Interview (Part 5): Harris McCabe My interview with the 2023 Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting winner.
Studying Aristotle’s “Poetics” — Part 14(A): Fear and Pity As I’ve been interviewing screenwriters, I typically ask what some of their influences are. One book title comes up over and over again…
Writing and the Creative Life: Writing sprint? How about a writing walk! If you frequent Twitter — and more specifically writers on Twitter — you may have run across the idea of a writing sprint. I first…
Interview (Part 4): Harris McCabe My interview with the 2023 Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting winner.
Studying Aristotle’s “Poetics” — Part 13(B): A Well-Constructed Plot As I’ve been interviewing screenwriters, I typically ask what some of their influences are. One book title comes up over and over again…
The Business of Screenwriting: Sometimes you’re just going to get it wrong In which I got it completely and utterly wrong about a movie project which went on to win six Oscars.
Interview (Part 3): Harris McCabe My interview with the 2023 Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting winner.
Studying Aristotle’s “Poetics” — Part 13(A): A Perfect Tragedy As I’ve been interviewing screenwriters, I typically ask what some of their influences are. One book title comes up over and over again…
Page One: “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes” (2014) Written by Mark Bomback and Rick Jaffa & Amanda Silver, based on characters created by Rick Jaffa & Amanda Silver
Interview (Part 2): Harris McCabe My interview with the 2023 Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting winner.
Studying Aristotle’s “Poetics” — Part 12: Prologue, Episode, Exode and Chorus As I’ve been interviewing screenwriters, I typically ask what some of their influences are. One book title comes up over and over again…
Screenwriting 101: John August “If you have four ideas, all equally viable, I’d recommend writing the one that has the best ending. That’s the one you’ve thought through…
Page One: “Dawn of the Dead” (2004) Screenplay by James Gunn, based on the 1978 screenplay by George A. Romero
Tang, I've interviewed every Nicholl winner since 2012. You can read all those interviews here. https://gointothestory.blcklst.com/interviews-with-44-nicholl-fellowship-screenwriting-winners-fdc87c57a9be
Interview (Part 1): Harris McCabe My interview with the 2023 Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting winner.
Studying Aristotle’s “Poetics” — Part 11: Reversal, Recognition and Suffering As I’ve been interviewing screenwriters, I typically ask what some of their influences are. One book title comes up over and over again…
On Writing “Here’s one simple rule to remember: Characters carry theme. Always. Develop your characters fully and set them in the story world where…
Go Into The Story Interview: Kayla Sun My interview with the 2023 Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting winner.
Studying Aristotle’s “Poetics” — Part 10: Simple and Complex Plots As I’ve been interviewing screenwriters, I typically ask what some of their influences are. One book title comes up over and over again…
