Scott Myers

100 Screenwriters on Screenwriting

Professional screenwriters reflect on the craft.

Saturday Hot Links

Time for the 303rd installment of Saturday Hot Links, your week’s essential reading about movies, TV, streaming, Hollywood, and other…

Interview (Audio): David Lowery

A conversation with the writer-director of the movie A Ghost Story.

Interview (Written): Judd Apatow

The writer-director talks comedy, TV, movies, politics, and more.

Daily Dialogue — August 12, 2017

“Redrum.”

Tweetstorm: Alexi Hawley on surviving as a screenwriter in Hollywood

“This. Is. Not. Easy.”

10 Screenwriters on Screenwriting: Vol. 10

Professional screenwriters reflect on the craft.

“Relative Success in Hollywood”

On defining what success means to you in this town.

2017 Scene-Writing Challenge: Day 9

Write some scenes. Win a great prize.

Writing and the Creative Life: Think Psychologically

What makes a story resonate emotionally with a reader or viewer?

Daily Dialogue — August 11, 2017

“Beetlejuice!”

Reader Question: How to write “unwritable moments” in a screenplay?

Plus a question about writing montages.

10 Screenwriters on Screenwriting: Vol. 9

Professional screenwriters reflect on the craft.

“The Gettysburg Address is a movie”

The subject of a We Can Talk About podcast.

2017 Scene-Writing Challenge: Day 8

Write some scenes. Win a great prize.

The Business of Screenwriting: The screenwriter as problem-solver

Words of wisdom from legendary Hollywood producer Max Millimeter.

Daily Dialogue — August 10, 2017

“Boo!”

Reader Question: How likely is it newbie writers get screwed in rewrite process?

Everybody in Hollywood gets rewritten… and that will likely mean YOU!

10 Screenwriters on Screenwriting: Vol. 8

Professional screenwriters reflect on the craft.

Interview (Video): Andrew Kevin Walker

Screenwriter talks Se7en during his 2015 Austin Film Festival appearance.

2017 Scene-Writing Challenge: Day 7

Write some scenes. Win a great prize.

Great Scene: Sideways

Miles on pinot noir. Maya on the “life of wine”. Subtext abounds!

Daily Dialogue — August 9, 2017

“Inconceivable!”

Reader Question: Do characters “own” a scene?

Ownership is less important than underlying conflict between characters.

10 Screenwriters on Screenwriting: Vol. 7

Professional screenwriters reflect on the craft.