Go Into The Story

Screenwriting 101: Jon Boyer

“A bad script written is still better than an amazing one that isn’t.”

Page One: “All We Imagine as Light” (2024)

Written by Payal Kapadia

Reader Question: Is it realistic to expect a career as a screenwriter?

My response to an email query.

Video: Reckless Creatives Symposium

Two hours of yours truly answering questions about character-driven screenwriting and storytelling.

Page One: “Sing Sing” (2023)

Screenplay by Clint Bentley & Greg Kwedar, story by Clint Bentley & Greg Kwedar & Clarence Maclin & John Divine G Whitfield

12 of the Most Popular Go Into The Story Articles from 2024

Jump-start your screenwriting in 2025 with inspiration from these articles which generated the most buzz on my blog.

“This is the true joy of life…”

A wise quote from George Bernard Shaw.

Page One: “Babygirl” (2024)

Written by Halina Reijn

2024 Go Into The Story Highlights: Interviews with 2023 Black List Writers

To date, I have interviewed 85 writers whose scripts were named to the annual Black List.

2024 Award Season Screenplay Downloads — 2 New Scripts, 54 Total

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

Page One: “The Brutalist” (2024)

Written by Brady Corbet and Mona Fastvold

2024 Go Into The Story Highlights: Interviews with 2023 Nicholl Fellows

I have interviewed every Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting recipient since 2012 including last year’s winners. Via the Academy:

Reader Question: What is life really like for a beginning screenwriter?

Some things to expect when you break into the business.

Page One: “Queer” (2024)

Screenplay by Justin Kuritzkes, novel by William S. Burroughs

What if…

Perhaps the two most powerful words in the creative process.

“The Story We Know”

Reflections on a poem by Martha Collins.

Page One: “Nightbitch” (2024)

Written for the screen by Marielle Heller, novel by Rachel Yoder

Mr. Potter and the Billionaire Class

Current events bring to mind the Nemesis of It’s a Wonderful Life.

Screenwriting 101: Craig Borten

“For me, it’s the characters, breaking the characters. That’s what I spend most of my time with. Once I’ve done that, character will speak…

Page One: “Hit Man” (2023)

Screenplay by Richard Linklater and Glen Powell, article by Skip Hollandsworth

Why I keep hosting this blog… and a Christmas wish for you

Because of emails like this!

2024 Award Season Screenplay Downloads — 1 New Script, 52 Total

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

Page One: “The Piano Lesson” (2024)

Screenplay by Virgil Williams & Malcolm Washington, based on a play written by August Wilson

“Why It’s A Wonderful Life is the greatest film ever made”

Filmmaker Marshall Herskovitz reminds us about the remarkable power of this holiday classic.

On Writing

“Creativity — like human life itself — begins in darkness.”