Screenwriting Twitter Rants
This week, there were three quality screenwriting Twitter ‘rants’ which reminded me of a basic fact about learning the craft in 2015:
THERE ARE SO DAMN MANY RESOURCES AVAILABLE TODAY!!!
Not just resources, but free resources. And not just free resources, but great free resources.
For example, check this out: Here are links to all of the Twitter ‘rants’ by industry professionals I’ve aggregated over the last year or so:
F. Scott Frazier (@screenwritten): On Writing Action Set-Pieces
Katherine Fugate (@katherinefugate): Black Facts About Hollywood
Katherine Fugate (@katherinefugate): On What is “Perfectly Okay” for a Screenwriter to Write
John Gary (@johngary): On How He Used Query Letters to Find New Representation
Gary Graham (@thegarygraham): On Some Keys to Screenwriting
Eric Heisserer (@HIGHzurrer): On Drafts, Parenthicals and Respect
Eric Heisserer (@HIGHzurrer): On Finding the Joy in Your Writing
Eric Heisserer (@HIGHzurrer): On How to Treat a Film Crew
Eric Heisserer (@HIGHzurrer): On Loglines
Eric Heisserer (@HIGHzurrer): On Losing the Love for a Story
Eric Heisserer (@HIGHzurrer): On Minimalist Screenwriting Style
Eric Heisserer (@HIGHzurrer): On Pitching
Eric Heisserer (@HIGHzurrer): On Procrastination, Precrastination and Productivity in Writing
Eric Heisserer (@HIGHzurrer): On Subtext
Eric Heisserer (@HIGHzurrer): On the Current Slate of Action Heroes
Eric Heisserer (@HIGHzurrer): On the Screenwriter’s Creative Power
Eric Heisserer (@HIGHzurrer): On When a Writer Should Walk Away From a Project
Brian Koppelman (@briankoppelman): On Fear and Writing
Brian Koppelman (@briankoppelman): On Writing Advice and the Courage to Risk Failure
Daniel Kunka (@unikunka): On OWAs (Open Writing Assignments)
Daniel Kunka (@unikunka): On Being a Productive Writer
Geoff LaTulippe (@DrGMLaTulippe): On Studio Script Development Process
Justin Marks (@Justin_Marks_): On Script Page Count
Justin Marks (@Justin_Marks_) : On Exposition
Craig Mazin (@clmazin): On the Working Relationship Between Studio Execs and Writers
Craig Mazin (@clmazin): On Script Consultants
Rachael Prior (@ORachaelO): On How a Development Team Works
Rachael Prior (@ORachaelO): On Life as a Development Executive
Rachael Prior (@ORachaelO): On the Self-Delusion Imperative
Rachael Prior (@ORachaelO): On Treatments and Outlines
Rachael Prior (@ORachaelO): On What Makes a Writer Stand Out
Zach Stentz (@MuseZack): On Being ‘Good in a Room’
Mike Sweeney (@Courier12): On Focusing on the Quality of Your Spec Scripts, Not the Quantity
Mike Sweeney (@Courier12): On ‘New Screenwriting Rules’
Mike Sweeney (@Courier12): On Not Writing to Stats, Metrics, and Trends
Jake Thornton (@jakethornton): On His First Two Years as a Hollywood Screenwriter
Jeff Willis (@jwillis81): On Copyrights and Protecting Your Written Material
Jeff Willis (@jwillis81): On Query Letters
Jeff Willis (@jwillis81): On Should You Pay for a Script Consultant
Jeff Willis (@jwillis81): On the Reality of Spec Script Sales
Jeff Willis (@jwillis81): On Writing Compensation
Nate Winslow (@nate_winslow): On the Black List, Uploaded Scripts and Genres
Sure, it’s never been more competitive, trying to break into Hollywood as a writer. But there have never been more resources available to feed your learning process. Hell, Go Into The Story has over 17,000 posts. If you check out the Archive links, the content there just about covers everything you would need to know.
So count yourself fortunate. If you don’t, I’m prepared to bust out my “When I first started out in 1987, I had to slog through five feet of virtual snow with a 28.8 BPS modem” speech.
And you don’t want to hear that!
Let me end by extending our collective thanks to those members of the online screenwriting community who take the time to share their insights about the craft.
Onward!
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