Go Into The Story

Zero Draft Thirty 2017 September Challenge: Day 13

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

Keys to the Craft: Read Scripts

Essential to read screenplays to study style, tone, feel, structure, pace…

Wednesday 9.13.17 is Character Day

A guest post from screenwriter Tom Benedek.

Great Scene: “Jaws”

It’s the antithesis of ‘show it, don’t say it’… and it flat out works.

Tweetstorm: Eric Heisserer on When a Writer Should Walk Away From a Project

A series of tweets on a tricky topic for writers.

Daily Dialogue — September 13, 2017

Miles: Where do you live? Buck: In the city. Miles: You have a house? Buck: Apartment. Miles: Own or rent? Buck: Rent. Miles: What do you…

Zero Draft Thirty 2017 September Challenge: Day 12

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

Keys to the Screenwriting Craft: Watch Movies

Movies must be in your lifeblood. Best way to do that: Watch a LOT of them.

9 Free Go Into The Story eBooks

One GITS eBook every month in 2017… all of ’em free!

Great Scene: “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid”

Butch and Sundance return to the Hole in the Wall Gang… and a challenge.

Screenwriting 101: Park Chan-Wook

“A common beginner’s mistake would be to try and be perfect about everything that you write, and each line that you write you want to make…

Daily Dialogue — September 12, 2017

“Give him a bath and put him to bed.”

Zero Draft Thirty 2017 September Challenge: Day 11

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

Keys to the Screenwriting Craft: Think Concepts

The foundation of a good script is a strong story concept.

Interview (Written): Guillermo del Toro

Writer-director of the new movie ‘The Shape of Water’.

Great scene: “Broadcast News”

Aaron’s dream come true of being a news anchorman is a flop… sweat.

On Writing

“Let’s get one thing clear right now, shall we? There is no Idea Dump, no Story Central, no Island of the Buried Bestsellers; good story…

Daily Dialogue — September 11, 2017

Captain von Trapp: Now, when I want you, this is what you will hear.

Zero Draft Thirty 2017 September Challenge: Day 10

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

Screenwriting News (September 4-September 10, 2017)

The week’s writing deals and movie project news.

Facing the Odds

How to sustain creativity in the face of considerable odds against success.

Video: Aaron Sorkin Master Class

From the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival.

Daily Dialogue — September 10, 2017

Rick: Last night we said a great many things. You said I was to do the thinking for both of us. Well, I’ve done a lot of it since then, and…

Zero Draft Thirty 2017 September Challenge: Day 9

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

Writing as Jazz, Jazz as Writing

Words of writing wisdom gleaned from some jazz greats.