Imagine this: You’re a writer working on a script or—better yet—you’ve just finished your latest draft. You’ve spent months crafting characters, structuring plot, and developing story. You put the ...

Variety’s new weekly series, “Hollywood How-To,” will tackle all things writing, with conversations about everything from crafting characters to navigating the writer’s room. There are few writers ...

If you’re an avid podcast fan, you’ll notice that there are (broadly speaking) two types of shows: non-narrative and narrative. Non-narrative podcasts are more freewheeling, constructed around ...