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A Screenwriter’s Guide to Aristotle’s “Poetics”

“Poetics” by Aristotle is considered by many to be the most important text related to writing in history. I figured why not a weekly series…

Page One: “Crazy Heart” (2009)

Screenplay by Scott Cooper, novel by Thomas Cobb

How to Use Go Into The Story: Watch Movies, Read Scripts, Write Pages, Study the Craft, Study the…

A five-part series to help you navigate through 30,000 blog articles.

Script Analysis: “Get Out” — Scene By Scene Breakdown

Here is my take on this exercise from a previous series of posts — How To Read A Screenplay:

Studying Aristotle’s “Poetics” — Part 26: Tragedy vs. Epic Poems

As I’ve been interviewing screenwriters, I typically ask what some of their influences are. One book title comes up over and over again…

Screenwriting 101: Spenser Cohen

“One thing that I do when I first start writing is to put the outline aside and just start trying to find the character’s voice. I’ll give…

Page One: “Courage Under Fire” (1996)

Written by Patrick Sheane Duncan

How to Use Go Into The Story: Learn the Business

“What you learn about the business of filmmaking and TV may or may not influence your creative choices, but in order to survive as a…

Script Analysis: “Ford v Ferrari” — Scene-By-Scene Breakdown

Here is my take on this exercise from a previous series of posts — How To Read A Screenplay:

Studying Aristotle’s “Poetics” — Part 25: Impossible and Improbable

As I’ve been interviewing screenwriters, I typically ask what some of their influences are. One book title comes up over and over again…

On Writing

“Action is hope. At the end of each day, when you’ve done your work, you lie there and think, Well, I’ll be damned, I did this today. It…

Page One: “Coraline” (2009)

Screenplay by Henry Selick, book by Neil Gaiman

Sundays with Stephen King’s “On Writing”

A series featuring reflections on writing from the famed author’s memoir.

How to Use Go Into The Story: Study the Craft

“Breaking into Hollywood, let alone building and sustaining a writing career there is extremely challenging. You must push yourself to…

Script Analysis: “Flight” — Scene By Scene Breakdown

Here is my take on this exercise from a previous series of posts — How To Read A Screenplay:

Studying Aristotle’s “Poetics” — Part 24: Tragedy and Epic Poem

As I’ve been interviewing screenwriters, I typically ask what some of their influences are. One book title comes up over and over again…

Page One: “Cool Hand Luke” (1967)

Screenplay by Donn Pearce and Frank Pierson, based on the novel by Donn Pearce

Writers on Characters

Quotes from professional writers about the importance of characters in the story-writing process.

Script Analysis: “First Man” — Scene By Scene Breakdown

Here is my take on this exercise from a previous series of posts — How To Read A Screenplay:

Studying Aristotle’s “Poetics” — Part 23: Unity of Action

As I’ve been interviewing screenwriters, I typically ask what some of their influences are. One book title comes up over and over again…

Video: 10 Screenwriting Tips from Christopher Nolan

The writer-director of Memento, The Dark Knight, Inception, Dunkirk, and Tenet shares 10 screenwriting tips.

Page One: “Contact” (1997)

Screenplay by James V. Hart and Michael Goldenberg, based on the novel by Carl Sagan

More Movies Like This, Please: 2021 List

I started something in 2012. Whenever I saw a new movie I liked, I would jump onto Twitter, identify the movie, then simply tweet: “More…

Update: 2021–2022 Award Season Screenplay Downloads — 2 New Scripts, 27 Total

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

How to Use Go Into The Story (Part 3): Write Pages

Some end of the year advice for Go Into The Story readers.