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Posted on November 10, 2010 - by writerman

Screenwriting, explained

Three minutes and three seconds of the best lesson in screenwriting¹ you’ll ever get:

WORDS from Everynone on Vimeo.

Color me inspired. I will now make more coffee and continue to put one word in front of the other.

Thank you, Everynone.

1. I was going to write some pseudo-clever commentary here about why, exactly, this is the best screenwriting lesson ever. But honestly, this is one of those times where the best thing to do is just shut up and watch the movie. In fact, I’m gonna watch it again, right now. [↩]

Posted on January 21, 2008 - by writerman

The Cheeseburger of Inspiration

People love to ask screenwriters, “Where do you get your ideas for movies?” And while I imagine they are expecting responses involving magazine articles, true-life stories or amazing coincidences, when I get asked that these days my answer is a simple one:

A cheeseburger.

The thing is, the story has absolutely nothing to do with grilled meat or sesame seed buns. But the idea came to me in a blinding flash while I was eating a cheeseburger at Rick’s Drive In, and so Mr. Unlucky will always make me think of my favorite food.

Hooray for cheeseburgers!

And in case you were wondering, here’s the idea that the mystical Cheeseburger of Inspiration handed me:

Mr. Unlucky

When the unluckiest guy in the world wakes up to discover that someone is stealing his luck, there’s just one thing he can do: hit the road with an unemployed leprechaun, the only honest girl in Las Vegas and a 1960 Plymouth Valiant in an impossible quest to get it back. Along the way he learns the secret of how luck is bought and sold at the Luck Exchange, tracks down the fabled Lucky Star, uncovers a plot by a diabolical CEO to seize control of all the luck in the world and appears on Wheel of Fortune. A comedy about breakfast cereal, true love, and learning to believe in yourself.