0:00 - Most New Writers Struggle With Conflict 9:29 - No One Cares About The Movies You Like 19:58 - How To Write Evil 35:56 - Easiest Way To Create Plot 49:58 - Bad Writing Leads To Good Writing 59:59 - Feeling Shame About Your Writing 1:08:35 - Comparing Novel Writing To Screenwriting 1:16:56 - Writers Need To Give The Story The Power Not The Medium 1:27:08 - Life Is Easier When I Am Writing 1:41:11 - Why Outsider Stories Make Great Movies 1:49:29 - Beginner's Guide To Writing A Story 1:59:08 - You'll Never Know How To Write A Screenplay Until You Write One 2:09:28 - Biggest Mistake A Writer Can Make Is Avoiding Their Truth 2:20:58 - Honest Advice For Anyone Who Wants To Be A Novelist 2:32:31 - There's Nothing Wrong With Hollywood Remakes Tony DuShane is the author and award-winning screenwriter of Confessions of a Teenage Jesus Jerk. The book was published by Soft Skull Press and the feature film, directed by Eric Stoltz, was released in 2018 and is currently streaming on Amazon Prime. His journalism and essays has appeared in The Los Angeles Times, Mother Jones, Penthouse, The Rumpus, The Believer, and other media outlets. He teaches writing at UCLA Extension and his journalism has appeared in Mother Jones, The Los Angeles Times, and San Francisco Chronicle. He hosts the literary podcast Drinks with Tony every Wednesday. MORE VIDEOS WITH TONY DUSHANE CONNECT WITH TONY DUSHANE VIEWERS ALSO WATCHED Method Writing: The First Four Concepts - Beginners Guide To Screenwriting - My Story Can Beat Up Your Story - Becoming A Screenwriter: 12 Key Tools For Success - The Screenplay Outline Workbook: Prepare To Write Your Best Script - (Affiliates) ►WE USE THIS CAMERA (B&H) – ►WE USE THIS EDITING PROGRAM (ADOBE) – ►WE USE THIS SOUND RECORDER (AMAZON) – SUPPORT FILM COURAGE BY BECOMING A MEMBER CONNECT WITH FILM COURAGE #!/FilmCourage SUBSCRIBE TO THE FILM COURAGE YOUTUBE CHANNEL LISTEN TO THE FILM COURAGE PODCAST Stuff we use: LENS - Most people ask us what camera we use, no one ever asks about the lens which filmmakers always tell us is more important. This lens was a big investment for us and one we wish we could have made sooner. Started using this lens at the end of 2013 - AUDIO Rode VideoMic Pro - The Rode mic helps us capture our backup audio. It also helps us sync up our audio in post Audio Recorder - If we had to do it all over again, this is probably the first item we would have bought - LIGHTS - Although we like to use as much natural light as we can, we often enhance the lighting with this small portable light. We have two of them and they have saved us a number of times - COMPUTER - Our favorite computer, we each have one and have used various models since 2010 - EDITING - We upgraded our editing suite this year and we’re glad we did! This has improved our workflow and the quality of our work. Having new software also helps when we have a problem, it’s easy to search and find a solution - *These are affiliate links, by using them you can help support this channel. #psychology #authortube #life
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