Go Into The Story

Interview (Part 5): Kate Marks

My interview with the 2020 Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting winner.

Writing and the Creative Life: “Why You Should Write Three Pages of Garbage Every Morning”

“Freewriting forces you to keep moving forward, keep creating, without a thought given to quality.”

Page One: ‘The Deer Hunter’ (1978)

Screenplay by Deric Washburn, story by Michael Cimino & Deric Washburn and Louis Garfinkle & Quinn K. Redeker

2021 Zero Draft Thirty March Challenge: Day 11

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

Interview (Part 4): Kate Marks

My interview with the 2020 Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting winner.

Living and writing in L.A.

Should you live here to be a writer? Do you HAVE to live here?

Page One: ‘Dear White People’ (2014)

Written by Justin Simien.

“Cocaine Bear”

There’s a lesson here, folks. Stories are EVERYWHERE!

2021 Zero Draft Thirty March Challenge: Day 10

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

Interview (Part 3): Kate Marks

My interview with the 2020 Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting winner.

Page One: ‘Dead Poets Society’ (1989)

Written by Tom Schulman

2021 Zero Draft Thirty March Challenge: Day 9

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

Interview (Part 2): Kate Marks

My interview with the 2020 Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting winner.

Screenwriting 101: Marc Guggenheim

“Before I go to bed at night, when my head hits the pillow, I will write a scene in my head. That’s usually going to be the first scene I…

Page One: ‘Dave’ (1993)

Written by Gary Ross.

Create a Compelling Protagonist

Go beyond writing a ‘sympathetic’ Protagonist. Dig deeper than giving your Protagonist a ‘flaw.’ That is surface level writing.

2021 Zero Draft Thirty March Challenge: Day 8

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

Interview (Part 1): Kate Marks

My interview with the 2020 Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting winner.

On Writing

“If you think of writing as a form of self expression — a form of pleasure, a form of comfort, a way of comforting yourself, a way of even…

Page One: ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ (2012)

Screenplay by Jonathan Nolan and Christopher Nolan, story by Christopher Nolan & David S. Goyer, characters by Bob Kane

Great to have you back, Cameron, and congrats on finishing he masters.

Yes, I think you are right. The connectionhe makes with Sarah is what breaks him out of his PSYCHOLOGICAL TIME LOOP. He needs to "earn"…

Sundays with Stephen King’s “On Writing”

A new series featuring reflections on writing from the famed writer.

2021 Zero Draft Thirty March Challenge: Day 7

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

Go Into The Story Script Reading & Analysis: “Palm Springs’

The entire 6 part series on the indie comedy starring Andy Samberg, Cristin Milioti, and J.K. Simmons.

Spec Script Deal: “Dark West”

Winterlight Pictures has acquired the rights to vampire thriller spec script “Dark West” written by Richard Kadrey. Via The Wrap: