Go Into The Story

Page One: “Jennifer’s Body” (2009)

Written by Diablo Cody

Interview (Part 1): Michael Kujak

My interview with 2021 Black List writer for his script Follow.

2022 Zero Draft Thirty March Challenge: Day 28

One month. FADE IN to FADE OUT. Creativity meets Productivity.

Rod Serling on Writing

Part 6 of a 16-part series featuring the master storyteller on video.

On Writing

“We are a people who are massaged by fictions; we grow up in a sea of narratives and myths, the perpetual invention of stories.… Your…

Page One: “Jane Eyre” (2011)

Screenplay by Moira Buffini, based on the novel by Charlotte Brontë

On Writing

“Finding the courage to write does not involve erasing or ‘conquering’ one’s fears. Working writers aren’t those who have eliminated their…

Sundays with Sidney Lumet’s “Making Movies”

A weekly series featuring reflections on filmmaking by one of the truly great movie directors.

2022 Zero Draft Thirty March Challenge: Day 27

One month. FADE IN to FADE OUT. Creativity meets Productivity.

More Writing Time by Organizing Work Time

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

Video: 10 Screenwriting Tips from Best Screenplay Oscar Nominees 2022

Another compilation from Outstanding Screenplays.

Page One: “Jade” (1995)

Written by Joe Eszterhas

Julian, I don't think it's fair to refer to as "pilferage" in this respect: Hollywood writers…

No one puts a gun to our head forcing us to sell a literary produce we've written. We could choose to retain IP ownership, then go off and…

The Poetry of Screenwriting

When writing scene description, think poetry instead of prose.

2022 Zero Draft Thirty March Challenge: Day 26

One month. FADE IN to FADE OUT. Creativity meets Productivity.

Great Scene: “The Apartment”

The ending of the classic 1960 film.

Interview (Video): Bruce Joel Rubin

A conversation with the screenwriter of Jacob’s Ladder and Ghost.

Page One: “Jacob’s Ladder” (1990)

Written by Bruce Joel Rubin

Rod Serling on Writing

Part 5 of a 16-part series featuring the master storyteller on video.

2022 Zero Draft Thirty March Challenge: Day 25

One month. FADE IN to FADE OUT. Creativity meets Productivity.

Script Analysis: “The White Tiger” — Scene-By-Scene Breakdown

Here is my take on the exercise — How To Read A Screenplay:

Writing and the Creative Life: Boundaries of Space, Boundaries of Time

“What if in the face of our hectic lives, we claimed our creative time to be our own ‘sacred space’”

Page One: “Jackie” (2016)

Written by Noah Oppenheim

Rod Serling on Writing

Part 4 of a 16-part series featuring the master storyteller on video.

2022 Zero Draft Thirty March Challenge: Day 24

One month. FADE IN to FADE OUT. Creativity meets Productivity.