Go Into The Story

Daily Dialogue — May 4, 2018

“He took me to a private sitting room, ordered food. But… he had changed. He was full of smiles and caresses, but… I knew at once that he…

Reader Question: How insane is it for a 46 year-old to try to start a Hollywood writing career?

It’s crazy, but then it’s crazy for ANYONE to expect to break into Hollywood.

Go Into The Story Resource: Guides to Classic Movies

Selected by GITS readers, a compilation of notable movies from the 1930s through 1990s, plus some classic international films.

Interview (Part 4): Scott Beck and Bryan Woods

The co-writers of A Quiet Place go deep into their background, creative process, and the evolution of their hit horror movie.

The Business of Screenwriting: Everything you wanted to know about specs

Part 13: Targeting Specific Buyers

Daily Dialogue — May 3, 2018

Julia Roberts: What took you so long? Bruce Willis: Traffic was a bitch.

Glad you enjoyed the series, Peter.

Re “free style of writing”: Between 10 years of blogging and 16 years of teaching online, I am used to writing on the fly. And that has…

Reader Question: Do query letters still work?

The odds are long, but query letters can work if you make it part of a holistic strategy of which the single most important part is this…

Go Into The Story Resource: A Screenwriter’s Guide to Aristotle’s “Poetics”

You know you should read it. This 44 part series takes you through all of “Poetics” and offers analysis from a screenwriter’s perspective.

Interview (Part 3): Scott Beck and Bryan Woods

The co-writers of A Quiet Place go deep into their background, creative process, and the evolution of their hit horror movie.

Script To Screen: “Fabulous Baker Boys”

The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989) is a wonderful romantic comedy, written and directed by Steve Kloves who later went on to write 7 out of the…

Daily Dialogue — May 2, 2018

“Gotcha, suckers!”

Thanks, Anne, for that background on how you found the site.

Re trying to sell a script: Apart from established screenplay competitions like the Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting or the Black List…

Interview (Part 2): Scott Beck and Bryan Woods

The co-writers of A Quiet Place go deep into their background, creative process, and the evolution of their hit horror movie.

Go Into The Story Resource: Annual Spec Script Market Reports

Detailed information and statistics on every verified spec script deal from 2008–2017, and analysis of the spec script market and business…

A Story Idea Each Day for a Month (2018)

This is the 9th year in a row I’ve run this series in April.

Screenwriting 101: Matt Manfredi

“Write the thing that absolutely best expresses your voice. Don’t worry about getting an agent. Don’t worry about anything like that. Just…

Daily Dialogue — May 1, 2018

During the filming of Good Will Hunting 2, Will and Chucky face the smarmy Harvard student Clark — again.

Pixar and the Craft of Storytelling

My popular one week online class begins Monday, May 14th.

Interview (Part 1): Scott Beck and Bryan Woods

The co-writers of A Quiet Place go deep into their background, creative process, and the evolution of their hit horror movie.

A Story Idea Each Day for a Month — Day 30

This is the 9th year in a row I’ve run this series in April.

On Writing

“Keep a diary, but don’t just list all the things you did during the day. Pick one incident and write it up as a brief vignette. Give it…

Daily Dialogue — April 30, 2018

“Now, take him to be tortured!”

Screenwriting News (April 23-April 29, 2018)

The week’s writing deals and movie project news.

Go Into The Story Movie Analysis: “In Bruges”

The entire 6 part series delving into the critically acclaimed indie film.