John and Craig discuss the odd dislocation writers experience when writing movies in coffeeshops and windowless offices. We’re literally “someplace else” with our characters, but learning how to work in less-than-ideal circumstances is part of the screenwriter’s trade.
Words on the page
First sale and funny on the page
Craig and John look at two recent court decisions that could have a big impact on how movies get sold and resold — and how writers get paid. First-Sale Doctrine is one of those intractable issues that involves freedom and control, bits and atoms, creators and consumers.
How screenwriters find their voice
Aline Brosh McKenna joins John and Craig for a conversation about what writers mean by a “voice,” and how it develops.
Present tension
Robert Jackson Bennett looks at the benefits and drawback of writing fiction in the present tense.