Go Into The Story

Page One: “Tully” (2018)

Written by Diablo Cody

On Writing

“We tell ourselves stories in order to make sense of life. Narrative is reassuring. There are days when life is so absurd, it’s crippling —…

Page One: “True Lies” (1994)

Screenplay by James Cameron, based upon a screenplay by Claude Zidi & Simon Michaël and Didier Kaminka

Go Into The Story Interview: Sarah Jane Inwards

My conversation with the 2017 Black List screenwriter and 2017 Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting winner.

Page One: “Tron: Legacy” (2010)

Screenplay by Edward Kitsis & Adam Horowitz, story by Edward Kitsis & Adam Horowitz and Brian Klugman & Lee Sternthal, characters by Steven…

On Writing

“Being a real writer means being able to do the work on a bad day.”

Page One: “Trick ‘r Treat” (2007)

Written by Michael Dougherty

Screenwriting 101: Daniel Kunka

“Something has to happen in every scene.”

Page One: “Transcendence” (2014)

Written by Jack Paglen

On Writing

“The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown.”

Page One: “Toni Erdmann” (2016)

Written by Maren Ade

Go Into The Story Resource: Page One

I’m celebrating the blog’s 18th birthday by shining a spotlight on some of the site’s many resources for screenwriters.

Page One: “Tin Men” (1987)

Written by Barry Levinson

Go Into The Story Resource: Great Scenes

I’m celebrating the blog’s 18th birthday by shining a spotlight on some of the site’s many resources for screenwriters.

Page One: “Where’d You Go, Bernadette” (2019)

Written by Scott Neustadter & Michael H. Weber, based on the novel by Maria Semple

Go Into The Story Resource: Black List Writers on the Craft

I’m celebrating the blog’s 18th birthday by shining a spotlight on some of the site’s many resources for screenwriters.

Page One: “Weapons” (2025)

Written by Zach Cregger

Go Into The Story Resource: 60 Second Screenwriter

I’m celebrating the blog’s 18th birthday by shining a spotlight on some of the site’s many resources for screenwriters.

Page One: “We Bought a Zoo” (2011)

Screenplay by Aline Brosh McKenna and Cameron Crowe, book by Benjamin Meebook

Go Into The Story Resource: Writing and the Creative Life

I’m celebrating the blog’s 18th birthday by shining a spotlight on some of the site’s many resources for screenwriters.

Page One: “Victoria & Abdul” (2017)

Screenplay by Lee Hall, based on the book by Shrabani Basu

Go Into The Story Resource: Screenwriting Advice From The Past

I’m celebrating the blog’s 18th birthday by shining a spotlight on some of the site’s many resources for screenwriters.

Page One: “The United States vs. Billie Holiday” (2021)

Screenplay by Suzan-Lori Parks, based on the book “Chasing the Scream” by Johann Hari

Go Into The Story Resource: The Business of Screenwriting

I’m celebrating the blog’s 18th birthday by shining a spotlight on some of the site’s many resources for screenwriters.

Page One: “Triple 9” (2016)

Written by Matt Cook