Scott Myers

What if…

Perhaps the two most powerful words in the creative process.

“The Story We Know”

Reflections on a poem by Martha Collins.

Page One: “Nightbitch” (2024)

Written for the screen by Marielle Heller, novel by Rachel Yoder

Mr. Potter and the Billionaire Class

Current events bring to mind the Nemesis of It’s a Wonderful Life.

Screenwriting 101: Craig Borten

“For me, it’s the characters, breaking the characters. That’s what I spend most of my time with. Once I’ve done that, character will speak…

Page One: “Hit Man” (2023)

Screenplay by Richard Linklater and Glen Powell, article by Skip Hollandsworth

Why I keep hosting this blog… and a Christmas wish for you

Because of emails like this!

2024 Award Season Screenplay Downloads — 1 New Script, 52 Total

It’s that time of year again when studios and production companies make available PDFs of movie scripts for award season.

Page One: “The Piano Lesson” (2024)

Screenplay by Virgil Williams & Malcolm Washington, based on a play written by August Wilson

“Why It’s A Wonderful Life is the greatest film ever made”

Filmmaker Marshall Herskovitz reminds us about the remarkable power of this holiday classic.

On Writing

“Creativity — like human life itself — begins in darkness.”

Page One: “Dìdi” (2024)

Written by Sean Wang

How to Write a Marketable Screenplay

Tips from a presentation at the Pittsburgh Shorts Filmmaker Conference.

2024 Award Season Screenplay Downloads — 2 New Scripts, 51 Total

It’s that time of year again when studios and production companies make available PDFs of movie scripts for award season.

Page One: “A Real Pain” (2024)

Written by Jesse Eisenberg

Screenwriting Tip: “The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek”

Joseph Campbell, Carl Jung, and story as psychological journey.

TCM Remembers: 2024

This year’s tribute to those in the Hollywood filmmaking community who passed away is especially moving.

Page One: “Emilia Pérez” (2024)

Written by Jacques Audiard, scenario collaboration by Thomas Bidegain, collaboration by Léa Mysius & Nicolas Livecchi, novel by Boris Razon

Writing Goals: 2025

10-part series for writers to consider what we did in 2024 and will do in 2025.

“Each scene must be a drama in itself”

This advice from silent movie era screenwriter Jeanie Macpherson still resonates today.

Page One: “The Room Next Door” (2024)

Written by Pedro Almodóvar, novel by Sigrid Nunez

2024 Award Season Screenplay Downloads — 2 New Scripts, 48 Total

It’s that time of year again when studios and production companies make available PDFs of movie scripts for award season.

Writing Goals: 2025 [Part 10] — Trust the Process

10 part series for writers to consider what we did in 2024 and will do in 2025.

Page One: “Daddio” (2023)

Written by Christy Hall

2024 Award Season Screenplay Downloads — 5 New Scripts, 46 Total

It’s that time of year again when studios and production companies make available PDFs of movie scripts for award season.