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…·5 min read·Jun 16, 2023--1--1
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.·4 min read·Apr 15, 2023----
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 create·7 min read·Jul 23, 2023----
Cole Haddon5AM StoryTalk Coffee Reading: Issue 13A compilation of new and older arts-related articles that you might’ve missed·4 min read·3 days ago----
Cole HaddoninFanfare‘Civil War’ Highlights a Growing Divide in American Culture…and Not in the Way You ThinkLet’s see what we can learn from the reaction of many liberals, critics, and screenwriters to director Alex Garland’s latest film·16 min read·4 days ago--8--8
Cole HaddonWhat ‘5AM StoryTalk’s’ First Year on Substack Taught MeHappy anniversary to everyone who helped make this arts newsletter such a meaningful creative conversation for this past year!·7 min read·Apr 30, 2024----
Cole HaddoninCounter ArtsWhat My First Hollywood Script Sale Taught MeHow I learned to trust myself in a business where nobody knows anything, but everybody insists they know everything·5 min read·Apr 28, 2024--6--6
Cole HaddoninFanfareWhen Thor Became the Strongest AvengerThe handling of Thor’s depression in ‘Avengers: Endgame’ was a transformative moment for the character, the MCU, and superhero films·3 min read·Apr 26, 2024--1--1
Cole HaddonQ&A: Producer Ted Hope Wants a New Indie RevolutionThe legendary indie film producer has seen and done it all, he has despaired, and he is here to tell you there’s hope…no, really·21 min read·Apr 22, 2024----
Cole HaddoninFanfareQ&A with Daniel José Older: The ‘Star Wars: The High Republic’ Author on Learning to Write by LivingThe writer talks finding truth in fiction, embracing all art, and the thrill of playing around in a more inclusive ‘Star Wars ’sandbox·17 min read·Apr 20, 2024--1--1