On Screen/Writing

The Untold Horror Story of My First Screenplay Sale

When I sold my first pitch, I celebrated...too soon

Nov 16 •

Q&A: Journalist-Turned-Screenwriter Michael Bronner Is a Big Fan of the Truth

'The Mauritanian' and 'Rogue Agent' scribe on the differences between journalistic truth and dramatic truth - and the critical role of both in changing…

Nov 12 •

How to Create a Great Action Sequence: 'The Dark Knight'

A beat-by-beat breakdown of the deceptively original police convoy ambush from Christopher Nolan's second Batman film

Nov 9 •

Q&A: Screenwriter Matt Nix Gets to the Heart of the Conflict

The creator of 'Burn Notice', 'The Gifted', and 'True Lies' offers up an epic discussion about writing dramatic television

Nov 5 •

The Original 'How to Write a Screenplay' Book?

This 1915 screenwriting guide might just be the first of its kind...but what does it reveal about how far screenwriters have come in being fairly paid…

Nov 4 •

Q&A: Screenwriter Eliza Clark on Finding a New Way to Tell Stories

The cancelation of 'Y: The Last Man' after one season hit its creator/showrunner hard, but she found a unique way to get her creative mojo back stronger…

Oct 29 •

How to (Not) Think About Your Audience as You Create

A host of filmmakers, novelists, and comic book writers from around the globe weigh in about the role (if any) of readers/viewers in their creative…

Oct 22 •

15 Disaster Film/TV Scripts to Download and Study

It's the end of the world as we know it...or at least it is in this curated tour through onscreen climate, cosmic, and meteorological catastrophes

Oct 21 •

Q&A: Screenwriter Danny Brocklehurst Lives in a Make-Believe World

The British TV writer discusses his craft, breaking into the biz by getting Paul Abbot drunk, and the mind-boggling success of his Netflix adaptation of…

Oct 15 •

A Eulogy for Everything We Never Were (and Never Will Be Again)

The story of how writing a screenplay about 'The Diary of Anne Frank' convinced me it was time to leave America for good

Oct 12 •

Q&A: Screenwriter Beth Schacter on the Dance Between Art and Ambition

The 'Billions' and 'Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber' showrunner has a far-ranging conversation about art, craft, and trying to create something…

Oct 8 •

David Bowie on the Two Biggest Mistakes Artists Make

In a soulful interview from 1997, the rock icon offered some brief, but essential advice about how to create great art

Oct 7 •

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