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 indie filmmaker Laura Colella about her wonderful film "Breakfast With Curtis" medium.com/go-into-the-... #movies #screenwriting
February 12, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Go Into The Story Interview: My conversation with indie filmmaker Laura Colella about her wonderful film "Breakfast With Curtis" medium.com/go-into-the-... #movies #screenwriting
Page One: “Sliver” (1993), screenplay by Joe Eszterhas, novel by Ira Levin
Read the screenplay here.
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Read the screenplay here.
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February 12, 2026 at 7:49 PM
Page One: “Sliver” (1993), screenplay by Joe Eszterhas, novel by Ira Levin
Read the screenplay here.
medium.com/go-into-the-... #movies #screenwriting
Read the screenplay here.
medium.com/go-into-the-... #movies #screenwriting
Peter Hyams: "Rejection is as much a part of this as physical fitness is part of being a marine. If you’re not prepared to do a lot of push-ups, don’t enlist in the Marines. If you’re not prepared to be rejected, don’t try to write films.” medium.com/go-into-the-... #screenwriting
February 11, 2026 at 10:13 PM
Peter Hyams: "Rejection is as much a part of this as physical fitness is part of being a marine. If you’re not prepared to do a lot of push-ups, don’t enlist in the Marines. If you’re not prepared to be rejected, don’t try to write films.” medium.com/go-into-the-... #screenwriting
Page One: “Slender Man” (2018), written by David Birke, based on a character by Eric Knudsen
Read the screenplay here.
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Read the screenplay here.
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February 11, 2026 at 7:32 PM
Page One: “Slender Man” (2018), written by David Birke, based on a character by Eric Knudsen
Read the screenplay here.
medium.com/go-into-the-... #movies #screenwriting
Read the screenplay here.
medium.com/go-into-the-... #movies #screenwriting
“The Protagonist’s Journey is required reading. The perfect torch to navigate the dark abyss that is crafting a screenplay. A masterclass.” - David Guggenheim (Designated Survivor). bit.ly/44qjPFO #screenwriting #writing
February 11, 2026 at 4:30 AM
“The Protagonist’s Journey is required reading. The perfect torch to navigate the dark abyss that is crafting a screenplay. A masterclass.” - David Guggenheim (Designated Survivor). bit.ly/44qjPFO #screenwriting #writing
Go Into The Story Interview: My conversation with Alan Roth whose original screenplay “Jersey City Story” won a Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting Award. "It’s plan A or it’s nothing at all. You have to go all in.” medium.com/go-into-the-... #Hollywood #screenwriting
February 10, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Go Into The Story Interview: My conversation with Alan Roth whose original screenplay “Jersey City Story” won a Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting Award. "It’s plan A or it’s nothing at all. You have to go all in.” medium.com/go-into-the-... #Hollywood #screenwriting
Page One: “Sleepy Hollow” (1999), screenplay by Andrew Kevin Walker, screen story by Kevin Yagher & Andrew Kevin Walker
Read the screenplay here.
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Read the screenplay here.
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February 10, 2026 at 4:35 PM
Page One: “Sleepy Hollow” (1999), screenplay by Andrew Kevin Walker, screen story by Kevin Yagher & Andrew Kevin Walker
Read the screenplay here.
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Read the screenplay here.
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Spec Script Deal: "Untitled Thriller TV Pilot Script". Writer: Dylan Brady. Genre: Erotic Thriller. Reported seven-figure deal. Buyer: A24. It's the 5th reported spec script deal in 2026. There were 0 spec script deals year-to-date in 2025. www.patreon.com/posts/150341... #television #screenwriting
February 9, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Spec Script Deal: "Untitled Thriller TV Pilot Script". Writer: Dylan Brady. Genre: Erotic Thriller. Reported seven-figure deal. Buyer: A24. It's the 5th reported spec script deal in 2026. There were 0 spec script deals year-to-date in 2025. www.patreon.com/posts/150341... #television #screenwriting
Reposted by Scott Myers
Read that article about the """writer""" generating 200 books a year with AI and needless to say, I had THOUGHTS
Writers Who Use AI Are Not Real Writers
Dorothy Parker famously (but probably not really) said, “I hate to write, but I love having written,” which is a sentiment I don’t largely understand or agree with in the broader …
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February 9, 2026 at 2:55 PM
Read that article about the """writer""" generating 200 books a year with AI and needless to say, I had THOUGHTS
Stanley Kubrick: “I don’t think that writers or painters or film-makers function because they have something they particularly want to say. They have something that they feel." medium.com/go-into-the-... #writing #screenwriting
February 9, 2026 at 6:43 AM
Stanley Kubrick: “I don’t think that writers or painters or film-makers function because they have something they particularly want to say. They have something that they feel." medium.com/go-into-the-... #writing #screenwriting
Page One: “Sleepers” (1996), screenplay by Barry Levinson, book by Lorenzo Carcaterra
Read the screenplay here.
