@gointothestory.bsky.social
Author (#1 Amazon Best Seller in Film & TV, "The Protagonist's Journey"), Screenwriter (K-9, Alaska, Trojan War), Host (http://GoIntoTheStory.com, official Black List screenwriting blog), Associate Professor of screenwriting (DePaul University film school)
“I’ve been reading and learning from Scott’s blog for years now, but The Protagonist’s Journey is his greatest achievement yet. It offers a smart, comprehensive guide to writing memorable characters." --Brad Ingelsby (Mare of Easttown, Task) bit.ly/44qjPFO #screenwriting #writing
06.12.2025 04:52 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Script Analysis: "Monsters University" (2013) - Scene By Scene Breakdown. A great way to analyze a screenplay and its story structure. www.patreon.com/posts/script... #movies #screenwriting
05.12.2025 22:16 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Page One: “Pillion” (2025), screenplay by Harry Lighton, book by Adam Mars-Jones
Read the screenplay here.
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Pico Iyer: “Writing is, in the end, that oddest of anomalies: an intimate letter to a stranger.” gointothestory.blcklst.com/on-writing-9... #writing
05.12.2025 20:51 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Page One: "Materialists" (2025), written by Celine Song
Read the screenplay here.
www.patreon.com/posts/145088... #movies #screenwriting
Script Analysis: “Lone Survivor” (2013) — Scene By Scene Breakdown. A great way to analyze a screenplay and its story structure. gointothestory.blcklst.com/script-analy... #movies #screenwriting
04.12.2025 08:01 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
You may read the screenplay for "Sorry, Baby" here. a24awards.com/assets/Sorry...
03.12.2025 20:02 — 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Congratulations to Eva Victor for three Spirit Award nominations for the remarkable movie "Sorry, Baby": Best Feature, Best Director, Best Screenplay. deadline.com/2025/12/spir... #movies #screenwriting
03.12.2025 20:00 — 👍 8 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Page One: “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You” (2025), written by Mary Bronstein
Read the screenplay here.
gointothestory.blcklst.com/page-one-if-... #movies #screenwriting
Spec Script Deal: "The Operator". Plot: CIA invisible clean-up man ordered to shepherd his most hated target to safety. Writer: Harrison Query. Buyer: Netflix. Since September, 5 of 8 announced spec deals have been Netflix acquisitions. patreon.com/posts/144921... #screenwriting #scriptsky
02.12.2025 20:09 — 👍 8 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Page One: “Hedda” (2025), screenplay by Nia DaCosta, play by Henrik Ibsen
Read the screenplay here.
gointothestory.blcklst.com/page-one-hed... #movies #screenwriting
James V. Hart: “Find that material which speaks to you and has a certain truth. Forget about whether it’s commercial. Dracula took me 15 years. Hook took me 10 years.” gointothestory.blcklst.com/screenwritin... #Movies #screenwriting
02.12.2025 03:00 — 👍 15 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 1
What pitfalls to avoid when writing a screenplay? A list of 10 Dont’s… accompanied by a list of 10 Do’s. www.patreon.com/posts/what-p... #screenwriting
01.12.2025 06:55 — 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Simple plot. Complex characters. #screenwriting
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Page One: “Friendship” (2024), written by Andrew DeYoung
Read the screenplay here.
gointothestory.blcklst.com/page-one-fri... #movies #screenwriting
Eugene Ionesco: “A writer never has a vacation. For a writer, life consists of either writing or thinking about writing.” gointothestory.blcklst.com/on-writing-1... #writing #screenwriting
30.11.2025 23:36 — 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Tom Stoppard: "I don't think writers are sacred, but words are. They deserve respect. If you get the right ones in the right order, you can nudge the world a little or make a poem which children will speak for you when you're dead."
30.11.2025 10:03 — 👍 44 🔁 11 💬 0 📌 0Tom Stoppard: “Look on every exit as being an entrance somewhere else.” #writing #screenwriting
30.11.2025 09:58 — 👍 6 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0Great to hear. Comments like yours makes it worthwhile that I spent 21 months writing The Protagonist's Journey. All the best with your creative endeavors!
30.11.2025 09:06 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
What pitfalls to avoid when writing a script? A list of 10 Dont’s… accompanied by a list of 10 Do’s. www.patreon.com/posts/what-p... #screenwriting #writing
30.11.2025 07:11 — 👍 9 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Page One: “Eddington” (2025), written by Ari Aster
Read the screenplay here.
gointothestory.blcklst.com/page-one-edd... #movies #screenwriting
“I absolutely loved this book and will be using it as an essential tool for making my next script the best it can be.” – Kirsten “Kiwi” Smith (Legally Blonde, 10 Things I Hate About You, She's the Man, Ella Enchanted, The Ugly Truth). bit.ly/44qjPFO #screenwriting #writing #scriptsky
29.11.2025 19:50 — 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Script Analysis: “First Man” (2018) — Scene By Scene Breakdown. A great way to analyze a screenplay and its story structure. gointothestory.blcklst.com/script-analy... #movies #screenwriting
29.11.2025 19:42 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0When introducing characters in a script, focus less on physical description, and more on their psychological nature and personality. "They're the kind of person who..." #screenwriting
29.11.2025 07:15 — 👍 11 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Page One: “Belén” (2025), writer Laura Paredes and Dolores Fonzi & co-writer Agustina San Martín and Nicolás Britos, book by Ana Correa
Read the screenplay here.
gointothestory.blcklst.com/page-one-bel... #movies #screenwriting
At the heart of your Protagonist’s story is this question: “Who am I?” Their journey through the plot provides the answer to their question of self-identity. #screenwriting
28.11.2025 16:59 — 👍 7 🔁 2 💬 2 📌 0
It's hard for me to believe, but it's true: 48 years ago, I had my first paying gig as a musician. That led to a stint as a stand-up comedian. And that led to screenwriting. But it all began on stage Thanksgiving 1978 at Jake's Abbey in Aspen, Colorado www.patreon.com/posts/144571...
28.11.2025 06:57 — 👍 6 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Fannie Hurst: “I’m not happy when I’m writing, but I’m more unhappy when I’m not.” gointothestory.blcklst.com/on-writing-c... #writing #screenwriting
27.11.2025 17:13 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Page One: “After the Hunt” (2025), written by Nora Garrett
Read the screenplay here.
gointothestory.blcklst.com/page-one-aft... #movies #screenwriting
Norman Rockwell's Freedom of Speech but it's Ellen Ripley
"I say we take off and nuke the site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure."
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