Writing and the Creative Life: Why Your Brain Loves Good Storytelling (Part 4) What Is / What Could Be / What Is / What Could Be / What Is…
Daily Dialogue — May 5, 2017 Jack: Blimey, I’m not that late, am I? Somebody threw themselves on the track again. I don’t blame them, there’s so many delays. Hey, what…
A Screenwriter’s Guide to Aristotle’s “Poetics” Free downloadable Go Into The Story eBook by Scott Myers.
The Business of Screenwriting: God gave you two ears and one mouth for a reason I’m at lunch with our agents in Beverly Hills. It’s February, 1987. The deal where Universal Pictures bought our spec script K-9 is…
Daily Dialogue — May 4, 2017 AARON: You follow sports? AMY: Oh my God, sports. I love them. AARON: Who’re your favorite teams? AMY: The, uh, I like smaller teams, like…
Screenwriting 101 Another great way to learn the craft: Listen to what pro screenwriters have to say about it. Hence my weekly Screenwriting 101 posts. Below…
Great Scene: “The Insider” An incendiary story. Corporate interests. The news. Something has to give.
Daily Dialogue — May 3, 2017 PETER (to himself): Well, they weren’t wrong about the view. LIZZIE: You need something? PETER: I’m so sorry, I was given the key to room…
Screenwriting 101: Matt Manfredi “Write the thing that absolutely best expresses your voice. Don’t worry about getting an agent. Don’t worry about anything like that. Just…
Daily Dialogue — May 2, 2017 GODFREY: Who are you? IRENE: I’m Irene. That was my sister Cornelia you pushed in the ashpile. GODFREY: Like me to push Cornelia’s sister…
Interview (Video): Jonathan Demme and Werner Herzog A June 2008 conversation between two giants of the film business.
A Story Idea Each Day for a Month (2017) An annual series I run every April: 30 story ideas I collect from news sources over the course of the year. These ideas are free for you to…
On Writing “I strongly believe that writing is an act of courage. It’s almost an act of physical courage. You get up and you have this great idea…
Daily Dialogue — May 1, 2017 DAVID: Look! You can’t… That’s my ball. Just a minute! SUSAN: Here’s hoping. DAVID: I say, just a minute. I beg your pardon. Oh, dear…
Go Into The Story Script Reading & Analysis: “Kubo and the Two Strings” The entire 6 part series delving into this acclaimed animated movie.
A Story Idea Each Day for a Month — Day 30 This is the eighth year in a row I’ve run this series in April.
Interview (Written): Liz W. Garcia The writer-director talks about her new movie One Percent More Humid.
Daily Dialogue — April 30, 2017 Lady Hideko: [whispering] What does a man really want? Sook-Hee: What? Lady Hideko: What I mean is… the weeding night. How would I know? I…
