Go Into The Story

Video: Christopher Nolan’s Time Puzzle

An 8-minute exploration of Nolan’s fascination with story and time.

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

A 5 part series on the noted 2013 science fiction movie.

Great Scene: “There’s Something About Mary”

Ah, the infamous hair gel scene.

Daily Dialogue — July 19, 2017

“Now, if my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles an hour, you’re going to see some serious shit!”

Interview (Written): George A. Romero

A previously unreleased interview with legendary horror writer-director.

Tweetstorm: Eric Heisserer on Finding the Joy in Your Writing

If you are an aspiring screenwriter, Twitter is an amazing resource. Eric Heisserer (Arrival, Lights Out, Hours, A Nightmare on Elm Street…

Black List & Women In Film Episodic & Feature Labs for Women Writers now open for submission!

2nd Annual Episodic Lab and Inaugural Feature Writers Lab for Women.

Go Into The Story Script Reading & Analysis: “Galaxy Quest”

A 6 part series on the beloved 1999 science fiction comedy movie.

Screenwriting 101: Paul Thomas Anderson

“If emotional logic is betrayed, then you’ve got a problem. Not that none of it’s plausible — it seems to be vaguely plausible. It’s not…

Fiela, concur 100%.

Yet another reason to break the story in prep before typing FADE IN.

Daily Dialogue — July 18, 2017

Nathan: So, do you know what the Turing Test is? Caleb: Yeah. I know what the Turing Test is. It's when a human interacts with a computer…

Reader Question: What if I have trouble starting and finishing script projects?

I suspect there are more than a few writers who suffer from this condition.

Tweetstorm: Eric Heisserer on Drafts, Parentheticals, Respect

If you are an aspiring screenwriter, Twitter is an amazing resource. Eric Heisserer (Arrival, Lights Out, Hours, A Nightmare on Elm Street…

Q&A: Willamette Writers Conference

Learn about one of the country’s premiere writers conferences.

Go Into The Story Script Reading & Analysis: “Ex Machina”

A 6 part series on the 2016 Oscar nominated science fiction movie script.

On Writing

“The world will provide you with every imaginable obstacle, but the one most difficult to overcome will be the lack of faith in yourself…

Daily Dialogue — July 17, 2017

“I’ve been thinking about laws on Mars. There’s an international treaty saying that no country can lay claim to anything that’s not on…

Screenwriting News (July 3-July 16, 2017)

The week’s writing deals and movie project news.

Dumb Little Writing Tricks That Work: Snacks

So it’s like maybe 15 years ago and I’m reading an interview with noted playwright and screenwriter Neil Simon. And in this interview…

Interview (Written): Mark Bomback

Co-writer of War for the Planet of the Apes.

Daily Dialogue — July 16, 2017

Monsignor: To be brief, the bishop and I both have the feeling that your long and faithful years should now be recompensed. That you…

Daily Dialogue theme next week: Scientific Explanation

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Dumb Little Writing Tricks That Work: Read your dialogue aloud

This is truly one of the easiest things you can do to improve your dialogue writing: When you finish a draft of your script, read aloud…

Saturday Hot Links

Time for the 299th installment of Saturday Hot Links, your week’s essential reading about movies, TV, streaming, Hollywood, and other…

Which Species of Screenwriter are you?

This article poses five different types. Which one(s) are you?