Go Into The Story

2017 Spec Script Market Analysis

A free comprehensive guide to all of last year’s verified spec script deals.

A Story Idea Each Day for a Month — Day 18

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

The Role of the Trickster in ‘The Dark Knight’

In a recent Screenwriting Master Class course, we had an interesting discussion about the role of Coleman Reese in the movie The Dark…

Script To Screen: “Erin Brockovich”

A compelling scene from the 2000 movie Erin Brockovich, written by Susannah Grant.

Daily Dialogue — April 18, 2018

Hacker Man: Wait a minute. Using an RX modulator, I might be able to conduct a mainframe cell layer and hack you into the download. Kung…

Reader Question: What is the connection between the Protagonist and the inciting incident?

“Something. Happens. In my view, that is the essence of an inciting incident.”

A Story Idea Each Day for a Month — Day 17

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

My Interviews with 53 Black List Screenwriters

Over the years, I’ve interviewed dozens of writers whose scripts appeared on the annual Black List. Their collective insight into the craft…

Screenwriting 101: Lisa Joy

“I think it’s important to have a story concept that you as the writer are interested and tickled by and that gives you a fun playground to…

Daily Dialogue — April 17, 2018

Anakin: Master, sir, I heard Yoda talking about midichlorians. I’ve been wondering, what are midichlorians? Qui-Gon Jinn: Midichlorians…

Go Into The Story: “Best of the Best” Scriptwriting Website

Named to the 20th Annual Writer’s Digest 101 Best Websites for Writers list.

A Story Idea Each Day for a Month — Day 16

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

My Interviews with 30 Nicholl Fellowship Screenwriting Winners

Interviews with every Nicholl winner since 2012.

On Writing

“The rewrites are a struggle right now. Sometimes I wish writing a book could just be easy for me at last. But when I think about it…

Daily Dialogue — April 16, 2018

Jupiter Jones: Are those flying boots? Caine Wise: They harness the force of gravity, redirecting it into differential equation slips so…

Screenwriting News (April 9-April 15, 2018)

The week’s writing deals and movie project news.

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

The entire 6 part series analyzing the hit superhero movie.

A Story Idea Each Day for a Month — Day 15

This is the 9th year in a row I’ve run this series in April. Each day, I’ll give you some tips on how to come up with stories.

Interview (Video): Greta Gerwig

From the Season 8 premiere episode of the PBS series “On Story”.

Daily Dialogue — April 15, 2018

Suzanne and Michael in a motel room. She emerges from the bathroom in a negligee. He prepares a drink, his back to her. She approaches.

My big takeaway: Superhero movies CAN be emotionally engaging if they go SMALL with their plot.

You don’t need the imminent destruction of the universe to create meaningful stakes in a superhero story.

Saturday Hot Links

Time for the 337th 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 14

This is the 9th year in a row I’ve run this series in April. Last week, I provided a daily explanation about why you should make it a habit…

Script Analysis: “Logan” — Part 6: Takeaways

Read the script for the hit superhero movie and analyze it all this week.

Daily Dialogue theme next week: Technobabble

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