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Conversations With Billy Wilder

Billy Wilder. Cameron Crowe. Conversation and creative insight.

On Writing

“You most likely need a thesaurus, a rudimentary grammar book, and a grip on reality. This latter means: there’s no free lunch. Writing is…

Daily Dialogue — March 6, 2017

GRANDSON: Grandpa, maybe you could come over and read it again to me tomorrow? GRANDFATHER: As you wish.

Zero Draft Thirty 2017 Spring Challenge: Day 5

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

Go Into The Story Interview: Geeta Malik

2016 Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting winner.

Screenwriting News (February 27-March 5, 2017)

This week’s writing deals and movie project news.

Spec Script Deal: “The Hard Way Out”

Outside the Box Film Partners acquires spec script “The Hard Way Out” written by Brad Mirman. From Deadline:

Spec Script Deal: “Bad Cop, Bad Cop”

DreamWorks Studios acquires action comedy spec script “Bad Cop, Bad Cop” written by Fortune Feimster, Brian Jarvis, & Jim Freeman. From…

Interview (Written): Kelly Reichart

Writer-director of Wendy and Lucy, Night Moves, Certain Women.

Daily Dialogue — March 5, 2017

“Just keep swimming.”

Zero Draft Thirty 2017 Spring Challenge: Day 4

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

Interview (Part 6): Geeta Malik (2016 Nicholl Winner)

My 6-part chat with the writer of the winning script “Dinner With Friends”.

Daily Dialogue theme next week: Last Words

Join the Daily Dialogue crew: 3,215 consecutive days and counting.

Saturday Hot Links

Time for the 279th installment of Saturday Hot Links, your week’s essential reading about movies, TV, streaming, Hollywood, and other…

Interview (Audio): Scott Frank

Co-writer of the movie Logan and the novel “Shaker” author.

Daily Dialogue — March 4, 2017

“Short people have long faces, and long people have short faces. Big people have little humor, and little people have no humor at all.”

Zero Draft Thirty 2017 Spring Challenge: Day 3

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

GITS Interviews — Black List Writers

Over the years, I’ve interviewed dozens of writers whose scripts appeared on the annual Black List: 48 as of January 2017. Their collective…

Interview (Part 5): Geeta Malik (2016 Nicholl Winner)

My 6-part chat with the writer of the winning script “Dinner With Friends”.

Conversations With Billy Wilder

Billy Wilder. Cameron Crowe. Conversation and creative insight.

Writing and the Creative Life: “The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek”

Joseph Campbell, Carl Jung, and story as psychological journey.

Daily Dialogue — March 3, 2017

SHREK: Donkey? What are you doing? DONKEY: I would think, of all people, you would recognize a wall when you see one. SHREK: Well, yeah…

Zero Draft Thirty 2017 Spring Challenge: Day 2

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

Interview (Part 4): Geeta Malik (2016 Nicholl Winner)

My 6-part chat with the writer of the winning script “Dinner With Friends”.

3 Free Go Into The Story eBooks

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