And in circumventing this mistake, does the film accidentally expose the most powerful screenwriting tip in all of history? I want to talk about one of the most baffling screenwriting paradoxes of all time. I’m sure you’ve come across this analysis before. You may have found it amusing before hurrying on to the next doom-scroll […]

Genre: Horror/Thriller Premise: A mild-mannered American analyst climbs the ranks of a ruthless London investment firm, only to discover a horror more frightening than the industry itself: the insatiable monster awakening within him. About: This was a big sale that had 8 bidders. Netflix won it. It will star their new male lead darling, Taron […]

This is a big big BIG newsletter, guys. We have a giant conversation about AI and the unavoidable reality of how it’s going to affect our love of screenwriting. It’s a conversation that probably doesn’t go the way you think it will. Also, we got an Osculum Infame producing update. We’ve got a review for […]

Last week, I challenged everyone to send me a query e-mail for their screenplay. The best query got a script review on the site. Monday, I posted the winning query. Tuesday, I reviewed the script from that query. Wednesday, I showed you how to write the perfect query. And today, I’m going to go over […]

Last week, I invited all of you to query me with your scripts. Whoever had the best query got a script review. I reviewed that winner yesterday. And the script was pretty good! Today, I want to give you a template for writing all of your future queries. This template is built on the thousands […]