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, 20231Apr 15, 20231
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 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 screenwriting18h ago118h ago1
Cole HaddoninFanfareThe Real Reason ‘Rocky’ Is So GreatIt’s difficult to think of other sports films as disinterested in sports as this one is3d ago173d ago17
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 life6d ago196d ago19
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
Cole HaddoninThe MemoiristOn the Virtue of Lying (Or: Go to Hell, Superman)The truth was something I aspired to in my life and writing…until I discovered it can sometimes cause far more damage than a lieAug 2613Aug 2613
Cole HaddoninCounter ArtsWe All Want to Be the Christopher Columbus of CinemaOr: one theory about why American film and the theatrical experience are flailingAug 227Aug 227
Cole HaddoninFanfareIt’s Time to Recognize ‘Mr. Mom’ As a Feminist ClassicProducer Lauren Shuler Donner joins me as I offer up a reconsideration of the 1983 comedy blockbusterAug 1923Aug 1923