Go Into The Story

2019 Scene-Writing Challenge: Day 6

Write some scenes. Win a great prize.

Writing and the Creative Life: “The Power of Structured Procrastination”

“The beauty of the structured procrastination method is that it recognizes the extreme challenge in changing that pro-tomorrow vein, and…

Daily Dialogue — August 9, 2019

“Vaughan into the wind-up in his first offering. [pitch sails outside, past the catcher, and to the backstop] Juuuusst a bit outside.”

What Type of Scene Is It?

“It is important to understand what type of scene you’re dealing with because each requires a slightly different approach when you write…

2019 Scene-Writing Challenge: Day 5

Write some scenes. Win a great prize.

The Business of Screenwriting: Anatomy of a Deal (Part 4)

“A majority of studio projects do not get made. Is it considered a strike against a writer if their project dies on the vine? Not…

Daily Dialogue — August 8, 2019

Billy Beane: It’s hard not to be romantic about baseball. This kind of thing, it’s fun for the fans. It sells tickets and hot dogs…

The Low-Down on High Concept

A high concept movie must have a clean, simple, and basic idea.

2019 Scene-Writing Challenge: Day 4

Write some scenes. Win a great prize.

Script To Screen: “V For Vendetta”

Here is The Speech from the 2005 movie V For Vendetta, screenplay by the Wachowskis.

Daily Dialogue — August 7, 2019

“Ray, people will come Ray. They’ll come to Iowa for reasons they can’t even fathom. They’ll turn up your driveway not knowing for sure…

Action Writing in a Screenplay

“More and more, we see an embrace of action writing where the writer in effect directs the action through lines and paragraphs.”

2019 Scene-Writing Challenge: Day 3

Write some scenes. Win a great prize.

Screenwriting 101: Roberto Bentivegna

“Always remember how much you love movies. Always remember the movies that you grew up on, that you obsessed about, that you watched over…

Daily Dialogue — August 6, 2019

Larry: Excuse me, but what the hell’s going on out here? Crash Davis: Well, Nuke’s scared because his eyelids are jammed and his old man’s…

When 3-Act Structure is 4-Act Structure

“Per Aristotle, while we may still think of a story having three acts — Beginning, Middle, End — at a psychological level in the narrative…

Writing a Screenplay

Free downloadable Go Into The Story eBook by Scott Myers.

On Writing

“Bit by bit, putting it together…. Piece by piece, only way to make a work of art. Every moment makes a contribution, Every little detail…

Daily Dialogue — August 5, 2019

Jimmy Dugan: Evelyn, could you come here, you got a second? Which team do you play for? Evelyn Gardner: Well, I’m a Peach. Jimmy Dugan…

Great Scene: “This is Spinal Tap”

“These go to 11.”

Go Into The Story Script Reading & Analysis: “A Quiet Place”

The entire 6 part series delving into hit horror movie.

Screenwriting Advice From The Past: Cutting The Picture [Part 2]

“The secret of fine cutting lies in a resolve to work with an open mind, to reject your pet scene if the director has evolved a better one…

Daily Dialogue — August 4, 2019

“Style Boys in the house, right?”

“The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek”

Joseph Campbell, Carl Jung, and story as psychological journey.

Daily Dialogue theme next week: Baseball

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