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 Haddon5AM StoryTalk Coffee Reading: Issue 17A compilation of new and older arts-related articles that you might’ve missed1d ago1d ago
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 screenwriters4d ago224d ago22
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 68Sep 68
Cole HaddoninFanfareThe Real Reason ‘Rocky’ Is So GreatIt’s difficult to think of other sports films as disinterested in sports as this one isSep 426Sep 426
Cole HaddoninThe Writing CooperativeHow to Write Better Dialogue (While Becoming a Better Person)Let’s discuss what you can learn from interviewing others — both to enrich your writing and your lifeAug 3121Aug 3121
Cole HaddonWhat I’ve Learned From My Life as an Artist…So FarA collection of essays about my life as a screenwriter and novelist so you can learn from my triumphs, many traumas, and many, many mistakesAug 281Aug 281