Go Into The Story Interview: Beth Curry

My interview with the 2020 Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting winner.

Beth Curry wrote the original screenplay “Lemon” which won a 2020 Nicholl Fellowship in Screenwriting. Recently, I had the opportunity to chat with Beth about her creative background, her award-winning script, the craft of screenwriting, and what winning the Nicholl Award has meant to her.

Here are links to the entire 6-part which has run this week.

Part 1: “Right now, we’re in an unprecedented time, and I feel like it’s really important to create stories of empathy.”

Part 2: “For me, my imagination is my salve… I love sitting down to my computer and writing a world that I can control.”

Part 3: “I always say, with this story, it’s about two people who truly need each other… find each other.”

Part 4: “As I’m talking to you, I’m realizing it’s a lot about grief. I hadn’t realized that before this moment.”

Part 5: “I have to strip away dialogue because my Achilles heel is on-the-nose dialogue.”

Part 6: “Write every day. Show up even when the critic inside is telling you you’re just writing a bunch of crap. You’ll get to the good stuff eventually.”

Beth is repped by Jenny Wood and Raquelle David at Elevate Entertainment.

Beth’s website: LINK

Totsy website: LINK

Twitter: @bethcurrywagner

For my interviews with every Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting winner since 2012, go here.

For my interviews with Black List writers, go here.