2016 Lists As you mentally and spiritually prepare for your New Year’s Eve festivities, why not take a few moments to get in touch with your inner…
Saturday Hot Links Time for the 270th installment of Saturday Hot Links, your week’s essential reading about movies, TV, streaming, Hollywood, and other…
Video: “On Story: Deconstructing ‘Dog Day Afternoon’” Screenwriters Peter Craig and Robin Swicord at the Austin Film Festival.
Reader Question: What should I do if a project sells in Hwood that is similar to a script I’m… It happens more than you think… but don’t give up hope.
Brads! I still have a box to donate to the Smithsonian when it becomes historically relevant to… Here’s to the end of 2016 and the beginning of 2017, and best of luck in all your creative endeavors, Tom!
How to Use Go Into The Story (Part 5): Learn the Business Some end of the year advice for blog readers.
Writing and the Creative Life: Of Beginnings and Endings Brothers and sisters, we all know the act of writing a story is hard work. Coming up with good ideas. Figuring out characters, Solving plot…
Interview (Written): Mike Mills A conversation with the writer-director of the movie 2oth Century Woman.
The Business of Screenwriting: When getting fired can be good news No one likes to get rewritten, but sometimes there’s a silver lining.
Daily Dialogue — December 29, 2016 “My name is Lester Burnham. This is my neighborhood; this is my street; this is my life. I am 42 years old; in less than a year I will be…
Clay, when I read scripts, I make notes throughout, so I use my laptop and a PDF program which… But someone who is traveling or commuting, and they want the freedom to read scripts easily, it makes total sense to use a tablet or even a…
Reader Question: Will new technology cause script style to change? Will reading scripts on tablets and smart phones impact screenplay style?
Daily Dialogue — December 28, 2016 “My wife used to say I’m a hard man to know. Like a closed book. Complained about it all the time. She was beautiful. I loved her. But I…
