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SUMMER 2010
The Writers Making “Characters Welcome” at USA Network
(A Writtenby.com Exclusive!)
by Sandra Berg
Matt Nix, Andrew Lenchewski, Steve Franks, David Maples, Jeff Eastin, and Matt Corman & Chris Ord help USA Network live up to its logo.
A Lion at 90
by F.X. Feeney
A celebration of Ray Bradbury’s 90th birthday, including his unpublished story, “The Dog in the Red Bandana.”
Dutch Landscape
by Tom Nolan
The man they call “Dutch” is more than the best crime writer alive. His impact on contemporary narrative is profound.
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APRIL 2010/MAY 2010
To Hell and Back
by Julio Martinez
Bruce C. McKenna spent seven years and more than $200 million to create The Pacific. His band of writers included Laurence Andries, Tom Hanks, and Graham Yost.
Hip-Hop Hollywood Hunger
by Richard Stayton
Just Wright’s Michael Elliot lived on the streets through much of his adolescence. Screenwriting became his salvation.
Notes on a Life of Triumph
by David W. Rintels
How do you celebrate a 100th birthday? Norman Corwin’s answer: write on.
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FEBRUARY 2010/MARCH 2010
The Vision and the Script (.mp3)
(Writtenby.com Exclusive Audio!)
Listen to James Cameron’s complete conversation with F.X. Feeney about the writing of his blockbuster Avatar. Read the transcript here.
Precious Mettle
(Writtenby.com Exclusive Video!)
by Louise Farr
To script Precious, Geoffrey Fletcher had plenty of personal troubles to draw on. After all, he was a struggling writer.
Source Material
by Lisa Rosen
Steven Levitan & Christopher Lloyd feel at home with Modern Family stories. They’re content to write what they know.
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DECEMBER 2009/JANUARY 2010
The Numbers Player
by F.X. Feeney
Michael Tolkin adapts Federico Fellini’s masterpiece 8½ into the musical Nine and once again shapes how we define Hollywood.
Victoria & Albert & Me
by Julian Fellowes
Everything you never knew about Queen Victoria’s adolescence. Finally, a true love story for the ages, told by a Royal Family insider.
A Few Good Hurt Locker Lessons
by Mark Boal
After 9/11, a heartbroken journalist transformed into a screenwriter. His rebirth came with pain. Then came Baghdad and In the Valley of Elah.
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OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2009
How the Web is Won
by Lisa Rosen
Crafting episodics for online distribution. Meet four writers who survive and thrive on the wild web.
Internet Freedoms
by F.X. Feeney and Robert Eisele
Gunfights on the electronic frontier are increasingly common. Now the FCC and ATT are in the OK Corral. Should writers ride to the rescue?
Where the Wild Writers Are
by Rob Feld
Maurice Sendak teaches Spike Jonze that childhood’s not for the innocent.
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AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2009
Our Daily Bread
by Rob Feld
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart satirizes the news. But its writers transform events. Meet the alchemists who make politics palatable.
The Proactive Writer
by Peter Barsocchini
The writer of the High School Musical franchise offers advice.
The End of the Beginning
by Chuck Slocum
Will NBC devolve into MSNBC? Is that the model for the rest of TV?
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JUNE/JULY 2009
'Tween A Rocker & A Hard Place
by Rosanne Welch
What’s the matter with kids today? According to the hit TV series Hannah Montana, it’s the same question for adults. These writers enjoy the best of both worlds.
Fixing Damages
by Paul Brownfield
Traverse the treacherous corridors of white-collar crime and legal jeopardy with Damages' Glenn Kessler, Todd A. Kessler, and Daniel Zelman.
Altscreen
by F.X. Feeney
Game writers talk dirty.
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