PinnedCole HaddonFree Screenwriting Resources to Help with Your Next ScriptA compilation of the most useful tools I’ve provided for aspiring and emerging screenwriters to challenge themselves and improve their…Jun 16, 20233Jun 16, 20233
PinnedCole HaddonScreenwriting Tales from My Life in HollywoodThese essays about my career in the US film/TV business will hopefully leave aspiring screenwriters better prepared than I was.Apr 15, 20232Apr 15, 20232
PinnedCole HaddonMy Artist-on-Artist Conversations with Celebrated ScreenwritersAfter 15 years as a professional film/TV screenwriter, I’ve started talking with old and new friends about who they are and how they createJul 23, 2023Jul 23, 2023
Cole HaddoninThe Writing CooperativeHow to Make Art That Confronts the Darkness (Or Not)10 filmmakers, authors, and comic book writers debate whether artists have any responsibility to tackle how completely shit everything is1d ago31d ago3
Cole HaddoninFanfareQ&A: TV Showrunner Frank Spotnitz on What He’s Learned from Trading Hollywood for EuropeOne of the defining voices of ‘The X-Files’ reimagined both his life and career when he transplanted his family to the U.K. ten years ago2d ago142d ago14
Cole HaddoninFanfareThe Real Reason Why ‘Watchmen’ Is So GreatOr: What Alan Moore’s use of ambiguity in his seminal comic book teaches us about storytelling (and humanity)5d ago175d ago17
Cole Haddon5AM StoryTalk Coffee Reading: Issue 17A compilation of new and older arts-related articles that you might’ve missedSep 15Sep 15
Cole HaddoninFanfareThis Is How You Introduce Characters: Breaking Down the Opening of ‘Beautiful Girls’The first ten minutes of this classic ’90s ensemble drama should be studied by all filmmakers — but especially screenwritersSep 1222Sep 1222
Cole HaddoninCounter ArtsArt Should Never Lead to Regretting the Life We Forgot to LiveOr: that time I ruined a literary festival by being too realSep 815Sep 815
Cole HaddonQ&A: Screenwriter Michael Brandt Is Just Hitting His StrideThe ‘Chicago Fire’ creator discusses what he’s learned about playing the creative long game from more than 20 years of screenwritingSep 613Sep 613