Go Into The Story

Screenwriting News (April 30-May 6, 2018)

The week’s writing deals and movie project news.

Go Into The Story Interview: Scott Beck and Bryan Woods

My interview with originators, co-writers, and executive producers of the smash horror thriller A Quiet Place.

Go Into The Story Resource: Conversations With Billy Wilder

A 28 part journey through the wonderful book “Conversations with Billy Wilder” focusing on the master filmmaker’s take on screenwriting and…

Spec Script Deal: “Ironbark”

FilmNation Entertainment acquires historical spy thriller “Ironbark” written by Tom O’Connor. From Variety:

Daily Dialogue — May 6, 2018

“Meine dispatcher says there’s something wrong with deine cah-ble?”

Saturday Hot Links

Time for the 340th installment of Saturday Hot Links, your week’s essential reading about movies, TV, streaming, Hollywood, and other…

Go Into The Story Resource: Interviews

The Daily Dialogue series not only as great information to aid in our dialogue-writing practice, each daily post reminds us of some great…

Interview (Part 6): Scott Beck and Bryan Woods

The co-writers of A Quiet Place go deep into their background, creative process, and the evolution of their hit horror movie.

Daily Dialogue theme next week: Action Hero Wisecracks

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Daily Dialogue — May 5, 2018

“Who wants to send a message to Germany?”

The Second City partners with DePaul University School of Cinematic Arts

First of its kind BFA and MFA in screenwriting and comedy filmmaking.

Go Into The Story Resource: Daily Dialogue

The Daily Dialogue series not only as great information to aid in our dialogue-writing practice, each daily post reminds us of some great…

Interview (Part 5): Scott Beck and Bryan Woods

The co-writers of A Quiet Place go deep into their background, creative process, and the evolution of their hit horror movie.

Writing and the Creative Life: Routine or Ritual?

I am fascinated by creativity, in particular how creativity manifests itself in the wide variety of people I meet or learn about. That has…

Daily Dialogue — May 4, 2018

“He took me to a private sitting room, ordered food. But… he had changed. He was full of smiles and caresses, but… I knew at once that he…

Reader Question: How insane is it for a 46 year-old to try to start a Hollywood writing career?

It’s crazy, but then it’s crazy for ANYONE to expect to break into Hollywood.

Go Into The Story Resource: Guides to Classic Movies

Selected by GITS readers, a compilation of notable movies from the 1930s through 1990s, plus some classic international films.

Interview (Part 4): Scott Beck and Bryan Woods

The co-writers of A Quiet Place go deep into their background, creative process, and the evolution of their hit horror movie.

The Business of Screenwriting: Everything you wanted to know about specs

Part 13: Targeting Specific Buyers

Daily Dialogue — May 3, 2018

Julia Roberts: What took you so long? Bruce Willis: Traffic was a bitch.

Glad you enjoyed the series, Peter.

Re “free style of writing”: Between 10 years of blogging and 16 years of teaching online, I am used to writing on the fly. And that has…

Reader Question: Do query letters still work?

The odds are long, but query letters can work if you make it part of a holistic strategy of which the single most important part is this…

Go Into The Story Resource: A Screenwriter’s Guide to Aristotle’s “Poetics”

You know you should read it. This 44 part series takes you through all of “Poetics” and offers analysis from a screenwriter’s perspective.

Interview (Part 3): Scott Beck and Bryan Woods

The co-writers of A Quiet Place go deep into their background, creative process, and the evolution of their hit horror movie.

Script To Screen: “Fabulous Baker Boys”

The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989) is a wonderful romantic comedy, written and directed by Steve Kloves who later went on to write 7 out of the…