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Read the screenplay here.
medium.com/go-into-the-... #movies #screenwriting
February 9, 2026 at 6:35 AM
Page One: “Sleepers” (1996), screenplay by Barry Levinson, book by Lorenzo Carcaterra
Read the screenplay here.
medium.com/go-into-the-... #movies #screenwriting
Read the screenplay here.
medium.com/go-into-the-... #movies #screenwriting
Script Analysis: “Red Rocket” (2021) — Scene By Scene Breakdown. A great way to analyze a screenplay and its story structure. gointothestory.blcklst.com/movie-script... #movies #screenwriting
February 8, 2026 at 6:43 AM
Script Analysis: “Red Rocket” (2021) — Scene By Scene Breakdown. A great way to analyze a screenplay and its story structure. gointothestory.blcklst.com/movie-script... #movies #screenwriting
Page One: “Skyscraper” (2018), written by Rawson Marshall Thurber
Read the screenplay here.
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Read the screenplay here.
medium.com/go-into-the-... #movies #screenwriting
February 8, 2026 at 6:33 AM
Page One: “Skyscraper” (2018), written by Rawson Marshall Thurber
Read the screenplay here.
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Read the screenplay here.
medium.com/go-into-the-... #movies #screenwriting
Kathleen Krull: “Respect the genre you’re writing in. In an effort to put your own stamp on it, don’t ignore the established conventions of that genre — or you’ll alienate your core audience.” medium.com/go-into-the-... #writing
February 7, 2026 at 5:53 AM
Kathleen Krull: “Respect the genre you’re writing in. In an effort to put your own stamp on it, don’t ignore the established conventions of that genre — or you’ll alienate your core audience.” medium.com/go-into-the-... #writing
Page One: “Skyfall” (2012), written by Neal Purvis & Robert Wade and John Logan, characters by Ian Fleming
Read the screenplay here.
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Read the screenplay here.
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February 7, 2026 at 5:37 AM
Page One: “Skyfall” (2012), written by Neal Purvis & Robert Wade and John Logan, characters by Ian Fleming
Read the screenplay here.
medium.com/go-into-the-... #movies #screenwriting
Read the screenplay here.
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Late night in my office. Step outside. I'm on a movie set! DePaul film school students make movies *all* the time. I meet the crew of "East Dubois" including writer-director Marcellus Wade. Watch some takes. Professional demeanor. Inspiring to see young storytellers in action! #movies #filmmaking
February 7, 2026 at 5:27 AM
Late night in my office. Step outside. I'm on a movie set! DePaul film school students make movies *all* the time. I meet the crew of "East Dubois" including writer-director Marcellus Wade. Watch some takes. Professional demeanor. Inspiring to see young storytellers in action! #movies #filmmaking
#1 Best Seller, “The Protagonist’s Journey” is endorsed by 40 screenwriters, novelists, and academics including Don Winslow (“City on Fire”), T.J. Newman (“Worst Case Scenario”), Lisa Joy (“Westworld”), and Javier Grillo-Marxuach (“Lost”). bit.ly/44qjPFO #screenwriting #storytelling #writing
February 7, 2026 at 12:22 AM
#1 Best Seller, “The Protagonist’s Journey” is endorsed by 40 screenwriters, novelists, and academics including Don Winslow (“City on Fire”), T.J. Newman (“Worst Case Scenario”), Lisa Joy (“Westworld”), and Javier Grillo-Marxuach (“Lost”). bit.ly/44qjPFO #screenwriting #storytelling #writing
This is a wonderful group of writers and I loved working with them as a mentor at the lab. Each of their projects is worthy of attention. Check them out!
