Category: About Writing
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About Writing: How Do You Choose Your Character Names?
Choosing a name for your character shouldn’t be such a big deal, but it really is, isn’t it? You want it to be just right, to speak to something deeper, to suggest something about them as a person, or to conjure up allusions to other things that speak to the audience on a guttural level.…
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About Writing: Susannah Grant on Dialogue
Susannah Grant is the Oscar-nominated screenwriter of Erin Brockovich. Here she talks about her love of dialogue.
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About Writing: Jonathan Hensleigh On Absurb And Illogical Scenes
Jonathan Hensleigh talks about over the top action scenes, and the mentality you need to write and execute them.
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About Writing: Paul Haggis on Screenwriting
There are two interesting moments in this interview with Paul Haggis. The first is his assertion that writers should ask questions, and not answer them. The second is almost a throwaway line, “What’s the worst thing that could happen to this character?” From the video0 description: Acclaimed writer-director Paul Haggis has been a fixture of…
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About Writing: James L. Brooks
If you haven’t visited the Archive Of American Television YouTube channel, you really should. Here’s the first part of an extended interview with James L. Brooks, the legendary sitcom writer and producer. The full description of the interview reads: In his 11-part oral history (in 2 sessions) interview, James L. Brooks speaks of his early…
