Skip to content

The Thinking Writer

Classic Posts About Screenwriting….

Author: TW

Interview With David Goyer – cool!

… Read the rest

Author TWPosted on August 15, 2014Categories The Craft230 Comments on Interview With David Goyer – cool!

CLASSIC POSTS

We are back to posting classic posts. No new content for now. Enjoy.… Read the rest

Author TWPosted on June 21, 2011Categories General15 Comments on CLASSIC POSTS

Sider-ways

Writer/Screenwriter Rex Pickett, whose unpublished novel became the basis for the screenplay Sideways (and then the novel got published) is out with the sequel novel, Vertical. Pickett is thrilled with Alexander Payne, but not thrilled with the book’s original … Read the rest

Author TWPosted on December 4, 2010December 3, 2010Categories Library, People, The Business18 Comments on Sider-ways

Alligator’s Guide To Screenplay

Screenwriter Pen Densham writes about writing, the business, and how to get through in his new book “Riding the Alligator, Strategies for a Career in Screenwriting (and Not Getting Eaten)”. Like Kung Fu Panda, the answer is, “there is … Read the rest

Author TWPosted on December 3, 2010Categories Library17 Comments on Alligator’s Guide To Screenplay

Hollywood Won’t Let Him Do Good

Oscar-winning screenwriter Ben Affleck says that Hollywood won’t let him make a movie about the strife in the Democratic Republic of Condo, which is one of his passion causes. I wonder if Ben knows that big stars can make little … Read the rest

Author TWPosted on December 1, 2010Categories People8 Comments on Hollywood Won’t Let Him Do Good

Not Your Mother’s Script-O-Rama

Fox just sued a wanna-be screenwriter, single mother, day-job woman who posted scripts on her blog for “educati0onal purposes”. They want close to $12 million bucks from her in damages. If you’d like to see the actual Complaint, download the … Read the rest

Author TWPosted on November 29, 2010Categories News, The Business97 Comments on Not Your Mother’s Script-O-Rama

New Genre: Screenwriter Fiction

Prolific horror writer William Peter Blatty, author of The Exorcist among other novels, returns to his comedy roots with Crazy, a faux memoir about an old screenwriter. Via Washington Post.… Read the rest

Author TWPosted on November 24, 2010November 23, 2010Categories Library2 Comments on New Genre: Screenwriter Fiction

Who Wrote The King’s Speech?

The Jewish Journal has a fascinating article about screenwriter David Seidler, who escaped from Nazi’s, was almost torpedoed on his way to America, and grew up escaping into writing as a refuge from his own speech impediment, then later drew … Read the rest

Author TWPosted on November 23, 2010November 23, 2010Categories People, The Craft38 Comments on Who Wrote The King’s Speech?

Posts navigation

Page 1 Page 2 … Page 29 Next page

A Classic Archive Of Thought For Screenwriters

This website is now an archive of classic posts from the Thinking Writer. We are no longer posting new material, but there's a lot of great stuff here. If you are an aspiring screenwriter and care deeply about your craft, scour the depths of The Thinking Writer and join the conversation.

REFRESH TO LOAD MORE POSTS, or search for a topic. There's a lot here for you.

BIRTH OF THE SCRIBOSPHERE

The term "scribosphere" was first coined on this website in a comment by prolific screenwriter/ director/ producer Craig Mazin in a comment posted ==>HERE<==.

The Thinking Writer Proudly powered by WordPress