Go Into The Story Week In Review: April 29-May 5, 2013

Some notable posts from this week:

A Story Idea Each Day for a Month — Day 29

A Story Idea Each Day for a Month — Day 30

Breaking the 4th Wall — Shane Black Style

Create a Compelling Protagonist

GITS Interview: Screenwriter-Producer Reid Carolin (Magic Mike)

Great Character: “WALL-E”

Hot Topics: The Black Board

Interview [Video]: Matthew Weiner and David Simon

Interview [Writtten]: Jeffrey Boam

Lawrence Kasdan: Handwritten screenplay pages of The Empire Strikes Back

Leigh Brackett: Co-screenwriter of The Empire Strikes Back

Movies You Made: “Egg”

Movies You Made: “Marianne”

Movies You Made: “Reawakening”

Movies You Made: “Spirits of the Past”

Movies You Made: “Last Night at Emilio’s” by Dom Farelli”

On Writing: David Mamet

Saturday Hot Links

Screenwriting 101: Chris McCoy

Screenwriting Tip: Know who you’re writing for

Screenwriting News (April 29-May 5, 2013)

Script To Screen: Scream

Spec Script Sale: “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood”

Spec Script Sale: “Capsule”

Spec Script Sale: “Depth of Field”

Steven Soderbergh: The State of Cinema

Studying Aristotle’s “Poetics” — Part 1: The Nature and Purpose of the Arts

The 10 Most Expensive Screenplays Ever

The Business of Screenwriting: Everything You Wanted to Know About Specs [Part 12]

The Quest Initiative: 20 Days and Counting

Wil Wheaton: Why It’s Awesome to Be a Nerd

Writing Question: Are You Thankful For Your Creativity?