Looking for something a little different for your weekend read? Great news: Newly revised projects from the 2025 Black List #ProjectsLab are now available to industry members! Read them all here: blcklst.com/project-coll...
Scroll down to learn more about each script from the 2025 #ProjectsLab...
Scroll down to learn more about each script from the 2025 #ProjectsLab...
February 6, 2026 at 10:18 PM
This is a wonderful group of writers and I loved working with them as a mentor at the lab. Each of their projects is worthy of attention. Check them out!
Spec Script Deal: "White Knight". Genre: R-rated comedy. Writer: Christopher William Young. Buyer: Screen Gems. Script discovered off the Black List website. Writer is a "first-timer." www.patreon.com/posts/150041... #Hollywood #screenwriting
February 5, 2026 at 8:59 PM
Spec Script Deal: "White Knight". Genre: R-rated comedy. Writer: Christopher William Young. Buyer: Screen Gems. Script discovered off the Black List website. Writer is a "first-timer." www.patreon.com/posts/150041... #Hollywood #screenwriting
Roy Huggins: “A screenplay is a series of interesting scenes. The writer should work the story through, scene by scene, never jumping ahead until the scene he’s been working on works and is interesting.” medium.com/go-into-the-... #screenwriting #writing
February 5, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Roy Huggins: “A screenplay is a series of interesting scenes. The writer should work the story through, scene by scene, never jumping ahead until the scene he’s been working on works and is interesting.” medium.com/go-into-the-... #screenwriting #writing
Page One: “The Skeleton Key” (2005), written by Ehren Kruger
Read the screenplay here.
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Read the screenplay here.
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February 5, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Page One: “The Skeleton Key” (2005), written by Ehren Kruger
Read the screenplay here.
medium.com/go-into-the-... #movies #screenwriting
Read the screenplay here.
medium.com/go-into-the-... #movies #screenwriting
Quentin Tarantino: “I need to know where these characters come from. It’s a universe I’m creating, and I have to know my universe backward, forward, and sideways. The audience doesn’t need to know, but they need to know I know." #screenwriting
February 5, 2026 at 1:10 AM
Quentin Tarantino: “I need to know where these characters come from. It’s a universe I’m creating, and I have to know my universe backward, forward, and sideways. The audience doesn’t need to know, but they need to know I know." #screenwriting
Script Analysis: “Roma” (2018) — Scene By Scene Breakdown. A great way to analyze a screenplay and its story structure. gointothestory.blcklst.com/script-analy... #Movies #screenwriting
February 4, 2026 at 6:43 AM
Script Analysis: “Roma” (2018) — Scene By Scene Breakdown. A great way to analyze a screenplay and its story structure. gointothestory.blcklst.com/script-analy... #Movies #screenwriting
Page One: “The Sisters Brothers” (2018), screenplay by Jacques Audiard and Thomas Bidegain, based on the book by Patrick DeWitt
Read the screenplay here.
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Read the screenplay here.
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February 4, 2026 at 6:35 AM
Page One: “The Sisters Brothers” (2018), screenplay by Jacques Audiard and Thomas Bidegain, based on the book by Patrick DeWitt
Read the screenplay here.
gointothestory.blcklst.com/page-one-the... #movies #screenwriting
Read the screenplay here.
gointothestory.blcklst.com/page-one-the... #movies #screenwriting
Spec Script Deal: "Kill Switch". Described as falling somewhere between Collateral and Sicario. Writer: Harrison Query. Buyer: Netflix. Note: Dating back to November 2025, Netflix has been the buyer in the last six spec script deals. www.patreon.com/posts/149879... #screenwriting
February 3, 2026 at 11:50 PM
Spec Script Deal: "Kill Switch". Described as falling somewhere between Collateral and Sicario. Writer: Harrison Query. Buyer: Netflix. Note: Dating back to November 2025, Netflix has been the buyer in the last six spec script deals. www.patreon.com/posts/149879... #screenwriting