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Spec Script Deal: “The Romantic”. Logline: "Bestselling romance author Francine London has a secret: she’s actually a six-foot-four mountain of a man named Ed Schwenke." Writers: Deborah Kaplan, Harry Elfont. Buyer: Paramount. gointothestory.blcklst.com/spec-script-... #movies #screenwriting

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Page One: “A Most Violent Year” (2014), written by J.C. Chandor Download the screenplay here. gointothestory.blcklst.com/page-one-a-m... #movies #screenwriting

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Janet Fitch: "The writer is both a sadist and a masochist. We create people we love, then we torture them. The more we love them, and the more cleverly we torture them along the lines of their greatest vulnerability and fear, the better the story." #writing

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Former movie studio executive Lindsay Doran ("The Story Whisperer") on The Psychology of Storytelling ow.ly/e0uZ30ieJmy #storytelling #screenwriting #writing

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Go Into The Story Interview: My conversation with Vanar Jaddou whose original screenplay “Goodbye, Iraq” won a 2020 Nicholl Fellowship in Screenwriting. "Pick every word carefully, craft every sentence as meticulously as you can." gointothestory.blcklst.com/go-into-the-... #screenwriting

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Writing Tip: What if you fall out of love with a script? Three scenarios. Three strategies. gointothestory.blcklst.com/writing-tip-... #screenwriting #writing #writingtips #scriptsky

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Compare script to screen: The unforgettable ending to "Thelma & Louise" (1991). "A cloud of dust blows THROUGH THE FRAME as the speeding car sails over the edge of the cliff." gointothestory.blcklst.com/great-scene-... #movies #screenwriting

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Page One: “Monster’s Ball” (2001), written by Milo Addica & Will Rokos Download the screenplay here. gointothestory.blcklst.com/page-one-mon... #movies #screenwriting

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Anthony Burgess: “A character has to be ignorant of the future, unsure about the past, and not at all sure what he’s supposed to be doing.” #writing

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Plot answers the question: What is the story about? Theme answers the question: What does the story mean? #screenwriting

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Pound Out That First Draft! Go from FADE IN to FADE OUT in my upcoming online writing workshop. Starts July 21st. Only offered once in 2025. gointothestory.blcklst.com/pound-out-th... #screenwriting #writing

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Go Into The Story Interview: My conversation Bill Holderman and Erin Simms, co-writers of the hit film "Book Club." Holderman made his feature film directing debut with the movie which spawned a sequel. gointothestory.blcklst.com/go-into-the-... #movies #screenwriting

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Lena Dunham: "It’s important to me to create fully formed characters who don’t feel just like good guys, villains, creeps or sluts. I want it to feel real. I want my male friends to feel just as much of a connection to my work as my female friends do.” gointothestory.blcklst.com/screenwritin...

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Page One: “Monster” (2003), written by Patty Jenkins Download the screenplay here. gointothestory.blcklst.com/page-one-mon... #movies #screenwriting

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"We don’t go to the movies for plot. We go to the movies to feel something." --Franklin Leonard #movies #screenwriting #scriptsky

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"People read fiction for emotion, not for information." -- Sinclair Lewis

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Go Into The Story Interview: My conversation with Lloyd Harvey and Spencer Harvey, the Australia-based brother and sister writing duo who won the 2016 Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting. gointothestory.blcklst.com/go-into-the-... #interview #screenwriting

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Over 30 professional screenwriters, novelists, and academics have endorsed The Protagonist’s Journey. "An essential read." - Brad Ingelsby. "A masterclass." - David Guggenheim. "A gem." - Meg Gardiner. "A special book." - Shane Salerno. bit.ly/44qjPFO #screenwriting #writing

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If you’re stuck in your writing… A modest proposal on how to find inspiration on the page. "No judgment. No self-criticism. No expectations other than you will have written some words at each session." gointothestory.blcklst.com/if-youre-stu... #creativity #screenwriting #writing

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William Faulkner: “It begins with a character, usually, and once he stands up on his feet and begins to move, all I can do is trot along behind him with a paper and pencil trying to keep up long enough to put down what he says and does.” gointothestory.blcklst.com/on-writing-7... #writing

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Page One: “Monty Python and the Holy Grail” (1975), written by Graham Chapman & John Cleese & Eric Idle & Terry Gilliam & Terry Jones & Michael Palin Download the screenplay here. gointothestory.blcklst.com/page-one-mon... #movies #screenwriting

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Non-Linear Storytelling in “Pulp Fiction”: Tarantino hit upon non-linearity as the only way he could tell one particular storyline involving the fates of Jules and Vincent. gointothestory.blcklst.com/non-linear-s... #movies #screenwriting

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Patrick S. Duncan: "Every character has a part of me, good guy or bad, and I share their emotions, good or bad. I vent rage, weep, laugh. I take my worst psychological problems and work them out on paper." gointothestory.blcklst.com/screenwritin... #screenwriting

