Go Into The Story

Dialogue-Writing Workshop

I’m reprising this popular Screenwriting Master Class course which starts Monday, November 28.

Movie Analysis: “In Bruges” — Part 1: Scene By Scene Breakdown

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

A Story Idea Each Day for a Month — Day 23

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

On Writing

“A word about villains. You want to know your villains very well indeed or you’re better advised not to go inside their heads at all. A…

Daily Dialogue — April 23, 2018

“You shoot me in a dream, you’d better wake up and apologize.”

Screenwriting News (April 16-April 22, 2018)

The week’s writing deals and movie project news.

A Story Idea Each Day for a Month — Day 22

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

Daily Dialogue theme next week: Tarantino

Join the Daily Dialogue crew: 3,628 consecutive days and counting.

Interview (Written): Tony Gilroy

The noted screenwriter and filmmaker discusses the screenplay he wrote for the movie Beirut.

Daily Dialogue — April 22, 2018

“I don’t want to talk about time travel because if we start talking about it then we’re going to be here all day talking about it, making…

Are More Women Writers Using Initials Instead of Proper Names on Their Scripts?

It may be one way of getting around unconscious or even conscious bias.

Saturday Hot Links

Time for the 338th 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 21

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

Point of Impact: A Conversation with the Writers of the USA TV series ‘SHOOTER’

Tuesday, May 1, 7:00 PM — 8:30 PM, WGF/WGAW Headquarters

Daily Dialogue — April 21, 2018

ABBY: What can I say, I’m attracted to that bad boy type… no, way! I’m getting hacked!

Or Chris, how about this: The women do manage to find the perfect candidate.

That may be one step too many… then again, maybe not.

Reader Question: How to approach writing jokes in a comedy script?

Be funny, but not at the expense of character.

“Inception”: Carl Jung’s Wet Dream

Either Christopher Nolan has studied Carl Jung or he tapped into the collective unconscious big time with his movie Inception.

A Story Idea Each Day for a Month — Day 20

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

Daily Dialogue — April 20, 2018

“I’ll create a GUI interface using Visual Basic. See if I can track an IP address.”

Reader Question: What are three good ‘how to’ scripts to read?

Three scripts essential for learning the craft.

A Story Idea Each Day for a Month — Day 19

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

Protagonist v. Nemesis: Keys to Conflict

The simplest way to imbue a story with a strong, central conflict is to have your Protagonist confront a Nemesis.

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

Part 11: Slipping a script.

Daily Dialogue — April 19, 2018

Sir Humphrey Appleby: Prime Minister, I must protest, in the strongest possible terms, my profound opposition to a newly instituted…