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Screenwriting Tales: That Time I Had to Publicly Condemn My Own TV Series
'DRACULA' (2013), which I created, was a protracted nightmare...but calling out my own show for perpetuating a negative stereotype was easily one of the…
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Weekly Question: What's your favorite horror film and why?
October is once again upon us, a time when many of us collectively celebrate Halloween and our love of being scared by watching horror films. Ho…
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A Monthlong Celebration of the Complete and Utter Shitshow That was 'DRACULA' (2013) on Its 10th Anniversary
What to expect from this October's retrospective of the worst creative experience of my life...
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A Tale of Two TV Series: "TED LASSO" and "THE BEAR"
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Screenwriting Tales: The F@cked-Up Amount of Free Work It Takes to (Not) Sell Something in Hollywood Today
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The Horror of 'DRACULA': The Unbelievable True Story of the 2013 TV Series
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Why AI Is the Most Important Issue in the Writers' Strike
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How to Sequel Like James Cameron: TERMINATOR 2
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Q&A: Sequoia Nagamatsu on His Critically Acclaimed Novel HOW HIGH WE GO IN THE DARK
We talk pandemics, climate change, and grief in fiction and real life…but most of all, about finding hope in both
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We Did It! Ex-WGAW President Howard Rodman Weighs in on Screenwriters' New Contract
The guest contributor discusses our Guild's 'glorious' deal with the AMPTP, the cruelty of the companies that necessitated the strike, and the…
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What's In the F@cking Box?! (Or: What Quantum Mechanics and Art Have in Common)
It's impossible to pretend away the fact that what we create changes once it interacts with the rest of the world...but what if we embrace that?
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Weekly Question: What are some of your favorite lyrics of all time?
On a recent road trip, my family and I rocked out to Meat Loaf’s “I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)”, which was written and produce…
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On Screenwriting: TOP GUN: MAVERICK Is a MasterClass on How to Introduce Protagonists
A breakdown of one of the many reasons why TOP GUN: MAVERICK is f@cking amazing blockbuster film
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Q&A: 'STATION 19" Showrunner Zoanne Clack on Her Journey from the ER to Hollywood
From real-life doctor to the writers' room of 'GREY'S ANATOMY' and its latest spin-off, the screenwriter found a unique way to marry her two greatest…
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How to Escape the Carnival Mirror of Culture Through Our Art
Artist Amy Sherald and Ta-Nehisi Coates discuss how she uses her portraits to explore her own multifaceted American identity (a search for self that's…
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The 5AM StoryTalk Reading List: Issue 5
A compilation of arts-related articles that you might've missed
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