Go Into The Story

Reader Question: How should I handle an event where I will meet a Hollywood writer-producer?

Wherein I provide the single best piece of advice to a writer… ever.

Go Into The Story Interview: Chris Parrish

The story behind the family movie Thrill Ride with its writer-director.

2018 Zero Draft Thirty March Challenge: Day 18

One month. FADE IN to FADE OUT. Creativity meets Productivity.

Interview (Video): Dee Rees

A BAFTA presentation by co-writer/director of the Netflix movie “Mudbound”.

Daily Dialogue — March 18, 2018

PRESIDENT: I know that Ben said, “Keep it small and quiet.” And I don’t want to go against Ben’s wishes. (Military jet salute ROARS…

Daily Dialogue theme next week: Standoff

Join the Daily Dialogue crew: 3,593 consecutive days and counting.

Saturday Hot Links

Time for the 333rd installment of Saturday Hot Links, your week’s essential reading about movies, TV, streaming, Hollywood, and other…

2018 Zero Draft Thirty March Challenge: Day 17

One month. FADE IN to FADE OUT. Creativity meets Productivity.

Interview (Written): Charlie Kaufman

How long does it take Kaufman to write a script? “Two to three years.”

Daily Dialogue — March 17, 2018

“Donny was a good bowler, and a good man. He was…he was one of us. He was a man who loved the outdoors, and bowling, and as a surfer he…

Reader Question: How do I know if it’s too much or too little scene description?

Reader question via email from Anonymous:

Spec Script Deal: “Michael Zero”

Millennium Films acquires science fiction action spec script “Michael Zero” written by Adam Alleca. From Deadline:

2018 Zero Draft Thirty March Challenge: Day 16

One month. FADE IN to FADE OUT. Creativity meets Productivity.

Writing and the Creative Life: Is the key to creativity “unlearning”?

What if everything we have learned in our lives has actually diminished our creativity?

Daily Dialogue — March 16, 2018

“My father was an exceptional man! He may not have been a perfect man, but he was a good man, and he loved us. All I wanted to do today was…

Thanks, Stacy.

BTW it’s always worth googling: “screenplay name screenplay PDF” as the scripts definitely float around the internet, albeit illegally.

Reflections of 1st Annual Black List / Women In Film Feature Writers Lab Participants

6 writers reflect on their experience in recent writers lab in L.A.

Gender as Represented in Spec Script Deals: 1991–2017

Updated to include last year’s numbers. Bottom line: Little change.

2018 Zero Draft Thirty March Challenge: Day 15

One month. FADE IN to FADE OUT. Creativity meets Productivity.

The Business of Screenwriting: Everything you wanted to know about specs [Part 6]

Part 6: Rolling out a new writer’s spec script.

Daily Dialogue — March 15, 2018

“Good afternoon. My name is Edward Cole. I don’t know what most people say at these occasions because in all honesty, I’ve tried to avoid…

Barb, the ending is another way Three Billboards reminded me of the Coen brothers as they are big…

As you suggest, perhaps Three Billboards is a prequel to the Mildred and Dixon story in Idaho!

Update: Time to Read 2017 Movie Scripts

One of the best ways to learn the craft: Read scripts!

“Prodigy”: From Black List Logline to Movie Premiere

First-person account from co-writer / co-director of the movie Prodigy which got its start with a Go Into The Story contest.

2018 Zero Draft Thirty March Challenge: Day 14

One month. FADE IN to FADE OUT. Creativity meets Productivity.