Scott Myers
@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)
Go Into The Story Interview: My conversation with Max Taxe, 2022 Black List writer. "You’re going to need a lot of ideas, because the next conversation is always: what else do you have? What’s next?" gointothestory.blcklst.com/go-into-the-... #screenwriting
November 26, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Go Into The Story Interview: My conversation with Max Taxe, 2022 Black List writer. "You’re going to need a lot of ideas, because the next conversation is always: what else do you have? What’s next?" gointothestory.blcklst.com/go-into-the-... #screenwriting
If your characters are compelling, the plot engaging, the pacing tight, the emotion authentic, and the story concept strong, none of the so-called rules matter. The only thing that does is how your story plays on the page. #screenwriting
November 26, 2025 at 8:32 AM
If your characters are compelling, the plot engaging, the pacing tight, the emotion authentic, and the story concept strong, none of the so-called rules matter. The only thing that does is how your story plays on the page. #screenwriting
Page One: “Selma” (2014), Written by Paul Webb, uncredited: Ava DuVernay
Read the screenplay here.
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Read the screenplay here.
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November 26, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Page One: “Selma” (2014), Written by Paul Webb, uncredited: Ava DuVernay
Read the screenplay here.
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Read the screenplay here.
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7 writers gathered for 5 days in Ojai, California for the 2025 Black List Feature Writers Lab. I was a mentor and workshop leader. It was a transformational experience for everyone involved. gointothestory.blcklst.com/reflections-... #screenwriting #writing
November 25, 2025 at 7:55 AM
7 writers gathered for 5 days in Ojai, California for the 2025 Black List Feature Writers Lab. I was a mentor and workshop leader. It was a transformational experience for everyone involved. gointothestory.blcklst.com/reflections-... #screenwriting #writing
Page One: “Selena” (1997), written by Gregory Nava
Read the screenplay here.
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Read the screenplay here.
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November 25, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Page One: “Selena” (1997), written by Gregory Nava
Read the screenplay here.
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Read the screenplay here.
gointothestory.blcklst.com/page-one-sel... #movies #screenwriting
John Hughes: “The hardest thing about being a writer is convincing your wife that lying on the sofa is work.” www.patreon.com/posts/on-wri... #writing #screenwriting
November 25, 2025 at 12:32 AM
John Hughes: “The hardest thing about being a writer is convincing your wife that lying on the sofa is work.” www.patreon.com/posts/on-wri... #writing #screenwriting
Script Analysis: "I, Tonya" (2017)- -Scene By Scene Breakdown. A great way to analyze a screenplay and its story structure. www.patreon.com/posts/script... #movies #screenwriting
November 24, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Script Analysis: "I, Tonya" (2017)- -Scene By Scene Breakdown. A great way to analyze a screenplay and its story structure. www.patreon.com/posts/script... #movies #screenwriting
Watch movies. Read scripts. Write pages. Three keys to learning the craft of screenwriting. #screenwriting
November 24, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Watch movies. Read scripts. Write pages. Three keys to learning the craft of screenwriting. #screenwriting
Screenwriter David Hare on the "incredible way to write" he learned working with director Louis Malle. "'Tell me the story of the film.'" Scene by scene, "He'd just ask questions. It was the most severe way I’ve ever worked on structure." www.patreon.com/posts/screen... #screenwriting
November 24, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Screenwriter David Hare on the "incredible way to write" he learned working with director Louis Malle. "'Tell me the story of the film.'" Scene by scene, "He'd just ask questions. It was the most severe way I’ve ever worked on structure." www.patreon.com/posts/screen... #screenwriting
Page One: "Searching" (2018), written by Aneesh Chaganty & Sev Ohanian
Read the screenplay here.
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Read the screenplay here.
www.patreon.com/posts/page-o... #movies #screenwriting
November 24, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Page One: "Searching" (2018), written by Aneesh Chaganty & Sev Ohanian
Read the screenplay here.
www.patreon.com/posts/page-o... #movies #screenwriting
Read the screenplay here.
www.patreon.com/posts/page-o... #movies #screenwriting
Script Analysis: “Hustlers” (2019) — Scene By Scene Breakdown. A great way to analyze a screenplay and its story structure. gointothestory.blcklst.com/script-analy... #movies #screenwriting
November 24, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Script Analysis: “Hustlers” (2019) — Scene By Scene Breakdown. A great way to analyze a screenplay and its story structure. gointothestory.blcklst.com/script-analy... #movies #screenwriting
Page One: “Secret Window” (2004), screenplay by David Koepp, novella “Four Past Midnight: Secret Window, Secret Garden” by Stephen King
Read the screenplay here.
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Read the screenplay here.
