Go Into The Story

Interview (Video): Kenneth Lonergan

From Season 8 of the outstanding PBS series “On Story”.

Daily Dialogue — September 16, 2018

“Wally.”

Saturday Hot Links

Time for the 359th installment of Saturday Hot Links, your week’s essential reading about movies, TV, streaming, Hollywood, and other…

2018 Zero Draft Thirty September Challenge: Day 15

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

Writing Reflections on Carl Jung

A 5-part series on Jung, psychology, and the the writing craft.

Daily Dialogue theme next week: Wes Anderson

Join the Daily Dialogue crew: 3,775 consecutive days and counting.

Daily Dialogue — September 15, 2018

“No offense, but you are a robot, aren’t you?”

There is no right way to write

Learn all you can, but ultimately it’s about your Stories and your Creative Self.

2018 Zero Draft Thirty September Challenge: Day 14

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

Reflections on Carl Jung (Part 5): Become Who You Are

Carl Jung’s theory of individuation is directly applicable to the Protagonist’s journey in a screenplay.

Writing and the Creative Life: Think Psychologically

What makes a story resonate emotionally with a reader or viewer?

Daily Dialogue — September 14, 2018

“I must have gone through a wormhole.”

Breaking Story

An upcoming 2-day writing workshop in Cologne, Germany.

2018 Zero Draft Thirty September Challenge: Day 13

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

Reflections on Carl Jung (Part 4): Psychological Rule as ‘Fate’

Carl Jung’s theory of individuation is directly applicable to the Protagonist’s journey in a screenplay.

The Business of Screenwriting: Net profits

“Net profit participation” sounds so nice, but…

Daily Dialogue — September 13, 2018

“Spiders!”

Reader Question: What if I’m writing a script, but want to start another one?

Time to stack projects… or is this simply an example of the Shiny Object Syndrome?

2018 Zero Draft Thirty September Challenge: Day 12

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

Reflections on Carl Jung (Part 3): Make the Darkness Conscious

Carl Jung’s theory of individuation is directly applicable to the Protagonist’s journey in a screenplay.

Script To Screen: “Heat”

The face-to-face diner scene confrontation between Neil (Robert De Niro) and Hanna (Al Pacino).

Daily Dialogue — September 12, 2018

“It calls back a time when there were flowers all over the Earth… and there were valleys. And there were plains of tall green grass that…

Reader Question: What to do when you feel out of touch with creative energy?

“Be sure not to overlook an obvious consideration: Do you have a strong emotional connection to the story you’re writing?”

2018 Zero Draft Thirty September Challenge: Day 11

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

Reflections on Carl Jung (Part 2): Make the Unconscious Conscious

Carl Jung’s theory of individuation is directly applicable to the Protagonist’s journey in a screenplay.