Go Into The Story

Daily Dialogue — May 2, 2018

“Gotcha, suckers!”

Thanks, Anne, for that background on how you found the site.

Re trying to sell a script: Apart from established screenplay competitions like the Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting or the Black List…

Interview (Part 2): 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.

Go Into The Story Resource: Annual Spec Script Market Reports

Detailed information and statistics on every verified spec script deal from 2008–2017, and analysis of the spec script market and business…

A Story Idea Each Day for a Month (2018)

This is the 9th year in a row I’ve run this series in April.

Screenwriting 101: Matt Manfredi

“Write the thing that absolutely best expresses your voice. Don’t worry about getting an agent. Don’t worry about anything like that. Just…

Daily Dialogue — May 1, 2018

During the filming of Good Will Hunting 2, Will and Chucky face the smarmy Harvard student Clark — again.

Pixar and the Craft of Storytelling

My popular one week online class begins Monday, May 14th.

Interview (Part 1): 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.

A Story Idea Each Day for a Month — Day 30

This is the 9th year in a row I’ve run this series in April.

On Writing

“Keep a diary, but don’t just list all the things you did during the day. Pick one incident and write it up as a brief vignette. Give it…

Daily Dialogue — April 30, 2018

“Now, take him to be tortured!”

Screenwriting News (April 23-April 29, 2018)

The week’s writing deals and movie project news.

Go Into The Story Movie Analysis: “In Bruges”

The entire 6 part series delving into the critically acclaimed indie film.

A Story Idea Each Day for a Month — Day 29

This is the 9th year in a row I’ve run this series in April.

Daily Dialogue theme next week: Movie Within a Movie

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Daily Dialogue — April 29, 2018

“My name is Lt. Aldo Raine and I’m putting together a special team, and I need me eight soldiers. Eight Jewish-American soldiers. Now…

This is one of my favorite exchanges in the movie: The shootout between Ray and Harry:

Ray: Harry, I’ve got an idea.

In Bruges is an excellent example of the mantra: “Screenplay = Simple Plot, Complex Characters”.

While Harry is a pretty straight-ahead character, bound by his own ‘moral’ code of hit man ‘ethics’ — comparable to Chigurh in No Country…

Saturday Hot Links

Time for the 339th installment of Saturday Hot Links, your week’s essential reading about movies, TV, streaming, Hollywood, and other…

A Story Idea Each Day for a Month — Day 28

This is the 9th year in a row I’ve run this series in April.

Movie Analysis: “In Bruges” — Part 6: Takeaways

Watch this critically acclaimed indie movie and analyze it all week.

Spec Script Deal: “Thug”

Tooley Productions acquires crime drama spec script “Thug” written by Tony Gayton. From Deadline:

Daily Dialogue — April 28, 2018

“If you try to run, I’ve got six little friends and they can all run faster than you can.”

Based on your comments, Mark, I checked out the script for In Bruges that I have.

He picks up the handgun from the bedside table and puts it to his head.