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Daily Dialogue — March 22, 2020

Boogie: You want to bet that she goes for my pecker — first thing? Fenwick: The only hand on your pecker is going to be your own Boogie…

2020 Zero Draft Thirty March Challenge: Day 21

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

Interview (Part 6): Aaron Chung

My interview with the 2019 Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting winner.

Daily Dialogue theme next week: Final Words

Join the Daily Dialogue crew: 4,328 consecutive days and counting.

Interview: Paul Feig

An in-depth podcast conversation with the actor-producer-writer-director whose credits include Freaks and Geeks, Bridesmaids, and Spy.

Daily Dialogue — March 21, 2020

Phil: I’m a god. Rita: You’re God? Phil: I’m a god. I’m not the God… I don’t think.

The Beginning and Ending of a Screenplay

An 8-minute video featuring… me!

2020 Zero Draft Thirty March Challenge: Day 20

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

Interview (Part 5): Aaron Chung

My interview with the 2019 Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting winner.

Writing and the Creative Life: 19 Daily Habits Of Artists…

Let go of your idea of “perfect”… Allow yourself to have fun… When in doubt, ask for help… Be prepared to find inspiration in mundane…

Daily Dialogue — March 20, 2020

“I don’t want to talk about time travel because if we start talking about it then we’re going to be here all day talking about it, making…

Barbara, thanks for that feedback.

Re “story seeds”: That sounds like something Carl Jung would like. The concept that there is this collective unconscious where archetypes…

Pilot Script Analysis: “Sex Education”

Extensive page notes by a writer and fan of the hit Netflix series: Episode 101.

2020 Zero Draft Thirty March Challenge: Day 19

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

Interview (Part 4): Aaron Chung

My interview with the 2019 Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting winner.

The Business of Screenwriting: Hurry up and wait

The bane of a screenwriter’s existence: They want the script NOW… then they make you WAIT… and wait… and wait…

Daily Dialogue — March 19, 2020

Robert Graysmith: This is a case that’s covered both northern and southern California with victims and suspects spread over hundreds of…

Quarantine Screenplays

Not about a quarantine, but written during a quarantine.

2020 Zero Draft Thirty March Challenge: Day 18

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

Interview (Part 3): Aaron Chung

My interview with the 2019 Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting winner.

Great Scene: “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid”

Butch and Sundance return to the Hole in the Wall Gang… and a challenge.

Daily Dialogue — March 18, 2020

Travis Bickle: You’re a young girl, you should be at home. You should be dressed up, going out with boys, going to school, you know, that…

Reader Question: What should I do if a project sells in Hollywood which is similar to a script I’m…

Before you jump, step back from the ledge, and consider the following.

2020 Zero Draft Thirty March Challenge: Day 17

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

Interview (Part 2): Aaron Chung

My interview with the 2019 Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting winner.