When I went to the University of Southern California for my MFA in screenwriting, I took a one-hour TV drama course for my thesis. My thesis adviser said there were three types of TV writers: “big ...

“I don’t want to be a product of my environment. I want my environment to be a product of me.” –Frank Costello (played by Jack Nicholson), The Departed The Academy may have selected a silent film, The ...

Given how fraught writing for publication can be, it’s understandable for faculty to perceive the process as dehumanizing. Even soul-crunching, as one of our colleagues lamented. College and ...

If you've ever struggled with scenes that feel rushed, boring, or underdeveloped, we've got a simple framework that could help you pinpoint the issue.

Favoring active sentences over passive ones is probably the most repeated advice regarding clarity and concision. An active sentence is one where the subject is the source of the action. Conversely, a ...

We were very excited when word came down that Fleabag writer and star Phoebe Waller-Bridge was being brought onto the writing staff of the upcoming 25th James Bond 007 film (Bond 25) to "punch up the ...