Lights! Camera! Action! Behind the scenes of playwriting and screenwriting
Ready to take the page to screen or stage? Here’s how the two forms differ. Read More “Lights! Camera! Action! Behind the scenes of playwriting and screenwriting”
scriptwriting
Here are all the writers nominated for original screenplays at the 2020 Writers Guild Awards
Add to FavoritesSam Mendes & Krysty Wilson-Cairns for 1917 1917 director Sam Mendes shares writing credits with Scottish screenwriter Krysty Wilson-Cairns for the Golden Globe-winning WWI … Read More “Here are all the writers nominated for original screenplays at the 2020 Writers Guild Awards”
Jake Gyllenhaal to produce and star in film adaptation of “Fun Home”
Gyllenhaal plans to play Alison Bechdel’s father in the upcoming film adaptation of Bechdel’s memoir-turned-musical. Read More “Jake Gyllenhaal to produce and star in film adaptation of “Fun Home””
AI reveals Shakespeare only wrote half of “Henry VIII”
Contemporary playwright John Fletcher wrote the other half, an algorithm reveals. Read More “AI reveals Shakespeare only wrote half of “Henry VIII””
Craft Book Spotlight: Teaching Playwriting
We teach acting. We teach writing. So why don’t many schools teach playwriting? This new guidebook is here to help educators learn to instruct students on writing for the stage. Read More “Craft Book Spotlight: Teaching Playwriting”
Craft Book Spotlight: Shorts and Briefs
This cheeky book for scriptwriters boasts praise from famed playwright Christopher Durang. Read More “Craft Book Spotlight: Shorts and Briefs”
Craft Book Spotlight: The Architecture of Story
Struggling with your script? This week’s Craft Book Spotlight is for you. Read More “Craft Book Spotlight: The Architecture of Story”
Tom Leopold: Writers on Writing
“The more specific you are in writing, the more general an audience can react to it.” Read More “Tom Leopold: Writers on Writing”
Danny Strong: Writers on Writing
“The process of rewriting is so important, it’s like breathing to a writer. It’s everything.” Read More “Danny Strong: Writers on Writing”
Gregg Hurwitz interview: Renaissance man
Gregg Hurwitz leaps from page to screen to comic book panel in the blink of an eye. But no matter his medium, his end goal is the same: to tell an unforgettable, compelling story you can’t put down. Read More “Gregg Hurwitz interview: Renaissance man”