Go Into The Story

Daily Dialogue theme next week: Monologue

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Go Into The Story Interview (Part 6): Liz Hannah

My hour-long conversation with ‘The Post’ screenwriter Liz Hannah.

Saturday Hot Links

Time for the 324th installment of Saturday Hot Links, your week’s essential reading about movies, TV, streaming, Hollywood, and other…

Interview (Audio): Greta Gerwig

A half-hour conversation with the writer-director of the movie Lady Bird.

Daily Dialogue — January 13, 2018

“Yes, this is Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, California. It’s about 5 0'clock in the morning. That’s the homicide squad, complete with…

The next Go Into The Story Reading and Analysis Script: “The Big Sick”

Read the script for the hit drama-comedy and analyze it next week.

Go Into The Story Interview (Part 5): Liz Hannah

My hour-long conversation with ‘The Post’ screenwriter Liz Hannah.

2018 Dialogue-Writing Challenge: Day 9

A chance for you to work on your dialogue chops and win free prizes!

Writing and the Creative Life: Boundaries of Space, Boundaries of Time

We all know John Cleese from his work with Monty Python’s Flying Circus and Fawlty Towers, but he has also emerged as something of an…

Daily Dialogue — January 12, 2018

Lester (V.O.): You have no idea what I’m talking about, but don’t worry…

“Go into the story and find the animals”

The story behind Go Into The Story…

Go Into The Story Interview (Part 4): Liz Hannah

My hour-long conversation with ‘The Post’ screenwriter Liz Hannah.

2018 Dialogue-Writing Challenge: Day 8

A chance for you to work on your dialogue chops and win free prizes!

The Business of Screenwriting: Do you know your stuff?

It’s one thing to write a script. It’s another thing to understand the craft.

Daily Dialogue — January 11, 2018

“Mr. Zero Moustafa was, at one time, the richest man in Zubrowka, and was still, indeed, the owner of The Grand Budapest…”

“Movies don’t owe anybody a living”

The original quote is about music, but it pertains to all entertainment.

Go Into The Story Interview (Part 3): Liz Hannah

My hour-long conversation with ‘The Post’ screenwriter Liz Hannah.

2018 Dialogue-Writing Challenge: Day 7

A chance for you to work on your dialogue chops and win free prizes!

Script To Screen: “Dark Star”

A scene from late in the 1974 movie Dark Star, original story by John Carpenter and Dan O’Bannon.

Daily Dialogue — January 10, 2018

“I am Jack’s smirking revenge.”

Reader Question: What about introducing the ‘hero’?

On the importance of introducing the story’s Protagonist in a memorable way.

Go Into The Story Interview (Part 2): Liz Hannah

My hour-long conversation with ‘The Post’ screenwriter Liz Hannah.

2018 Dialogue-Writing Challenge: Day 5

A chance for you to work on your dialogue chops and win free prizes!

Screenwriting 101: Jon Spaihts

“Very often, even if you are just telling what seems like a good tale, theme emerges in the polishing if it didn’t emerge in the structural…

Daily Dialogue — January 9, 2018

“It was mid-afternoon, and it’s funny, I can still remember the smell of honeysuckle all along that block. I felt like a million. There…