screenwriting

How to avoid writing an awful screenplay

I tried adapting a novel to the big screen and learned a valuable lesson: The book is not the film

Matthew Specktor, The Weeklings Monday, Apr 22, 2013 10:05 PM UTC
Life The Weeklings, screenwriting

I was struggling to adapt my novel to film. Then I picked up a copy of "Story" and had my mind blown

Art Edwards, The Nervous Breakdown Wednesday, Apr 10, 2013 8:47 PM UTC
Life The Nervous Breakdown

Noomi Rapace says that a script is in the works, but did not reveal the screenwriter

Prachi Gupta Wednesday, Feb 27, 2013 9:15 PM UTC
Entertainment Prometheus, ridley scott, alien

Should I let my characters do whatever they want, or force them to embody important ideas?

Cary Tennis Wednesday, Feb 20, 2013 1:00 AM UTC 17
Life Since You Asked

Meanwhile, "Flight" and "Looper" made the list for best original screenplay

Associated Press Friday, Jan 4, 2013 9:55 PM UTC
Entertainment From the Wires, Hollywood

As a would-be scribe, I got hooked on how-to guides. Years later, I'm still waiting for my own triumphant third act

Jonathan Zimmerman, LA Review of Books Saturday, Nov 24, 2012 3:00 PM UTC 13
Life syd field, screenwriting, Writing