The Screenwriter’s Notebook
An occasional blog about screenwriting and film
April 9, 2021
Making a pitch video
March 18, 2021
Second draft
March 5, 2021
Finding the story
February 26, 2021
On writing the step outline
February 19, 2021
The evolution of screenwriting practice
February 12, 2021
On gathering ideas
February 11, 2021
Finding the idea for ‘Night Shift’
February 8, 2021
Idea generation
February 7, 2021
What exactly constitutes a script?
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The Screenwriter’s Notebook
Storytelling for me is about taking something fundamentally true about the human condition and exploring it through the imagination. Stories allow us to transcend time and place, shape our perspective on what it means to be human. When you enter a story, something magical happens, and for me entering a story on screen is where the greatest magic of all happens.