Go Into The Story

A Story Idea Each Day for a Month — Day 22

This is the 12th year in a row I’ve run this series in April. Why a story idea each day for the month? Because the best way to come up with…

10 Screenwriting Skills and Traits You Need

#4: Flexibility — “A willingness to listen to suggestions, consider them, and see if you can make the good ones work.”

Spec Script Deal: “No One Will Save You”

20th Century Studios acquires spec script “No One Will Save You” written by Brian Duffield. Via Deadline:

The Business of Screenwriting: Everything You Wanted to Know About Specs

Part 2: The Emergence of the Spec Script Market [1942–1990]

Page One: “The Great Gatsby” (2013)

Screenplay by Baz Luhrmann & Craig Pearce, novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Isaac, sounds like you could use more time breaking story.

https://gointothestory.blcklst.com/reader-question-how-to-keep-from-getting-stuck-in-act-two-2606d3199446

A Story Idea Each Day for a Month — Day 21

This is the 12th year in a row I’ve run this series in April. Why a story idea each day for the month? Because the best way to come up with…

Hollywood History: “Back to the Future”

When the head of Universal Studios wanted to change the title of the movie to… well, read on.

10 Screenwriting Skills and Traits You Need

#3: Consistency — “I write only when I’m inspired. Fortunately, I’m inspired at nine o’clock every morning.”

Page One: “Gravity” (2013)

Written by Alfonso Cuarón, Jonás Cuarón

Dialogue-Writing Workshop

My one-week online workshop focusing on writing dialogue begins April 26.

A Story Idea Each Day for a Month — Day 20

This is the 12th year in a row I’ve run this series in April. Why a story idea each day for the month? Because the best way to come up with…

10 Screenwriting Skills and Traits You Need

#2: Courage — “It takes a kind of fearlessness to put creativity into action.”

Page One: “The Grapes of Wrath” (1940)

Screen play by Nunnally Johnson, novel by John Steinbeck

A Story Idea Each Day for a Month — Day 19

This is the 12th year in a row I’ve run this series in April. Why a story idea each day for the month? Because the best way to come up with…

10 Screenwriting Skills and Traits You Need

Develop your expertise in 10 areas to maximize your screenwriting potential.

On Writing

“I always have a clock in front of me. Sometimes, if things are going badly, I will force myself to write a page in a half an hour. I find…

Page One: “Gran Torino” (2008)

Screenplay by Nick Schenk, story by Dave Johannson & Nick Schenk

Sundays with Stephen King’s “On Writing”

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

A Story Idea Each Day for a Month — Day 18

This is the 12th year in a row I’ve run this series in April. Why a story idea each day for the month? Because the best way to come up…

Go Into The Story Script Reading & Analysis: “Nomadland”

The entire 6-part series on the acclaimed Oscar-nominated movie.

Page One: “Goodfellas” (1990)

Screenplay by Nicholas Pileggi & Martin Scorsese, book by Nicholas Pileggi

Bruno, I appreciate your analysis.

If Fern’s primary obstacle is moving beyond her attachment to the past… and Beau is the emotional embodiment of the past… then an argument…

A Story Idea Each Day for a Month — Day 17

This is the 12th year in a row I’ve run this series in April. Why a story idea each day for the month? Because the best way to come up with…

Script Analysis: “Nomadland” — Part 6: Takeaways

A week-long analysis of this Oscar-nominated screenplay. Download. Read. Discuss.