Go Into The Story

Daily Dialogue — March 16, 2018

“My father was an exceptional man! He may not have been a perfect man, but he was a good man, and he loved us. All I wanted to do today was…

Thanks, Stacy.

BTW it’s always worth googling: “screenplay name screenplay PDF” as the scripts definitely float around the internet, albeit illegally.

Reflections of 1st Annual Black List / Women In Film Feature Writers Lab Participants

6 writers reflect on their experience in recent writers lab in L.A.

Gender as Represented in Spec Script Deals: 1991–2017

Updated to include last year’s numbers. Bottom line: Little change.

2018 Zero Draft Thirty March Challenge: Day 15

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

The Business of Screenwriting: Everything you wanted to know about specs [Part 6]

Part 6: Rolling out a new writer’s spec script.

Daily Dialogue — March 15, 2018

“Good afternoon. My name is Edward Cole. I don’t know what most people say at these occasions because in all honesty, I’ve tried to avoid…

Barb, the ending is another way Three Billboards reminded me of the Coen brothers as they are big…

As you suggest, perhaps Three Billboards is a prequel to the Mildred and Dixon story in Idaho!

Update: Time to Read 2017 Movie Scripts

One of the best ways to learn the craft: Read scripts!

“Prodigy”: From Black List Logline to Movie Premiere

First-person account from co-writer / co-director of the movie Prodigy which got its start with a Go Into The Story contest.

2018 Zero Draft Thirty March Challenge: Day 14

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

Script To Screen: “Dr. Strangelove: Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb”

Peter Sellers in one of three roles he plays in the movie: U.S. President.

Daily Dialogue — March 14, 2018

Ilana: Does anyone want to say anything? Didn’t any of you know him? Ben: Alright, I knew him. John Locke was a … a believer, he was a man…

Thanks, Ed, for your comments this week.

Hope you join us for Mudbound which is our next script read and analysis which begins on Monday, March 26.

Writing and Known Knowns, Known Unknowns, and Unknown Unknowns

Wherein I induct Donald Rumsfeld into the screenwriting ‘guru’ Hall of Fame.

Go Into The Story Script Reading & Analysis: “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”

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

2018 Zero Draft Thirty March Challenge: Day 13

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

Screenwriting 101: Lori Evans Taylor

“I worked for a manager named Jay Bernstein. He was one of the very first managers in the business. He represented Susan Summers, and…

Daily Dialogue — March 13, 2018

“This isn’t the Death of Nelson, you know. Where is it? There’s no mention of stage managers either. Come out of here. Are we going to get…

Thanks for this list.

This is why I strongly advocate downloading scripts as soon as they become available during For Your Consideration award season.

How to Create a Compelling Protagonist

Workshop your story’s central character in my 1-week online course.

Screenwriting News (March 5-March 11, 2018)

The week’s writing deals and movie project news.

2018 Zero Draft Thirty March Challenge: Day 12

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

On Writing

“When you understand that nobody wants to read your shit, you develop empathy. You acquire the skill that is indispensable to all artists…

Daily Dialogue — March 12, 2018

“Are not the satisfactions of being a good man among our common men great enough to sustain us anymore?”