Screenwriting Lessons: “True Grit” — Part 5: Mentor Five-part series exploring lessons from the Coen brothers screenplay.
Writing and the Creative Life: What are you afraid of? The single greatest inhibitor to creativity is fear. Do you recognize any of these voices?
Daily Dialogue — June 30, 2017 “I’m not a killer. I’m just someone who wanted to make things right. Can’t I just let myself forget what you’ve told me? Can’t I just let…
Reader Question: What is life really like for a beginning screenwriter who has just broken into the… Reader question from Eric Harris:
When Hollywood Loses Control: How Foreign Box Office Owns the Movie Business Screenwriters and filmmakers, are you paying attention?
Screenwriting Lessons: “True Grit” — Part 4: Voice-Over Narration Five-part series exploring lessons from the Coen brothers screenplay.
The Business of Screenwriting: Going From Suck to Non-Suck Screenwriters experience persistent suckitude. The key: Go to non-suck.
Daily Dialogue — June 29, 2017 “Yes, this is Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, California. It’s about five o’clock in the morning. That’s the Homicide Squad — complete with…
Reader Question: How to approach writing jokes in a comedy script? Be funny, but not at the expense of character.
Dumb Little Writing Tricks That Work: Create an argument Let’s say you’re stuck writing a flat scene. No matter how you’ve approached it, the scene just lays there.
Screenwriting Lessons: “True Grit” — Part 3: Absent Nemesis Five-part series exploring lessons from the Coen brothers screenplay.
Daily Dialogue — June 28, 2017 “Saigon… shit. I’m still only in Saigon. Every time I think I’m gonna wake up back in the jungle. When I was home after my first tour, it…
J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter, Patton Oswalt and you Oh, and let’s toss some Joseph Campbell into the mix for good measure.
Spec Script Deal: “Courage” Twentieth Century Fox acquires science fiction spec script “Courage” written by Karl Gajdusek. From Deadline:
Black List writers on the craft: Theme (Part 2) Over the years, I have interviewed over 40 Black List screenwriters. This month, I am running a series featuring one topic per week related…
Screenwriting Lessons: “True Grit” — Part 2: Fish Out Of Water Five-part series exploring lessons from the Coen brothers screenplay.
Screenwriting 101: Daniel Kunka “No matter what the concept is, no matter what spectacle you put out there, nobody cares if there’s not an empathetic way into the story…
Daily Dialogue — June 27, 2017 “That night I had a dream. I dreamt I was as light as the ether- a floating spirit visiting things to come. The shades and shadows of the…
Reader Question: Is it true that only 2% of independent films get distribution? A question from Lembit:
Black List writers on the craft: Theme (Part 1) Over the years, I have interviewed over 40 Black List screenwriters. This month, I am running a series featuring one topic per week related…
Screenwriting Lessons: “True Grit” — Part 1: The First 10 Pages Five-part series exploring lessons from the Coen brothers screenplay.
On Writing “Always dream and shoot higher than you know you can do. Don’t bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be…
Daily Dialogue — June 26, 2017 Young Birdman (V.O.): It’s a beautiful day. Forget about the Times… everyone else has. Come on. Stand up! So you’re not a great actor. Who…
