5 Screenwriting Skills: #5 — Conviction As writers, we have to believe in our stories, our characters, ourselves.
Writing and the Creative Life: 9 Bad Habits You Must Break To Be More Productive Nothing sabotages your productivity quite like bad habits.
Daily Dialogue — December 2, 2016 Man In Black: [sitting at the bar] Beer. Odell: What kind? Man In Black: Draft. Other Man In Black: On the rocks.
Paul, that’s often the way it works: An assistant or recently promoted manager actively looks for… So yes, be on the lookout for new managers. And when talking with manager’s assistants on the phone — following up on queries — be aware…
5 Screenwriting Skills: #4 — Voice The distinctive qualities of your creative personality expressed on the page.
The Business of Screenwriting: Flavor Of The Week If the writer does succeed in selling his script, he will almost assuredly become Hollywood’s Flavor Of The Week.
Daily Dialogue — December 1, 2016 GRAWL: Thought you could take over our world? Your kind knows no decency.
Reader Question: How can you make up for sending out a script that stinks? You thought the script was ready, however upon further review…
Good to hear, Paul. To wit: You gave me a great idea. I should make a note in this post telling people they can post questions here. Thanks!
Paul, fair point. That said, check out this interview I did with Josh Golden. He blind queried both an agent AND a producer, got read by both, and now he’s…
Podcast: The Process.Ink — Episode 3 with Janet Leahy Tom Benedek talks with writer of Mad Men, Gilmore Girls, and other TV series.
Video: Come Together — directed by Wes Anderson starring Adrien Brody A holiday commercial that is all Wes Anderson.
5 Screenwriting Skills: #3 — Experience You may not need 10,000 hours, but you do need time to mature as a writer.
Daily Dialogue — November 30, 2016 “You fools! You’re in danger! Can’t you see? They’re after you! They’re after all of us! Our wives, our children, everyone! They’re here…
Paul, what a profound response. I will pass along your comments to Eric. I’m sure he will appreciate them.
The fact you got two responses is good. How many queries did you send? Your basic approach seems fine. However be aware there is a difference between and agency and a management company, so change “agency” to…
Reader Question: How to go about the query letter process? “Is there any direction as to how to go about the query process? Should I target a few dream-list agencies or should I paint the town with…
Consider a holiday gift to Young Storytellers Foundation Now more than ever, we need great stories… and great storytellers.
Excellent counterpoint, Brian. The topic of diversity is a prominent one in Hollywood. It also pertains to genres. We want, even need movies to cover a wide spectrum of…
Video: “Science vs. Cinema: ARRIVAL” A half-hour dive into the science of the hit science fiction movie Arrival.
5 Screenwriting Skills: #2 — Knowledge To know your stuff, you need to immerse yourself in the world of cinema.