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Go Into The Story Interview: My conversation with writer-director Julia Hart whose film credits include Miss Stevens, Fast Color, and I’m Your Woman. "My father used to read me screenplays as bedtime stories." gointothestory.blcklst.com/go-into-the-... #screenwriting

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Page One: “Miss Sloane” (2016), written by Jonathan Perera Download the screenplay here. gointothestory.blcklst.com/page-one-mis... #movies #screenwriting

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Go beyond a character’s “flaw.” Think about Disunity: psychological and emotional dynamics creating a character’s inner conflicts that need resolution. See: The Protagonist’s journey. #screenwriting #writing

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When 3-Act Structure is 4-Act Structure: While we may still think of a story having three acts — Beginning, Middle, End — at a psychological level, there is a four-act structure at work. gointothestory.blcklst.com/when-3-act-s... #screenwriting #writing

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Go Into The Story Interview: My conversation with Byron Hamel whose screenplay “Shade of the Grapefruit Tree” won a Nicholl Fellowship in Screenwriting. "Stop trying to write like anyone else and do it 100 percent you." gointothestory.blcklst.com/go-into-the-... #interview #screenwriting

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Rita Mae Brown: "Character is destiny. Change, growing from within and forced from without, is the mainspring of character development." Empower your writing. My one-week online course Character Development Keys begins Monday. screenwritingmasterclass.com/product/craf... #screenwriting #writing

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Script Analysis: “Joker” (2019) — Scene By Scene Breakdown. Great way to study a script's structure. gointothestory.blcklst.com/script-analy... #movies #screenwriting

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Compare script to screen: "Good Will Hunting" (1997). The bar scene. Will’s classic putdown. And a spin on the ‘meet cute’ trope. "My boy's wicked smart." gointothestory.blcklst.com/great-scene-... #movies #screenwriting

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Page One: “Miller’s Girl” (2024), written by Jade Halley Bartlett Download the screenplay here. gointothestory.blcklst.com/page-one-mil... #movies #screenwriting

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Writing Tip: We’re on the road to… somewhere. "For writers, our bridge across treacherous water is our outline." gointothestory.blcklst.com/writing-tip-... #screenwriting #writing

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Craig Borten: "It’s the characters. That’s what I spend most of my time with. Once I’ve done that, character will speak to plot and story." Empower your writing. My one-week online course Character Development Keys begins Monday. screenwritingmasterclass.com/product/craf... #screenwriting #writing

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William Faulkner: “The only thing worth writing about is the conflict in the human heart.” gointothestory.blcklst.com/on-writing-9... #writing

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Why You Should Write Three Pages of Garbage Every Morning: “Freewriting forces you to keep moving forward, keep creating, without a thought given to quality.” gointothestory.blcklst.com/why-you-shou... #creativity #productivity #screenwriting #writing

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This was the Rivoli in NYC. 50 years ago this AM I was in a car with the nervous director of “Jaws” and Albert Brooks heading over there. The director wondered whether there’d be a line. There was. It went around the corner and far beyond. He really hadn’t known this could happen. What a day!

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Page One: “Mikey and Nicky” (1976), written by Elaine May Download the screenplay here. gointothestory.blcklst.com/page-one-mik... #movies #screenplay

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Why do you think Pixar films based on original stories generate less theatrical $$ than their sequels. www.latimes.com/entertainmen... #movies #film

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Craig Borten: "It’s the characters. That’s what I spend most of my time with. Once I’ve done that, character will speak to plot and story." Empower your writing. My one-week online course Character Development Keys begins Monday. screenwritingmasterclass.com/product/craf... #screenwriting #writing

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Every story has a physical journey and a psychological journey. The former has no meaning without the latter. #writing

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Vince Lombardi: “In great attempts, it is glorious even to fail.” Or as a writer, how heading down a wrong story path can lead you to the right path. gointothestory.blcklst.com/in-great-att... #writing #screenwriting

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Go Into The Story Interview: My conversation with Aaron Guzikowski whose screenwriting credits include Prisoners, Papillon, and the TV series The Red Road and Raised by Wolves. gointothestory.blcklst.com/go-into-the-... #screenwriting

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The Business of Screenwriting: They will pigeonhole you (and why this can be a good thing). gointothestory.blcklst.com/the-business... #Hollywood #movies #screenwriting

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Page One: “The Mighty Ducks” (1992), written by Steven Brill Download the screenplay here. gointothestory.blcklst.com/page-one-the... #movies #screenwriting

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James Gunn: “I do believe that the reason why the movie industry is dying is not because of people not wanting to see movies. It’s not because of home screens getting so good. The number-one reason is because people are making movies without a finished screenplay.” variety.com/2025/film/ne...

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Protagonist: Ordinary person. Extraordinary situation. #screenwriting

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Writing Tip: Inside and Outside the Story Universe: The importance of Receptive Writing and Reflective Writing. gointothestory.blcklst.com/writing-tip-... #Storytelling #screenwriting #writing

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