Daily Dialogue — April 5, 2017 WILL: So, why do you think I should work for the National Security Agency? NSA AGENT: Well, you’d be working on the cutting edge. You’d be…
Reader Question: How do I know if it’s too much or too little scene description? Reader question via email from Anonymous:
A Story Idea Each Day for a Month — Day 4 This is the eighth year in a row I’ve run this series in April. Why a story idea each day for the month? Several reasons which I’ll work my…
Screenwriting 101: Scott Neustadter “I heard a story once about Jeffrey Katzenberg that he used to make his animation writers put the theme of the movie at the top of every…
Daily Dialogue — April 4, 2017 “This is a one-day only offer, gentlemen. You saw my portfolio, you know I can handle the work, I’m willing to take salary cut. The only…
A Story Idea Each Day for a Month — Day 3 This is the eighth year in a row I’ve run this series in April. Why a story idea each day for the month? Several reasons which I’ll work my…
On Writing “It’s a job. It’s not a hobby. You don’t write the way you build a model airplane. You have to sit down and work, to schedule your time and…
Daily Dialogue — April 3, 2017 DR. JAFFE: Um…you have no actual medical training? ERIN: No. I have kids. Learned a lot right there. I’ve seen nurses give my son throat…
Zero Draft Thirty 2017 Spring Challenge: FADE OUT! FADE IN. FADE OUT. 31 Days. That describes what just transpired in March. Dozens of writers from around the world dove into their script…
Spec Script Deal: “Fragment’ Sony Pictures Entertainment acquires science fiction spec script “Fragment” written by Noah Griffith and Daniel Stewart. From Deadline:
A Story Idea Each Day for a Month — Day 2 This is the eighth year in a row I’ve run this series in April. Why a story idea each day for the month? Several reasons which I’ll work my…
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…
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Spec Script Deal: “Body Cam” Brian Robbins’ new production company acquires supernatural action spec script “Body Cam” written by Richmond Riedel. From Deadline:
Saturday Hot Links Time for the 283rd installment of Saturday Hot Links, your week’s essential reading about movies, TV, streaming, Hollywood, and other…
A Story Idea Each Day for a Month — Day 1 This is the eighth year in a row I’ve run this series in April. Why a story idea each day for the month? Several reasons which I’ll work my…
