Screenwriting Lessons: “The Social Network” — Part 1: Compelling Protagonist A five-part series exploring lessons we can glean from Aaron Sorkin’s script.
Screenwriting 101: Donald Margulies “Research can be seductive. Writers try to convince themselves that research is writing, but the truth is research is research. There comes…
Daily Dialogue — June 13, 2017 Phone Voice: You still haven’t told me your name. Casey: [smiling] Why do you want to know my name? Phone Voice: Because I want to know who…
Interview (Part 1): Stephanie Shannon 2013 Nicholl Fellowship in Screenwriting winner and Black List honoree.
On Writing “Writing is facing your deepest fears and all your failures, including how hard it is to write a lot of the time and how much you loathe…
Daily Dialogue — June 12, 2017 Bill Cabot: [at the stadium in Baltimore; answers his cell phone] Yeah, this is Cabot. Jack: [in a helicopter near Baltimore] The bomb is…
Black List writers on the craft: Story Prep A six-part series featuring a variety of ways to approach breaking a story.
Daily Dialogue — June 11, 2017 “In 1966, Andy Dufresne escaped from Shawshank prison. All they found of him was a muddy set of prison clothes, a bar of soap, and an old…
Daily Dialogue theme next week: Telephone Join the Daily Dialogue crew: 3,313 consecutive days and counting.
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…
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…
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…
The Bitter Script Reader on the Netflix series “13 Reasons Why” Thirteen part series by long-time blogger about controversial series.
