PinnedFree 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, 20235Jun 16, 20235
PinnedScreenwriting 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, 20233Apr 15, 20233
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Published inCounter ArtsQ&A: Screenwriter Sarah Phelps on Why She Writes (the Really Long Answer) — Part 1In a sweeping interview, the acclaimed British writer discusses her her creative origins Agatha Christie adaptations1d ago21d ago2
The Elegant Economy of ‘When Harry Met Sally’s’ First ActWriters of all stripes should study Nora Ephron’s brilliant script, especially the three Act 1 meet cutes that establish the titular…3d ago13d ago1
Published inFanfareQ&A: Screenwriter Jed Mercurio on 30 Years of Thrilling AudiencesThe creator of smash hits ‘Line of Duty’ and ‘Bodyguard’ reflects on what he’s learned from his many triumphs — and failures — in British…5d ago165d ago16
Published inCounter ArtsHow to Be an Artist (According to Me) — Part 2This newsletter spent 2024 asking novelists, filmmakers, and comic book creators from around the globe to weigh in about how they create…Feb 108Feb 108
Q&A: Screenwriter Emma Frost on Why Scripts Have No Inherent ValueThis conversation may have given me heart palpitations at times, but there’s so much to learn here from the intersection of the fine arts…Feb 714Feb 714
Published inFanfareWhy Pitching Projects Taken from the Public Domain Can Be RiskyMany screenwriters look forward to dramatizing moments in history, mythology, or their favorite classic novels…but this comes with a…Feb 515Feb 515
Published inCounter ArtsHow to Be an Artist (According to Me) — Part 1I spent 2024 asking novelists, filmmakers, and comic book creators from around the globe to weigh in about how they create and navigate…Feb 211Feb 211