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I’m not sure, but articles say that Jonny Depp wasn’t the first choice. Hugh Jackman was? And then other people like Jim Carey, and Christopher Watkins, I think. Disney had to be talked into Depp. Haha. But the script also went through a lot of...

Thanks for the script @LJ Beck! That's truly excellent. I'm curious, would what's written here have been finalized before or after they saw Johnny Depp in action, or even knew he was cast?

It's soooo good! The three-hander thing... it blows me away. That's what I thought (that it was about reading vs watching to be a writer). But I was starting to doubt myself after your and @JohnBertel's comments, so I'm glad you reread the...

As writers we often have to be researchers. This is so much easier than it was in pre-internet days. Or is it? Google searches are giving less choice, and the AI summary at the top of the results is often misleading or just plain wrong (or...

As writers we often have to be researchers. This is so much easier than it was in pre-internet days. Or is it? Google searches are giving less choice, and the AI summary at the top of the results is often misleading or just plain wrong (or...

DAILY SUMMARY: Publishing Industry News Grammarly Removes AI 'Expert Review' Feature That Mimicked Writers Grammarly has removed its AI-powered Expert Review feature following a backlash from authors who discovered it was impersonating their...

Also, did you know, you can add -AI to the end of any search to exclude any AI results?

This is fabulous @AgentPete. Thank you so much.

Journalism allows its readers to witness history; fiction gives its readers an opportunity to live it. John Hersey

Thanks for the script @LJ Beck! That's truly excellent. I'm curious, would what's written here have been finalized before or after they saw Johnny Depp in action, or even knew he was cast?

It's soooo good! The three-hander thing... it blows me away. That's what I thought (that it was about reading vs watching to be a writer). But I was starting to doubt myself after your and @JohnBertel's comments, so I'm glad you reread the...

Ah… I just re-read that Substack article (better this time) and I get what he’s saying now. It’s not about screenplays vs novels at all, it’s about reading vs watching to learn how to write. Sorry, I got confused. Yeah, it seems kind of crazy...

@Rich. I think that is indeed the problem. Film uses fine actors to convey emotion and character depth. Can you imagine trying to write Captain Jack Sparrow? Maybe also what's happening on a screen is like when someone sits in a park and watches...