fail”

When legendary football coach Vince Lombardi would speak in public, he rarely strayed far from two closely related subjects: success and…

Daily Dialogue — August 18, 2017

VANELLOPE: I’m back. Didja miss me? RALPH: Yeah, uh, hey, can we talk for a second? VANELLOPE: Wait. First, kneel down. RALPH: What? No…

Should I focus on writing a lot of scripts or just one?

What’s the best approach for trying to break into Hollywood?

Reader Question: What to do if you are contacted by several managers?

How do you decide? How do you handle saying ‘no’ diplomatically?

Joseph Campbell: “We must be willing to get rid of the life we’ve planned”

Reprising a five part series to take us deeper into The Hero’s Journey.

2017 Scene-Writing Challenge: Day 13

Write some scenes. Win a great prize.

The Business of Screenwriting: Flavor-Of-The-Week

If you sell a spec script in Hollywood, you will take LOTS of meetings.

Daily Dialogue — August 17, 2017

OSCAR: There it is. CHINA GIRL: What is that? OSCAR: Magic in a bottle. CHINA GIRL: Magic? OSCAR: Let’s give it a try. Alright. Let’s…