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 of the semi-autobiographical novel Confessions of a Teenage Jesus Jerk. He adapted the screenplay for director Eric Stoltz, and the film is now available on Amazon Prime. His journalism and essays have appeared in The Los Angeles Times, Mother Jones, Penthouse, The Believer, and other media outlets. DuShane has hosted the author interview show Drinks with Tony since 2002. He just finished his next novel Dream Casting and is seeking a happy home for it. MORE VIDEOS WITH TONY DUSHANE https://bit.ly/3mFoq28 CONNECT WITH TONY DUSHANE http://www.tonydushane.com/ https://drinkswithtony.podbean.com/ https://twitter.com/tonydushane VIEWERS ALSO WATCHED Method Writing: The First Four Concepts - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ba9jAVzADY0 Beginners Guide To Screenwriting - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwcTge9iF0E My Story Can Beat Up Your Story - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fwi63xAQvE Becoming A Screenwriter: 12 Key Tools For Success - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wirGMNj2gCI The Screenplay Outline Workbook: Prepare To Write Your Best Script - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acy5KxytQBA (Affiliates) ►WE USE THIS CAMERA (B&H) – https://buff.ly/3rWqrra ►WE USE THIS EDITING PROGRAM (ADOBE) – https://goo.gl/56LnpM ►WE USE THIS SOUND RECORDER (AMAZON) – http://amzn.to/2tbFlM9 SUPPORT FILM COURAGE BY BECOMING A MEMBER null CONNECT WITH FILM COURAGE http://www.FilmCourage.com/ http://twitter.com/#!/FilmCourage https://www.facebook.com/filmcourage https://www.instagram.com/filmcourage http://filmcourage.tumblr.com/ http://pinterest.com/filmcourage SUBSCRIBE TO THE FILM COURAGE YOUTUBE CHANNEL http://bit.ly/18DPN37 LISTEN TO THE FILM COURAGE PODCAST https://soundcloud.com/filmcourage-com 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 - http://amzn.to/2tbtmOq AUDIO Rode VideoMic Pro - The Rode mic helps us capture our backup audio. It also helps us sync up our audio in post http://amzn.to/2t1n2hx Audio Recorder - If we had to do it all over again, this is probably the first item we would have bought - http://amzn.to/2tbFlM9 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 - http://amzn.to/2u5UnHv COMPUTER - Our favorite computer, we each have one and have used various models since 2010 - http://amzn.to/2t1M67Z 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 - https://goo.gl/56LnpM *These are affiliate links, by using them you can help support this channel. #psychology #authortube #life