‘Shadow and Bone’ Soars in Season 2
‘Shadow and Bone’ showrunner Eric Heisserer shares insights about how he came to work on the show, adaptation, and world-building in fantasy.
Sci-Fi Circut: Insights from ‘The Ark’
An interview with ‘The Ark’ co-showrunners Dean Devlin and Jonathan Glassner about the sci-fi genre and creating their new series.
Sci-Fi Circuit: ‘Needle in a Timestack’
Seven key takeaways from time-travel romance Needle in a Timestack including the art of efficient explainers and universal themes.
‘Psycho Goreman’ Is a Wacky Sci-Fi Homage
An interview with writer-director Steven Kostanski on his writing process and how he brought his bizarrely creative story to life in the film PG: Psycho Goreman.
5 Screenwriting Takeaways: ‘2067’
Five screenwriting takeaways from 2067 including “a hook that keeps your audience wondering” and “a time travel explainer moment.”
‘Breach’ Models Past Sci-Fi Horror Classics
Five takeaways sci-fi screenwriters can draw on in their own scripts from sci-fi space thriller Breach, a sci-fi space thriller in the vein of the original Alien and The Thing.
‘Skylines’ Breaks Sci-Fi Barriers
An interview with writer-director Liam O’Donnell about his third installment of a sci-fi action trilogy whose creation spans the last decade and was made on a relatively small budget.
Sci-Fi Circuit: ‘Stasis’ and the Low-Budget Sci-Fi Market
Writing Is My Protest
As a highly-sensitive, introverted writer, I've been working on finding the best ways for me to engage with what's happening here in the United States and rippling across the world. I've not historically been much of a political activist, but I'm finding that I want...
6 Takeaways From Rewriting “The Seventh”
I can't believe it, but I've worked on two different screenwriting assignments this year, all while taking care of my little toddler, who just turned two in May. It hasn't been exactly easy, but it's been incredibly inspiring. There's nothing quite like working on a...
Sci-Fi Circuit: Exploring Sci-Fi With Writer Scott Myers
The results of my online detox experiment and how it has affected my writing
I wrote recently getting a handle on online distractions that keep you from writing, and prior to that, about cutting back on the online distractions that were cluttering my head. I've been highly interested in this topic because I could feel my life-energy being...