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November 24, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Page One: “Secret Window” (2004), screenplay by David Koepp, novella “Four Past Midnight: Secret Window, Secret Garden” by Stephen King
Read the screenplay here.
gointothestory.blcklst.com/page-one-sec... #movies #screenwriting
Read the screenplay here.
gointothestory.blcklst.com/page-one-sec... #movies #screenwriting
The land mines are always in Act Two: Beginning, MUDDLE, and End. One way to avoid that trap? Break your story in prep. #screenwriting
November 23, 2025 at 2:29 AM
The land mines are always in Act Two: Beginning, MUDDLE, and End. One way to avoid that trap? Break your story in prep. #screenwriting
Script Analysis: “First Cow” (2019) — Scene-By-Scene Breakdown. A great way to analyze a screenplay and its story structure. gointothestory.blcklst.com/script-analy... #movies #screenwriting
November 23, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Script Analysis: “First Cow” (2019) — Scene-By-Scene Breakdown. A great way to analyze a screenplay and its story structure. gointothestory.blcklst.com/script-analy... #movies #screenwriting
Reposted by Scott Myers
It’s crazy to think about the crimes we’re going to learn about after this regime ends.
We’re already hearing about Watergate level crimes every week. Imagine what will come out after it’s over.
We’re going to need a full accounting of all that’s been done in violation of the constitution.
We’re already hearing about Watergate level crimes every week. Imagine what will come out after it’s over.
We’re going to need a full accounting of all that’s been done in violation of the constitution.
November 22, 2025 at 10:05 PM
It’s crazy to think about the crimes we’re going to learn about after this regime ends.
We’re already hearing about Watergate level crimes every week. Imagine what will come out after it’s over.
We’re going to need a full accounting of all that’s been done in violation of the constitution.
We’re already hearing about Watergate level crimes every week. Imagine what will come out after it’s over.
We’re going to need a full accounting of all that’s been done in violation of the constitution.
Go Into The Story Interview: My conversation with 2022 Black List screenwriter Greg Roque. "When I write a scene or when I have a scene in mind I ask myself, 'What am I trying to say here?'" www.patreon.com/posts/go-int... #Hollywood #screenwriting
November 23, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Go Into The Story Interview: My conversation with 2022 Black List screenwriter Greg Roque. "When I write a scene or when I have a scene in mind I ask myself, 'What am I trying to say here?'" www.patreon.com/posts/go-int... #Hollywood #screenwriting
Page One: “The Sea of Trees” (2015), written by Chris Sparling
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November 22, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Page One: “The Sea of Trees” (2015), written by Chris Sparling
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gointothestory.blcklst.com/page-one-the... #movies #screenwriting
Susan Howe: “I often think of the space of a page as a stage, with words, letters, syllable characters moving across.” www.patreon.com/posts/on-wri... #writing #screenwriting
November 22, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Susan Howe: “I often think of the space of a page as a stage, with words, letters, syllable characters moving across.” www.patreon.com/posts/on-wri... #writing #screenwriting
Page One: "Sea of Love" (1989), written by Richard Price
Read the screenplay here.
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Read the screenplay here.
www.patreon.com/posts/page-o... #movies #screenwriting
November 22, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Page One: "Sea of Love" (1989), written by Richard Price
Read the screenplay here.
www.patreon.com/posts/page-o... #movies #screenwriting
Read the screenplay here.
www.patreon.com/posts/page-o... #movies #screenwriting
Script Analysis: "Sound of Metal" (2019)- - Scene-By-Scene Breakdown. A great way to analyze a screenplay and its story structure. www.patreon.com/posts/script... #movies #screenwriting
November 21, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Script Analysis: "Sound of Metal" (2019)- - Scene-By-Scene Breakdown. A great way to analyze a screenplay and its story structure. www.patreon.com/posts/script... #movies #screenwriting
2025 Award Season Screenplays — 11 Total, 2 New Scripts: If I Had Legs I'd Kick You, Pillion. Download 'em. Read 'em. Analyze 'em. www.patreon.com/posts/2025-a... #movies #screenwriting
November 21, 2025 at 7:14 PM
2025 Award Season Screenplays — 11 Total, 2 New Scripts: If I Had Legs I'd Kick You, Pillion. Download 'em. Read 'em. Analyze 'em. www.patreon.com/posts/2025-a... #movies #screenwriting
Spec Script Deal: "Smother In Law". Writer: April Prosser. Genre: Comedy. Logline: A young woman attempts to help her single (and overbearing) mother-in-law with her love life. Buyer: Netflix. www.patreon.com/posts/spec-s... #Hollywood #movies #screenwriting
November 21, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Spec Script Deal: "Smother In Law". Writer: April Prosser. Genre: Comedy. Logline: A young woman attempts to help her single (and overbearing) mother-in-law with her love life. Buyer: Netflix. www.patreon.com/posts/spec-s... #Hollywood #movies #screenwriting
Page One: "Scrooged" (1988), written by Mitch Glazer & Michael O’Donoghue, based on “A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens
Read the screenplay here.
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Read the screenplay here.
www.patreon.com/posts/page-o... #movies #screenwriting
November 21, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Page One: "Scrooged" (1988), written by Mitch Glazer & Michael O’Donoghue, based on “A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens
Read the screenplay here.
www.patreon.com/posts/page-o... #movies #screenwriting
Read the screenplay here.
www.patreon.com/posts/page-o... #movies #screenwriting