Go Into The Story

Screenwriting 101: Anthony Grieco

“You want people to experience a story, not plot. There’s a big difference between the two. You won’t notice structure and page counts…

Daily Dialogue — December 25, 2018

Rufus: [gift wrapping a gold necklace] Let me just pop it in the box. There. Harry: Look, can we be quite quick? Rufus: Certainly sir…

“Twas the Night Before Black List…”

Funny how things become traditions here at Go Into The Story. Several years ago, screenwriter Chris McCoy uploaded this series of tweets…

Reflections on “It’s a Wonderful Life”

This is the best piece I’ve ever read on Frank Capra’s classic movie.

Bob Dylan reads “‘Twas the Night Before Christmas”

The classic Christmas Eve poem as read by a Mr. Robert Zimmerman from Hibbing, Minnesota.

On Writing

“When you’re writing, it’s rather like going on a very long walk, across valleys and mountains and things, and you get the first view of…

Daily Dialogue — December 24, 2018

“I … I feel like … I … don’t know what I feel …”

Tiago, it does sound like you have a hectic life, one which makes getting into a writing routine a…

Let me know if this resonates with you and best of luck with your creative endeavors in 2019!

Screenwriting News (December 17— December 23, 2018)

Jay Basu writing “Battlestar Galactica” for Universal Pictures.

Script To Screen: “Lost In Translation”

The ending scene from the 2003 movie Lost In Translation, written by Sofia Coppola.

Daily Dialogue theme next week: Gift

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Interview (Written): Eric Heisserer

A conversation with the screenwriter of the Netflix movie Bird Box.

Daily Dialogue — December 23, 2018

Jack Crabb: General, you go down there. General Custer: You’re advising me to go into the Coulee? Jack Crabb: Yes sir. General Custer…

Saturday Hot Links

Time for the 372nd installment of Saturday Hot Links, your week’s essential reading about movies, TV, streaming, Hollywood, and other…

Tweetstorm: Daniel Kunka on Writing Feature Spec Scripts in Golden Age of TV

“Even with Netflix and other streamers and the endless TV season there’s just no more room. For every show you see on the air there’s a…

Spec Script Deal: “Guysmaids”

Twentieth Century Fox acquires comedy spec script “Guysmaids” written by Danny Segal and Isaac Schamis. It was a pre-emptive purchase.

Interview (Written): Alfonso Cuarón

A conversation with the writer-director of the movie Roma.

Daily Dialogue — December 22, 2018

“Keep it secret. Keep it safe.”

Writing Goals: 2019

10 part series for writers to consider what we did in 2018 and will do in 2019.

Update: 2018 Award Season Screenplay Downloads — 3 New Scripts, 21 Total

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

Script To Screen: “The Lost Boys”

A pivotal scene from the 1987 movie The Lost Boys, screenplay by Janice Fischer & James Jeremias and Jeffrey Boam, story by Janice Fischer…

Writing and the Creative Life: Why Your Brain Loves Good Storytelling (Part 4)

What Is / What Could Be / What Is / What Could Be / What Is…

Daily Dialogue — December 21, 2018

“It’s moving right toward you.”

Faculty Opportunity: Professional Lecturer

The DePaul University School of Cinematic Arts has two openings for full-time screenwriting lecturers beginning fall 2019.

2018 Black List Word Cloud Logline Challenge!

Check out this word cloud from the 2018 Black List loglines, then write your OWN logline from those words to win some great prizes!