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Interview with Mort Nathan

Interviewed by Debra Eckerling - May 8, 2008

Writer/director/producer Mort Nathan is known for his broad comedies, most notable Kingpin, which he co-wrote with Barry...

Interview with Kara Holden

Interviewed by Debra Eckerling - May 8, 2008

Screenwriter Kara Holden has three feature projects in development, and her first spec—Meant to Be—will begin shooting this...

Character Development & Dialogue

Interviewed by Debra Eckerling - May 8, 2008

Karl Iglesias, author of Writing for Emotional Impact and The 101 Habits of Highly Successful Screenwriters, believes that...

Character Counts

By Dara Marks - May 8, 2008

Everything you need to know about writing a great character, you already know. All character (whether in human form or not)...

How to: Use Character Pro

By Mario Moreno - May 8, 2008

Personality archetypes are useful building blocks for writers when it comes to creating characters and giving them life. Yet...

Jay Wolpert: How do you Approach the Blank Page?

Interviewed by Debra Eckerling - Apr 10, 2008

Screenwriter Jay Wolpert, Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy and The Count of Monte Crisco (2002), has a very simple approach...

Writing for the Delete Key

By Script Frenzy - Apr 10, 2008

By Jennifer Arzt, Script Frenzy Program Director

How to: Customize Power Structure

By Mario Moreno - Apr 10, 2008

Power Structure is one of the most popular outlining-programs on the market. Created by Ken Schafer - the same mind that...

An Expert’s Perspective – When Brainstorming Doesn’t Work

By Stephanie Palmer - Apr 10, 2008

Author Stephanie Palmer, "Good in a Room," shares her technique for what to do when brainstorming doesn’t work.

How Little Red Riding Hood Made Me a Writer

By Christopher Keane - Mar 17, 2008

The story of Little Red Riding Hood taught screenwriter Christopher Keane much about character development. Here he shows how you too can take a valuable lesson from the classic short story.

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