Go Into The Story

On Writing

“My general approach to writing fiction is that you try to have as few conceptual notions as possible and you just respond to the energy…

Page One: “Shayda” (2023)

Written by Noora Niasari

Writing Goals: 2024 [Part 5] — Going Public

10 part series for writers to consider what we did in 2023 and will do in 2024.

Script To Screen: “The Iron Giant”

A dramatic scene from the wonderful 1999 animated movie The Iron Giant, screenplay by Tim McCanlies, screen story by Brad Bird, book by Ted…

Page One: “The Persian Version” (2023)

Written by Maryam Keshavarz

2023 Award Season Screenplay Downloads — 4 New Scripts, 37 Total

It’s that time of year again when studios and production companies make available PDFs of movie scripts for award season.

Writing Tip: Aristotle and Three Act Structure

“A whole [story] is what has a beginning and middle and end.”

Page One: “May December” (2023)

Screenplay by Samy Burch, story by Samy Burch & Alex Mechanik

Writing Goals: 2024 [Part 4] — Practical Matters

10-part series for writers to consider what we did in 2023 and will do in 2024.

Spec Script Deal: Untitled Heist Project

Sony Pictures acquires untitled heist spec script written by Daniel Casey. Via Deadline:

Page One: “John Wick: Chapter 4” (2023)

Written by Shay Hatten and Michael Finch, based on characters created by Derek Kolstad

Writing Goals: 2024 [Part 3] — Where Do You Want To Go As A Writer?

10-part series for writers to consider what we did in 2023 and will do in 2024.

2023 Award Season Screenplay Downloads — 2 New Scripts, 33 Total

It’s that time of year again when studios and production companies make available PDFs of movie scripts for award season.

Page One: “Flamin’ Hot” (2023)

Screenplay by Lewis Colick and Linda Yvette Chávez, based on the book by Richard Montanez

2023 Black List Word Cloud Logline Challenge!

Check out this word cloud from the 2023 Black List loglines, then write your OWN logline from those words to win some great prizes!

Spec Script Deal: “Ok, Boomer”

Paramount acquires comedy spec script “Ok, Boomer” written by Eben Davidson. Via THR:

Page One: “Dumb Money” (2023)

Written by Lauren Schuker Blum & Rebecca Angelo, based on the book “The Antisocial Network” by Ben Mezrich

2023 Black List

All 76 scripts listed in order of votes received including loglines, plus a link where you can download the official list.

Writing Goals: 2024 [Part 2] — Assessing Where You Are

Over the next two weeks, a 10-part series for writers to consider what we did in 2023 and will do in 2024.

Page One: “Are You There, God. It’s Me, Margaret.” (2023)

Screenplay by Kelly Fremon Craig, book by Judy Blume

Writing Goals: 2024 [Part 1] — Looking Back

Over the next two weeks, a 10-part series for writers to consider what we did in 2023 and will do in 2024.

On Writing

“Novelists — especially novelists who paint on a broad canvas — are generally not given to undue anxiety, I think. The task is so enormous…

Page One: “Anatomy of a Fall” (2023)

Written by Justine Triet and Arthur Harari

Script To Screen: “It’s A Wonderful Life”

A memorable scene from the 1946 movie It’s A Wonderful Life, screenplay Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett and Frank Capra, story by…

Writing Tip: The Spirit of the Spec

The creative empowerment of writing a spec script.