Go Into The Story

Interview (Part 1): Sean Malcolm

My interview with the 2019 Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting winner.

Screenwriting 101: Charles Randolph

“I like the experience of reading to feel like an experience of film. So I use spacing, add more air for a scene that should move quickly…

Daily Dialogue — February 18, 2020

Jesse: Listen, all this bull shit about us not seeing each other again. I don’t want to do that. Celine: I don’t want to do that either…

Q&A: Meg Gardiner

My conversation with the Edgar-winning novelist about the craft of writing, how she won ‘Jeopardy’ three times, why she is an “escaped…

Scene Description Spotlight: Express Your Voice

On February 24, I’ll be offering a terrific one-week online class. It’s called Scene Description Spotlight which sounds super practical…

2020 Zero Draft Thirty March Challenge!

One month. Fade In. Fade Out. Write an entire zero draft.

On Writing

“The way I see writing is it’s a long process of terror punctuated by periods of intense, unsurpassed pleasure. Because you’ve dealt with…

Daily Dialogue — February 17, 2020

“Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn.”

The Theology of Cinema: Redemption

“Metaphorically bondage can translate into being tied to some event or circumstance in the past, a character bound to it emotionally, even…

Go Into The Story Script Reading & Analysis: “1917”

The entire 6 part series delving into the award-winning World War I drama.

Great Scene: “Amadeus”

Compare screenplay to screen: The wondrous scene in which Mozart dictates the Requiem Mass to Salieri.

Interview: Bong Joon Ho

Several interviews with the writer-director of Parasite which won 4 Academy Awards: Best Film, Best Foreign Film, Best Director, Best…

Daily Dialogue — February 16, 2020

“Hello, Travis.”

Script Analysis: ‘1917’ — Part 6: Takeaway

Read the script for the award-winning war drama and analyze all week.

Daily Dialogue theme next week: Departure

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Movie Recommendation: ‘Come As You Are’

Interviews, background, and reflections on the hugely entertaining independent feature film which opens this weekend.

Daily Dialogue — February 15, 2020

Charlie: Look, kid, I — how much you weigh, son? When you weighed one hundred and sixty-eight pounds you were beautiful. You coulda been…

The dialogue that comes to mind is that side from Colonel Mackenzie:

I hoped today might be a good day. Hope is a dangerous thing. That’s it for now, then next week, Command will send a different message…

2020 London Screenwriters’ Festival

Pleased to announce I will be returning to the LSF in April.

Interview: Asta Philpot

A conversation with the inspiration for the upcoming comedic road movie Come As You Are.

Script Analysis: ‘1917’ — Part 5: Dialogue

Read the script for the award-winning war drama and analyze all week.

Writing and the Creative Life: Seeing… Hearing…

One day a while ago, I was out with my family for a walk in the neighborhood. As we returned home, I noticed a speed limit sign in the…

Daily Dialogue — February 14, 2020

“Don’t look now but there’s something funny going on over there at the bank George. I’ve never really seen one but that’s got all the…

Tara, I’m not a big videogame person and certainly not of the combat types, but based upon your…

I’ve read a few interviews with Mendes and he has not mentioned being influenced by videogames, but perhaps subconsciously, if not…

Here are some thoughts Alexis Howell-Jones had about the characters after having done the…

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