Hallelujah! There is such liberation in Anne Carson’s advice. We spend so much time agonising over what to write that we become hopelessly attached to the results. But not everything we write deserves to survive.
So, cut! Cut! Cut!
#AnneCarson #screenwriting #writingclass #deathorstory

In Jonathan Tropper’s crime thriller "Lucky," Lucky wants to get out of 'the life' but the con is all she knows, and her father attachment is pathological. How do you create fascinating, complex characters like this? Start with three simple questions.
#Luckytvshow #deathorstory #televisionscripts

Katie Dippold created Widow’s Bay, a series nearly 20 years in the making, inspired by childhood memories of being scared and delighted in equal measure - her personal stew of taste and sensibility is what makes it work. #widowsbay #screenwritingtips #screenwriting #writingclass #deathorstory

May el-Toukhy’s “Woman Unknown” competed at this year’s Venice Film Festival.
Of the 21 films in Competition, Woman Unknown was the only one solely directed by a woman.
P.S. It took home the Golden Lion.

#mayeltoukhyofficial #venice.fi #filmmaking #screenwriting #deathorstory

In honor of Dolly Parton, we’re highlighting the brilliantly structured midpoint of her 1980 hit movie 9 to 5, written by Patricia Resnick & Colin Higgins. It upends the action & changes the context of the journey to amp up the action in this feminist classic! #9to5 #screenwriting #deathorstory