Go Into The Story

“I’m a TV Writer on Food Stamps”

“While writers like me struggle to make ends meet, Hollywood studios get rich off the content we create.”

On Writing

“I used to have a little studio in Brooklyn, a couple of blocks from my house — no telephone, not much else. The only thing I ever did…

Page One: “Grey’s Anatomy”

Written by Shonda Rhimes, Pilot (10/1/2004)

Go Into The Story Resource: The Story Behind Script Coverage

Script readers are Hollywood’s threshold guardians, so it behooves writers to try to understand their mindset.

Go Into The Story Interview: Kevin Sheridan

My interview with 2022 Black List writer for his script Colors of Authority.

Interview: Hollywood Teamster Boss Lindsay Dougherty

Meet the Writers Strike’s Secret Weapon

20 Tips from Martin Scorsese

The writer-director of Mean Streets, Goodfellas, The Age of Innocence, and Casino with reflections on cinematic storytelling.

Page One: “Fargo”

Written by Noah Hawley, based on the film by Joel and Ethan Coen, Pilot (4/3/2013)

Go Into The Story Resource: Character Introductions

Everything you need to know about the subject… and probably more.

Interview (Part 6): Kevin Sheridan

My interview with 2022 Black List writer for his script Colors of Authority.

Deadline’s Strike Talk Podcast With Billy Ray And Todd Garner

Week 3: MIT’s Simon Johnson on A.I. (Takeaway for Writers: Be Afraid. Be Very Afraid)

Know Movies

You hear this a lot in script meetings: “It’s like that scene in…”

Page One: “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend”

Written by Rachel Bloom and Aline Brosh McKenna, Pilot (5/6/2015)

Go Into The Story Resource: Writing Mantras

Some writing inspiration I have picked up along the way.

Interview (Part 5): Kevin Sheridan

My interview with 2022 Black List writer for his script Colors of Authority.

Writers From ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ and ‘Abbott Elementary’ Speak Out on the Writers’ Strike

A Wall Street Journal video does a good job laying out some of the key issues tied to the work stoppage.

Dark Places

“One does not become enlightened by imagining figures of light, but by making the darkness conscious.”

Page One: “Billions”

Written by Brian Koppelman, David Levien, & Andrew Ross Sorkin, Pilot (12/12/2014)

Go Into The Story Resource: Writing and the Creative Life

Dozens of articles about creativity, what it is, how to nurture it, and steer our writing into the center of our creative soul.

Interview (Part 4): Kevin Sheridan

My interview with 2022 Black List writer for his script Colors of Authority.

WGA Strike: Chicago

Hundreds of writers and supporters showed up yesterday to picket and protest the current stalemate with the AMPTP.

My Reckless Creatives Interview

A two-hour wide-ranging conversation with the podcast co-hosts Jeanne Veillette Bowerman and Sadie Dean.

Page One: “WandaVision”

Written by Jac Schaeffer, Pilot (9/24/2019)

Go Into The Story Resource: Script To Screen

Nearly 100 scenes from scripts compared to the their movie versions.

Interview (Part 3): Kevin Sheridan

My interview with 2022 Black List writer for his script Colors of Authority.