Go Into The Story

Daily Dialogue — September 6, 2018

“This thing isn’t as black as it appears.”

Reader Question: What exactly is a “spec script”?

It’s actually a rather amorphous term.

2018 Zero Draft Thirty September Challenge: Day 5

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

Breaking the 4th Wall in Scene Description

To everyone who claims there’s a screenwriting rule asserting we can’t include so-called ‘unfilmables’ in scene description, read this!

Script To Screen: “Hanna”

A key scene from the terrific 2011 movie Hanna, screenplay by Seth Lochhead and David Farr, story by Seth Lochhead.

Daily Dialogue — September 5, 2018

“Y’all are new at this, I’m guessing.”

Reflections of 2018 Black List Feature Writer’s Lab Participants

7 writers. 7 mentors. 6 days. 1 incredible experience.

2018 Zero Draft Thirty September Challenge: Day 4

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

Spec Script Deal: “Salt of Joy”

Luma Pictures acquires romance drama spec script “Salt of Joy” written by Rich Greenberg. From Deadline:

Screenwriting 101 — David Magee

“What makes a writer a writer is the ability to write a scene five different ways without taking it a personal attack if someone asks you…

Daily Dialogue — September 4, 2018

“Are you desirable? Are you irresistible? Maybe if you drank bourbon with me, it would help. Maybe if you kissed me and I could taste the…

Concept = Hook

“The foundation of any movie is the screenplay. The foundation of any screenplay is the concept. Therefore it stands to reason which story…

2018 Zero Draft Thirty September Challenge: Day 3

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

120 Scene-Writing Prompts

At a fundamental level, screenwriting is scene-writing. Use these prompts to improve your scene-writing chops.

On Writing

“A word after a word after a word is power.”

Daily Dialogue — September 3, 2018

“Don’t tell me how to rob a bank. I know how to rob a bank.”

Screenwriting News (August 27 — September 2, 2018)

The week’s writing deals and movie project news.

2018 Zero Draft Thirty September Challenge: Day 2

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

The Heroine’s Journey: Part 4

I’m reprising a 4-part series from 2012 on The Heroine’s Journey because it’s as relevant today as it was over 6 years ago.

Scene-Writing Exercises [2018]

Here are 20 scene-writing prompts.

Daily Dialogue — September 2, 2018

“The only good thing about being wounded in the butt-ocks is the ice cream.”

Great! I’ll have a post going up tomorrow to round out this 4-part series which summarizes some of…

Good luck with your #ZD30SCRIPT project!

Saturday Hot Links

Time for the 357th installment of Saturday Hot Links, your week’s essential reading about movies, TV, streaming, Hollywood, and other…

2018 Zero Draft Thirty September Challenge: Day 1

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

2018 Scene-Writing Challenge: Week 4

Here are all of Week 4’s prompts for this year’s Scene-Writing Challenge.