”In Hollywood, It’s a Reboot...”

”... by Any Other Name”

The Push/Pull Motivators

apud Scott Myers

"When you aren’t writing, someone else is."

apud Scott Myers

Tricks to defeat procrastination

by Eric Heisserer (via GoIntoTheStory)

“Every sentence must do one of two things —

— reveal character or advance the action.” (Kurt Vonnegut, via Scott Myers' GoIntoTheStory)

Camouflaging subtext in scripts

by Eric Heisserer, via Scott Meyers

You have one day, and it is today.

”a very simple no-fuckery plan to get shit done”, according to Chuck Wendig

...equally useful to screenwriters, according to Scott Myers

"Write what you need to write, feed the hunger for meaning in your life."

Donald M. Murray (via Scott Myers' GoIntoTheStory)

“In great attempts, it is glorious even to fail.”

apud Vince Lombardi (via GoIntoTheStory)
apud Cassius Longinus
apud Bruce Lee

Writing Mantras

via Scott Myers' GoIntoTheStory

"The only way out is through."

via GoIntoTheStory

Scott Myers' Imagematic/Poetic Writing

“Imagematic writing”

American Beauty and The Sixth Sense: Good ‘poetic’ writing

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SET-UPs & PAY-OFFs

via Scott Myers' GoIntoTheStory

The virtues of mind wandering

via GoIntoTheStory

“How do I know I’m the good guy?”

apud Marisha Pessl (via GoIntoTheStory)

short scene description & haiku-like action lines

apud Andrew Stanton & Walter Hill

apud Larry Ferguson & Walter Hill

apud Walter Hill's ALIEN draft

apud Walter Hill (via MyPDFscripts's Sheridan)

Breaking the 4th Wall – Shane Black Style

via GoIntoTheStory

via Vulture

Scott Myers' way of HANDLING EXPOSITION

as Fascination / Mystery / Revelation / Conflict / Action / Humor

Scott Myers' definitive spec script sales list

before 1991... after 1991... 2000... 2012...

Scott Myers' Business of Screenwriting series

via Go Into The Story