A structural approach to screenwriting requires patience and discipline, but the rewards are great. You might find if you spend three weeks hammering out your story, the actual screenwriting will take only a week.
Quote of the Day: Alan Swyer
Once you’ve got your character – who by then hopefully has a name – what often helps is to do some daydreaming.
Quote of the Day: Vladamir Nabakov
The pages are still blank, but there is a miraculous feeling of the words being there, written in invisible ink and clamoring to become visible.
Quote of the Day: Elias Canetti
The process of writing has something infinite about it. Even though it is interrupted each night, it is one single notation.
Quote of the Day: James Norman Hall
Loafing is the most productive part of a writer's life.
An Interview with Frank Pierson, Scribe of Cool Hand Luke
This great interview from the WGAW gets into the mind of screenwriter Frank Pierson, the writer of such greats as Dog Day Afternoon, A Star is Born, and Cool Hand Luke.
Know the Rules, Then Bend Them: Ben Ripley on Source Code
This great interview from the WGA talks with Ben Ripley about the writing of Source Code. Ben wrote the script on spec and had to complete a few full rewrites before getting to the structure you see on screen.
Jane Espenson on Writing for Joss Whedon
This is an old article, but a worthwhile read, especially if you're a diehard Whedon fan. Jane talks about the writing process in a Joss writer's room.