Writing and the Creative Life: Why Your Brain Loves Good Storytelling (Part 2) Freytag’s pyramid, Cortisol, Dopamine, and you!
A Story Idea Each Day for a Month — Day 20 This is the eighth year in a row I’ve run this series in April.
The Business of Screenwriting: The Birth, Life and Death of a Movie (Part 2) When we last left this intrepid screenwriter, I was stuck in 1997, left holding a phone, speechless after learning that a supposed done…
Daily Dialogue — April 20, 2017 Fletcher: I don’t know if you heard, I’m not at Schaffer anymore. Andrew: Yeah, I did hear that. Did you quit? Fletcher: Not exactly. Some…
Spec Script Deal: “Princesses” Pascal Productions and Greymatter Productions acquires spec script “Princesses” written by Nir Paniry. From Deadline:
A Story Idea Each Day for a Month — Day 19 This is the eighth year in a row I’ve run this series in April.
Daily Dialogue — April 19, 2017 “A job’s come up and I thought about you. Well, not a job really, more of an interesting errand.”
Narrative Imperative: The Protagonist’s Destiny Reflections by Carl Jung and Joseph Campbell invert the writing process.
A Story Idea Each Day for a Month — Day 18 This is the eighth year in a row I’ve run this series in April.
Screenwriting 101: Stephen J. Cannell “I just loved it. When I was writing stuff that I liked, it just felt so good. I would read it over and think, ‘God this is really good — I…
Daily Dialogue — April 18, 2017 GIOSUÉ: What game is this? GUIDO: That’s it! It’s that game where- It’s the game- We’re all players. It’s all organized. The game is the…
Writing Mantra: “Make words your friend” “In the beginning was the word.” So begins the Gospel of John. Setting aside theological implications, this is where writing begins as well…
A Story Idea Each Day for a Month — Day 17 This is the eighth year in a row I’ve run this series in April.
On Writing “Story is about an internal struggle, not an external one. It’s about what the protagonist has to learn, to overcome, to deal with…
Daily Dialogue — April 17, 2017 Michael: All right. This one time I’ll let you ask me about my affairs. Kay Adams: Is it true? Is it? Michael: No.
Go Into The Story Script Reading & Analysis: “Hell or High Water” The entire 6 part series delving into this acclaimed indie crime drama.
There are a lot of themes at play in this story, but the central theme it seems to me is one… Toby decides to break that pattern. He’s not just robbing banks, he’s doing what is — clearly in his mind — right. Maybe not for anybody…
