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Q&A with Nicholas Meyer: The Filmmaker and Author Discusses His Life and Legacy
The storyteller who saved both STAR TREK and Sherlock Holmes from extinction talks the origins of his creative life, three key artworks in his early…
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The Tragedy of Howard Rodman Sr. (or: Why the Writers Guild Is on Strike)
Former WGAW president Howard A. Rodman explains how the early death of his screenwriter father presages what’s coming if studios and streamers get their…
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The Secret Weapon Helping the Writers Guild Win This Strike
Let's all bow down to the unsung heroes of the WGA strike...lot coordinators
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Why AI Is the Most Important Issue in the Writers' Strike
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The Horror of 'DRACULA': The Unbelievable True Story of the 2013 TV Series
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The WGA Is on Strike — Here’s Why We’ll Win
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Fifty Great Screenplays by Women to Download and Study for Free
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The Secret Weapon Helping the Writers Guild Win This Strike
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Why Artists Want to Murder You When You Give Them Notes (or: How to Give Artists Better Notes)
Notes are almost always painful for the artist, which has a lot to do with how bad most of us — including artists — are at giving them
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Q&A: INSIDE OUT’s Meg LeFauve on Her Complicated ‘Screenwriting Life’
The Oscar-nominated scribe discusses her evolution as an artist and what others can learn from her creative journey
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On Writing My Debut Novel PSALMS FOR THE END OF THE WORLD
The neon-drunk paperback edition of my debut novel is released this week
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On Screenwriting: How to World-Build Like a Wachowski
The first eight pages of THE MATRIX (1999) script provide a MasterClass on how to introduce a complicated world
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Artemisia Gentileschi on How to Properly Decapitate a Man
Let's break down the Italian Renaissance master's JUDITH AND HER MAIDSERVANT WITH THE HEAD OF HOLOFERNES, which was a seminal piece of fine art in my…
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Q&A: Showrunner Marc Guggenheim Opens Up about the TV Series That Changed His Life...and Broke His Heart
The "ARROW" creator goes in-depth about the iconic series that made him the person and storyteller he is and how rebooting it traumatized him in…
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Fifty Great Screenplays by Women to Download and Study for Free
You need to read all these scripts, like, right now...what are you waiting for?
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The Horror of 'DRACULA': The Unbelievable True Story of the 2013 TV Series
A cautionary tale for screenwriters about what can happen when all their dreams come true
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Why AI Is the Most Important Issue in the Writers' Strike
Artificial intelligence isn't just central to the WGA strike either — it's the first battle in a much larger war that will affect all Americans
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