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Sydney Sweeney Has Great Scenes
and other deep thoughts on the eve of Americana's theatrical debut
Aug 13, 2025
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The Mark of the One-Note Character
not everyone should be well-rounded
May 11, 2025
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The Script I Would Write If I Was Trying To Break In Right Now
How I would try to get my particular set of screenwriting skills noticed by as many industry professionals as possible.
May 2, 2025
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The Revised and Expanded Script Principles of Tony Tost
Jan 24, 2022
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How to Create a Great Lead Character
May 16, 2021
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The Shape & The Juice: Two Ways of Thinking About a Scene
Jan 3, 2025
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The System Is Rigged
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"Our Job Is to Make Entertainment"
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"Our Job Is to Make Entertainment"
directing & screenwriting tips from my all-time filmmaking hero, Howard Hawks
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How I Write Action Lines
a very basic principle that's served me pretty well so far
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The System Is Rigged
as an outsider, can you flip that to your advantage?
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The Shape & The Juice: Two Ways of Thinking About a Scene
I’m pretty sure the first post I ever published on this poor neglected substack was my personal running list of Screenwriting Principles. I started…
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What I Look For When I'm Hiring
or, the one simple selfish question I ask myself during the interview process
Jan 8, 2024
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Let's Make Fun Action Movies Fun Again
or, let's stop making the movie version of an NBA all-star game
Dec 20, 2023
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One For Them, One For Me
one way of thinking practically about a screenwriting career
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