Go Into The Story

Karen, check out The Writers Lab especially for women writers over 40. Started by Meryl Streep.

http://thewriterslab.nyc/

2017 Austin Film Festival: Scott Frank (Part 3)

Reflections on observations by Out of Sight and Minority Report screenwriter.

Interview (Written): Lindsay Doran

Producer of Sense and Sensibility, Stranger Than Fiction, Nanny McPhee.

Script To Screen: “A Few Good Men”

Perhaps the most memorable scene from the 1992 drama A Few Good Men, screenplay by Aaron Sorkin based on his play.

Conversations with Billy Wilder & I.A.L. Diamond [Part 10]

A 10-part series with the writers of The Apartment and Some Like It Hot.

Writing and the Creative Life: The Virtues of Spacing Out and Goofing Off

Finally, science is good for something! Spacing out rules!

Daily Dialogue — November 3, 2017

Female Psychiatrist: Now then. Each of the slides needs a reply from one of the people in the picture. You tell me what you think the…

2017 Austin Film Festival: Scott Frank (Part 2)

Reflections on observations by Out of Sight and Minority Report screenwriter.

“Meet Cute Screenwriting Service”

A guest tongue-in-cheek post by Anthony Giambusso.

Script To Scene: “(500) Days of Summer”

From the 2009 movie (500) Days of Summer, written by Scott Neustadter & Michael H. Weber, a whimsical fantasy sequence.

Conversations with Billy Wilder & I.A.L. Diamond [Part 9]

A 10-part series with the writers of The Apartment and Some Like It Hot.

The Business of Screenwriting: Someday someone WILL beat you to the punch

If you traffic in high concept stories, chances are you’ll confront this scenario.

Daily Dialogue — November 2, 2017

Michael: You and I are going to move my father to another room, now can you disconnect those tubes so we can move the bed out of here…

2017 Austin Film Festival: Scott Frank (Part 1)

Reflections on observations by Out of Sight and Minority Report screenwriter.

Reader Question: Is it necessary to have scene description before dialogue?

Another supposed screenwriting ‘rule’ bites the dust!

Script To Screen: “2001: A Space Odyssey”

A pivotal scene from the 1968 movie 2001: A Space Odyssey, screenplay by Stanley Kubrick and Arthur C. Clarke.

Conversations with Billy Wilder & I.A.L. Diamond [Part 8]

A 10-part series with the writers of The Apartment and Some Like It Hot.

Great Scene: “Withnail and I”

It’s Withnail taking on Danny the Headhunter in a verbal joust.

Daily Dialogue — November 1, 2017

Killcullen: Don’t fuck with me. Do the right thing. Tell me what the fuck happened. Avery: It was pretty quick. Killcullen: Who shot first…

How to Decide Which Story to Write

Are you trying to figure out which of one or more stories to write next?

Reader Question: Is there a danger of having an Act One that is too short?

Story trumps page counts. If it works, it works, no matter how short or long.

Script To Screen: “12 Years a Slave”

From the 2013 movie 12 Years a Slave, screenplay by John Ridley, based on a memoir by Solomon Northup.

Conversations with Billy Wilder & I.A.L. Diamond [Part 7]

A 10-part series with the writers of The Apartment and Some Like It Hot.

Screenwriting 101: David Guggenheim

“In any notes process, I will take any idea and I will try it. I may not agree with it when it’s given to me, but I always give the idea a…

Daily Dialogue — October 31, 2017

“It is all rubbish, isn’t it? I mean… transplants, anti-bodies, we can produce birth ectogenetically, we can clone people like carrots, and…