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 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 screenwriters3d ago213d ago21
Cole HaddoninCounter ArtsArt Should Never Lead to Regretting the Life We Forgot to LiveOr: that time I ruined a literary festival by being too real6d ago156d ago15
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 65Sep 65
Cole HaddoninFanfareThe Real Reason ‘Rocky’ Is So GreatIt’s difficult to think of other sports films as disinterested in sports as this one isSep 425Sep 425
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 3120Aug 3120
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