Hal R. Varian, writing for the New York Times Economic Scene:
“I believe that there will be a flowering of creative, inexpensive and compelling semiprofessional content available via the Internet. This content will occupy more and more of people’s attention, particularly young people.”
“What gets squeezed is the middle. Those actors, writers and directors who do not […]
A Screenwriter Takes To Novel Writing
Wesley Strick is a screenwriter whose credits include “Cape Fear” (1991) and “Return to Paradise” (1998). His first novel, “Out There in the Dark,” was published this year by St. Martin’s Press.
A few years ago, I called the guy at my agent’s office who handles book projects to say I […]
Books and movies are two different languages. To compare the two is like comparing pottery and stained glass.
–Russel Banks
Probably half the movies made in Hollywood are adaptations of stories that originally appeared as novels, nonfiction books, comic books, short stories, plays, poems, or what have you. Hollywood studios and production companies aggressively scan major magazines […]
“In Hollywood, writers are considered only the first draft of human beings.”
–Frank Deford
On Screenwriting
The best resource for screenwriters seeking “official information” about Hollywood is the Writers’ Guild Of America website.
If you want inside information about how writers survive in the business, you are in luck. A dozen or so professional screenwriters maintain excellent websites and […]
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