PinnedJim MercurioinScreenwriting & StorytellingA Comedy Scene that Perfectly Exploits its ConceptEvery single line emanates from it·4 min read·Jun 6, 2024--16--16
PinnedJim MercurioinThought ThinkersThe Beauty of the Bad ExampleAn obscure tip to help improve your writing·8 min read·Jun 5, 2024--21--21
PinnedJim MercurioinemoshitstormThe Law of Repulsion: A Contrary Approach to Self-Help“Not my monkeys” and other strategic disengagement aphorisms·4 min read·May 24, 2024--14--14
PinnedJim MercurioinScreenwriting & StorytellingHow to Surprise Your Audience With NothingMaking something out of nothing·5 min read·May 29, 2024--16--16
PinnedJim MercurioinMuddyUmI Watched My Wife Cheat on Me — I Liked ItHe helped her flow in ways I couldn’t·4 min read·Mar 16, 2024--47--47
Jim MercurioinScreenwriting & StorytellingHow to Build on Your Descriptions for More Efficient StorytellingAction description is not an island unto itself·3 min read·Jun 2, 2024--2--2
Jim MercurioinScreenwriting & StorytellingAn Eclectic Screenwriting Primer—Jim’s Storytelling StoriesA compilation with Springsteen, Kevin Costner and Meyers-Briggs·2 min read·May 27, 2024----
Jim MercurioinScreenwriting & StorytellingWrite for Screenwriting & StorytellingWe want your words — but not about your words·2 min read·May 27, 2024--4--4
Jim MercurioinScreenwriting & Storytelling“Unfilmables” Are the Most Detrimental Thing to Your ScreenwritingWhen your screenplay isn’t even screenwriting·4 min read·May 27, 2024----
