Scott Myers

Archetypes: The Wizard of Oz (Part Two)

Analysis: Protagonist, Nemesis, Attractor, Mentor, Trickster.

Archetypes: The Wizard of Oz (Part One)

Analysis: Protagonist, Nemesis, Attractor, Mentor, Trickster.

Saturday Hot Links

Time for the 293rd installment of Saturday Hot Links, your week’s essential reading about movies, TV, streaming, Hollywood, and other…

Black List writers on the craft: Story Prep (Part 6)

Over the years, I have interviewed over 40 Black List screenwriters. This month, I will run a series featuring one topic per week related…

Daily Dialogue — June 10, 2017

INT. ANNIE’S BEDROOM — AFTERNOON

Reader Question: Are there differences between seeking representation with a manager versus and…

An email from Dave M:

Writing and the Creative Life: “Twelve Things You Were Not Taught in School About Creative…

Not a fan of listicles. This one is different.

Daily Dialogue — June 9, 2017

NOLAN: Gentlemen, turn to page 21 of the introduction. Mr Cameron, read aloud the excellent essay by Dr. Pritchard on “Understanding…

Reader Question: What about the Protagonist and the inciting incident?

Question from @SB_Boxing:

Movies You Made: “Blue Borsalino”

A short film by writer-director Mark Lobatto.

Daily Dialogue — June 8, 2017

“Poor Bob! I almost felt sorry for him! Almost!”

Business of Screenwriting: Do’s and Don’ts

A few folks posted comments the other day, requesting I talk more about the business of being a working screenwriter. A big part of that…

Reader Question: What makes a stellar logline?

The importance of a story ‘conceit’.

The Bitter Script Reader on the Netflix series “13 Reasons Why”

Thirteen part series by long-time blogger about controversial series.

Great Scene: “Good Will Hunting”

The bar scene. Will’s classic putdown. And a spin on the ‘meet cute’.

Daily Dialogue — June 7, 2017

“Rommel, you magnificent bastard, I read your book!”

Reader Question: What to do if you fall out of love with a script?

Quit? Push through?

6 Free Go Into The Story eBooks

One GITS eBook every month in 2017… all of ’em free!

Screenwriting 101: Damien Chazelle

“The thing I learned [from Whiplash], especially after having written a bunch of stuff that wasn’t personal, was that the more personal the…

Daily Dialogue — June 6, 2017

MINION: We did it! We did it! MEGAMIND: (laughs) Fist pump! ROXANNE: You did it! MEGAMIND: We won! We won! We won! Ah! Get back you…

That’s pretty awesome, Joni.

$2M, Brie Larson, Thriller.

Knock out that first draft!

Go from FADE IN to FADE OUT in my upcoming online writing workshop.

A Screenwriter’s Guide to Reading a Screenplay

Free downloadable Go Into The Story eBook by Scott Myers.

Spec Script Deal: “Linda and Monica”

Amazon Studios acquires 2016 Black List script “Linda and Monica” written by Flint Wainess. From Deadline:

Black List writers on the craft: Story Prep (Part 1)

Reflections on breaking a story from some of Hollywood’s top screenwriters.