Go Into The Story

Writing Tips: Make More Writing Time by Organizing Work Time

Five tips to work smarter and create more time for your writing life.

Page One: “Freddy vs Jason” (2003)

Written by Damian Shannon & Mark Swift, characters by Wes Craven and Victor Miller

Actors Guild Set to Join Writers for Hollywood’s First Double Strike in More Than 60 Years

SAG-AFTRA’s national board expected to unanimously vote to order a strike on Thursday morning.

Script To Screen: “The Shining”

This notable scene from the 1980 movie The Shining, screenplay by Stanley Kubrick & Diane Johnson, based on a Stephen King novel.

Persistence…

“PERSIST on telling your story. PERSIST on reaching your audience. PERSIST on staying true to your vision.”

Net profits = Zilch

“Net profit participation” sounds so nice, but…

Page One: “Freaked” (1993)

Written by Tim Burns & Tom Stern & Alex Winter

Deadline’s Strike Talk Podcast

Episode 10: Billy Ray talks with four top TV showrunners.

ChatGPT is a terrible screenwriter

I fed the AI program several different prompts. The results? Trash. And what’s with its obsession with parentheticals?

Script To Screen: “Short Term 12”

Sometimes you can say it… not show it.

When can you stop tinkering with a script and finally say “done”?

And for a writer, what the hell does “done” mean?

Page One: “Silverado” (1985)

Written by Lawrence Kasdan & Mark Kasdan

Hollywood studios could face two strikes for the first time in 63 years.

How did we get here?

Screenwriting Tip: Three Things About Screenplay Structure

Do not let page count concerns stifle your creativity… or your story.

Great Scene: “Everything Everywhere All at Once”

Plot summary: A middle-aged Chinese immigrant is swept up into an insane adventure in which she alone can save existence by exploring other…

Screenwriting 101: Chris McCoy

“It is such an art to be a good actor, and many actors are so internal. If they really care about the material, they are thinking about it…

Page One: “Free Fire” (2016)

Screenplay by Amy Jump & Ben Wheatley

‘Barbie’ Co-Writer Noah Baumbach Skips World Premiere over WGA Strike

Greta Gerwig Says ‘Nothing in Hollywood Happens Without Writers’

Interview: Waka Brown

An exclusive Go Into The Story Q&A with YA novelist and The Quest alum.

Script To Screen: “Silverado”

An early scene in the 1985 western Silverado, written by Lawrence Kasdan and Mark Kasdan.

On Writing

“I’ve heard people say, ‘Well, if I were not married and had children, I would be a writer. I’ve heard people say, ‘If I could just stop…

Page One: “Free Fall” (2013)

Written by Stephan Lacant & Karsten Dahlem

Writers’ Unexpected Solace During the Strike: Themed Pickets

It’s one of the things writers do best: Use their imagination. The themed pickets are a great example.

Interview: Christopher Nolan

In a recent interview with Wired magazine’s executive editor Maria Streshinsky, Christopher Nolan discusses his latest movie Oppenheimer…

Page One: “Frailty” (2001)

Written by Brent Hanley