Reader Question: Are there any script rules that really shouldn’t be broken? Or this: “How can you break screenwriting rules if there are none?”
Daily Dialogue theme next week: Voice-Over Join the Daily Dialogue crew: 3,327 consecutive days and counting.
Saturday Hot Links Time for the 295th installment of Saturday Hot Links, your week’s essential reading about movies, TV, streaming, Hollywood, and other…
Interview (Audio): Lisa Joy, Jonah Nolan, Evan Rachel Wood Talking about the HBO series ‘Westworld’, the first season and what’s next.
2017 Annual Black List Feature Screenwriters Lab Now open for submission for October 8–14, 2017 intensive writers workshop.
John, I believe that’s an old Monkees song. You might enjoy this. So directly after Taj finishes his set, a gaggle of gals, rushed to the side of the stage. As we had to get to our…
Katie, you are quite right, we don’t grow as writers in a vacuum. My point is there is no right way to write and by extension no right way to LEARN to write. I’ve lived too long, worked in the business for…
Black List writers on the craft: Characters (Part 5) Over the years, I have interviewed over 40 Black List screenwriters. This month, I will run a series featuring one topic per week related…
Screenwriting Lessons: “The King’s Speech” — Part 5: Moments Five-part series exploring lessons from David Seidler’s Oscar winning script.
Writing and the Creative Life: Why Staring Into Space Is an Important Strategy for Success Via Psychology Today, is there any writer alive who hasn’t experienced this?
Reader Question: Shouldn’t a writer figure out the craft on their own? A question from @AndrewMcDermot1:
Black List writers on the craft: Characters (Part 4) Over the years, I have interviewed over 40 Black List screenwriters. This month, I will run a series featuring one topic per week related…
Screenwriting Lessons: “The King’s Speech” — Part 4: Shadow Five-part series exploring lessons from David Seidler’s Oscar winning script.
The Business of Screenwriting: “If it ain’t got no soul, it ain’t gonna sell” The time the legendary musician Taj Mahal laid words of wisdom on me.
Daily Dialogue — June 22, 2017 Jules is behind the wheel, Vincent in the passenger seat and Marvin in the back. VINCENT: Ever seen that show "COPS?" I was watchin' it…
Reader Question: What does it mean to “workshop” a script? My two cents worth based on years of leading writing workshops.
