My Best Script That Didn’t Sell: Thaw
Every writer - like Paul Sanchez IV - has that script. The one that didn’t sell… but should have. The one that meant more than the paycheck. The one that defined them, or saved them, or proved something only they could prove.
NEW BLOG SERIES! My Best Script That Didn’t Sell: Son of Seagal
Every writer - like Matt Allen - has that script. The one that didn’t sell… but should have. The one that meant more than the paycheck. The one that defined them, or saved them, or proved something only they could prove.
Celebrating Jane Austen: Regency Master (Cat) of Character Transformation
Learn about one of Jane Austen's greatest gifts to her readers—she’s an absolute master at showing character transformation.
David Lynch and the Importance of Theme in Twin Peaks
William Dickerson, author of 'The Tao of Twin Peaks,' writes about David Lynch and the importance of theme in Lynch's works
Best of Blake: Be Bold
Blake Snyder on how to look at our fears, and face them, so that we can be bold in our writing… and in life!
3 Ways Contest Feedback Can Positively Impact Your Screenplay
Discover three things to keep in mind as you prepare your screenplay for submission to a competition and the feedback that follows.
Analyzing Martin Scorsese’s Essay: ‘The Persisting Vision: Reading the Language of Cinema’
How Martin Scorsese brings history to life on the big screen and makes issues of the past still relevant to modern culture.
The Power of Images Great and Small
Images, particularly in the hands of talented creatives, have enormous power, including the images of characters smoking cigarettes.
Best of Blake’s Blogs: Inspiration for the New Year
It takes about 10,000 hours at a particular skill - like writing - before you start to get good at it.
In a Northwesterly Direction: Ernest Lehman and the Sweet Smell of Success
Read an exclusive excerpt from Ernest Lehman: The Sweet Smell of Success, the biography of the acclaimed screenwriter written by Jon Krampner.
