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30 Days of Screenplays, Day 3: “Jane Eyre”

Take up the challenge! Read 30 screenplays in 30 days!

Script To Screen: “Flight”

A scene from the 2012 movie Flight, written by John Gatins.

Daily Dialogue — July 4, 2018

Peripetchikoff: No formula, NO DEAL! C.R. MacNamara: OK, NO DEAL! Borodenko: We do not need you! If we want Coca-cola, we invent it…

Reader Question: How do you handle songs in a screenplay?

Does including the title of a specific recorded song mark you as an amateur?

2012 Go Into The Story Screenwriter Roundtable

My conversation with Chris Borrelli, F. Scott Frazier, Chris McCoy, Justin Rhodes, Greg Russo, and John Swetnam.

30 Days of Screenplays, Day 2: “Prisoners”

Take up the challenge! Read 30 screenplays in 30 days!

Screenwriting 101: Jeff Lieber

“In my opinion, what separates good writers from great writers is the need to look at your own material and figure out what’s wrong with…

Daily Dialogue — July 3, 2018

Professor Bertram Potts: What’re you gonna do? Sugarpuss O’Shea: I’m going to show you what yum-yum is. Here’s yum. [kisses him] Here’s the…

Break your story in prep

My last Prep: From Concept to Outline workshop of 2018 begins July 9.

2011 Go Into The Story Screenwriter Roundtable

Conversation with Chris Borrelli, F. Scott Frazier, Jeremiah Friedman, Nick Palmer, Justin Rhodes, Greg Russo, John Swetnam.

30 Days of Screenplays, Day 1: “The Way, Way Back”

Take up the challenge! Read 30 screenplays in 30 days!

On Writing

“Failure is part of it. You will be rejected dozens and dozens of times. The best way to prepare for it is to have something else in the…

Daily Dialogue — July 2, 2018

The Blonde: Where are we going? My place or yours? Baxter: [checks watch] Might as well go to my place. Everybody else does.

Screenwriting News (June 25-July 1, 2018)

The week’s writing deals and movie project news.

Subplots: Part 6

A series on a critical narrative element in any screenplay.

Great Scene: “Young Frankenstein”

One of the most inspired comedic moments in a truly inspired film: The “Puttin’ on the Ritz” bit.

Writers on Genre: Horror

A 90-minute panel featuring screenwriters Juliet Snowden, Stiles White, Patrick Melton, and Marcus Dunstan.

Daily Dialogue — June 30, 2018

“Show us the merchandise or you’re going to lose another head, Jeebs.”

Nell, that is AWESOME!

Wilder must have connected with Stanwyck seeing as she was in more than one of his movies (Double Indemnity, too).

Saturday Hot Links

Time for the 348th installment of Saturday Hot Links, your week’s essential reading about movies, TV, streaming, Hollywood, and other…

Interview (Written): Aline Brosh McKenna

A conversation with the showrunner of the CW series ‘Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’.

Daily Dialogue theme next week: Billy Wilder

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Daily Dialogue — June 30, 2018

“Give me your sparklers.”

Reader Question: What to do if you fall out of love with a script?

Quit? Push through?

Go Into The Story Interview: Craig Mazin

My in-depth interview with screenwriter and co-host (along with John August) of the popular podcast Scriptnotes.